Two initiatives on November’s ballot aim to shift California’s policies on criminal justice, but with each in a different direction. Proposition 36 would increase some drug and theft crimes from misdemeanors – usually minor crimes punishable by up to a year in jail – to felonies, the most serious type of crime. Read more...
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A Republican entrepreneur is challenging a Democrat incumbent to represent California Assembly District 51 this election. District 51 spans from Griffith Park to Universal City and encompasses Westwood, Beverly Hills and Hollywood, housing major production and entertainment companies. Read more...
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Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump will battle for the White House on Tuesday. Harris is the first Black female and first Asian American presidential nominee of a major party in United States history. Read more...
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Los Angeles residents will vote on electing five Los Angeles Superior Court judges this November. Ten candidates will be on the ballot after qualifying during March’s primary election for five open seats: Office No. Read more...
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This post was updated Nov. 4 at 2:29 a.m. Westwood voters will decide who they send to the United States House of Representatives on Tuesday. UCLA resides in California’s 36th Congressional District, where Republican investigative journalist Melissa Toomim is challenging the Democratic incumbent Rep. Read more...
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This post was updated Nov. 1 at 5:52 p.m. The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 3299 announced Thursday that members voted to authorize a strike. Read more...
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This post was updated Nov. 4 at 12:18 a.m. California voters will vote on guaranteeing the right to same-sex marriage in the state constitution this November. Read more...
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