Op/Ed: The Scope of Ad Hoc Committee on LA City Governance Reform is Insufficient. By Michael Feinstein. CityWatchLA. May 4, 2023 https://www.citywatchla.com/index.php/cw/la-election-2022/26895-the-scope-of-ad-hoc-committee-on-la-city-governance-reform-is-insufficient #losangeles #lacitycouncil #lapolitics #redistricting #elections #electoralreform #rankedchoicevoting #proportionalrepresentation

L.A.'s recent string of corruption cases have been greeted with condemnation and calls for reform. But this time around, some are reacting to the conviction of Councilmember Mark Ridley-Thomas by offering tributes, not scorn

LA Times David Zahniser, Julia Wick, Matt Hamilton

https://t.co/xIhCE2F8xx

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XploreMedia.co.uk Former L.A. Councilmember Jose Huizar agrees to plead guilty in corruption case - Los Angeles Times https://news.google.com/__i/rss/rd/articles/CBMiVmh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmxhdGltZXMuY29tL2NhbGlmb3JuaWEvc3RvcnkvMjAyMy0wMS0xOS9qb3NlLWh1aXphci1hZ3JlZXMtdG8tcGxlYWQtZ3VpbHR50gEA?oc=5&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #LAPolitics

A Sheriff in Louisiana Has Been Destroying Records of Deputies’ Alleged Misconduct for Years

https://www.propublica.org/article/jefferson-parish-sheriff-misconduct-records-allegations-jpso

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The Colfax Massacre: Remembering the 1873 Massacre of African Americans in Louisiana by White Supremacists

https://talkafricana.com/the-colfax-massacre-1873/

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Big week for LA political pariahs to resurface: Rick Jacobs -- at the heart of sexual harassment allegations that have torpedoed Eric Garcetti ambassador hopes -- shows at exclusive post-inauguration bash for Mayor Karen Bass

LA Times' Julia Wick and David Zahniser

https://t.co/j0f5ABJOMz

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A brawl at a kiddie Christmas party pretty much sums up the state of LA politics these days

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-12-11/embattled-l-a-city-councilman-kevin-de-leon-remains-defiant-after-physical-fight-with-activists

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Eric Garcetti leaves office Sunday as L.A.'s longest-serving mayor since Tom Bradley decades ago. No more White House or gubernatorial dreams. His political stock is at a low point
LA Times' Jim Rainey and Dakota Smith
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-12-09/la-mayor-eric-garcetti-legacy

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