Editorial: Los Angeles City Council is about to screw up police accountability
In February 2023, Los Angeles City Council members Tim McOsker and Hugo Soto-Martínez proposed updating the police discipline process to…
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Why Latinos are the most misunderstood voters in California
Book Review The Latino Century: How America's Largest Minority is Transforming Democracy By Mike MadridSimon & Schuster: 272 pages, $28.99If…
Tough-on-crime measure officially qualifies for November elections
SACRAMENT- A ballot measure to impose harsher criminal penalties for drug possession and theft, which alters the controversial Proposition 47…
Nevada and Arizona follow California's abortion ballot measure strategy
LAS VEGAS – Last month, Nevada organizers celebrated a flood of voter signatures in support of putting a measure guaranteeing…
Changes to retail theft laws may divide support for Prop. 47 initiative
SACRAMENT- Legislative leaders plan to fast-track bills to combat retail theft in California and are using the reform package to…
Arizona is a political testing ground for abortion rights
TEMPE, Arizona.— On a recent sunny morning, Riley Heesch stood outside a coffee shop and signed her name to a…
South Lake Tahoe considers tax on homeowners who leave homes empty
Owning a vacation home in South Lake Tahoe could become more expensive if residents approve a ballot measure that imposes…
California Democratic Party Backs Ballot Measures on Same-Sex Marriage, Taxes and Rent Control
SAN DIEGO – California Democratic Party leaders at their annual executive board convention this weekend took positions on a series…
Opposing opinions on Proposition 47 and a new 'tough on crime' ballot measure
To the editor: UC San Francisco professor Meghan Morris is asking voters to reject a tough-on-crime ballot measure because it…
Editorial: City action needed to improve how LAPD fires officers
If Los Angeles is going to improve its disciplinary process for police officer misconduct (as it should, so the chief…