Major Shift on Police: Cops Will Have to Release Body Camera Footage and...
In a massive 180-turn, California is on course to transform from one of the most secretive to one of the most transparent states when it comes to releasing records on police misconduct. State...
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An Algorithm May Decide If You Can Be Out on Bail ~ the End of California’s...
California judges and math — not how much bail you can afford — will now make the ultimate decision as to whether a defendant must remain in custody prior to trial. The state last month became the...
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Proposition 10 Clears Hurdle For Rent Control ~ The L.A. Taco California...
You probably got your voter guide in the mail, because it’s just about that time when Californians go to the polls and are asked to vote on propositions. This year they cover everything from whether or...
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Gas Tax Measure Proposition 6 Is All About Hopes of a Republican Revolt ~ The...
You can thank John Randolph Haynes for our wild proposition system. Haynes moved to Los Angeles from Philadelphia in the late 1800s, racked up a lot of money as a medical doctor, and with it, political...
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Measure B Could Eventually Keep Your Local Tax Dollars Out of Major Private...
Here’s Part 4 of our L.A. Taco Voter Guide, focusing on Measure B, a city initiative that could open the doors for a Los Angeles public bank. Measure B Should Los Angeles have its own public bank?...
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Prop 8 on Dialysis ~ The Fight Between Labor and Profit Over Cleaning Toxins...
Here’s Part 5 of our L.A. Taco Voter Guide, focusing on Prop 8, a ballot initiative that would limit the amount of money private dialysis companies can charge patients with kidney disease. Proposition...
View ArticleL.A. Taco Voter Guide for the 2018 Midterm Election
Here’s the L.A. Taco Voter Guide breaking down the key ballot measures, races, and local initiatives that impact Los Angeles. The election is Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2018. To find your local voting location...
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The Fundamental Choice Between Dianne Feinstein and Kevin de Leon for U.S....
Here’s Part 6 of our L.A. Taco Voter Guide, focusing on the U.S. Senate race between two Democrats, incumbent Dianne Feinstein and challenger Kevin De Leon. The U.S. Senate The other day Kevin de Leon,...
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All The Other Props and Some Judges: Should We Kill Daylight Savings Time in...
In the final statewide installment of our 2018 L.A. Taco Voter Guide, we run down the rest of the propositions on the general ballot in California. We’ll also discuss a few key Superior Court...
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Self-Styled Whistleblower vs. Outsider’s Insider: Untangling the Race for...
This is Part 8 of our L.A. Taco Voter Guide focusing on the L.A. County race for sheriff between incumbent Jim McDonnell and challenger Alex Villanueva. L.A. County Sheriff Los Angeles County is...
View ArticleJose Huizar, Boyle Heights Rep on City Council, Sued by Two Former Staffers
A former staffer of Los Angeles City Council representative Jose Huizar Wednesday filed a lawsuit against the city, alleging she faced retaliation after complaining that Huizar had an affair with one...
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The Taco Says: There Is No Reason Not to Vote on Election Day If You’re...
It’s Election Day. Polls open at 7 am and stay open until 8 pm. To help you exercise your right as a citizen and participate in democracy, here are some helpful tools for you on Election Day. Remember,...
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Los Angeles Votes ~ Photos From the Field on Election Day 2018
L.A. Taco is in the field making sure everyone that wants to vote in this beautiful, diverse, sprawling metropolis is getting the chance. So far we’ve found younger people, grandparents, moms, dads,...
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Voters Speak: Feinstein Defeats De Leon, Hopes for Rent Control Crushed, Gas...
California voters rejected a hail-mary for relief in the state’s desperate housing crisis, casting ballots overwhelmingly against Proposition 10 amid Tuesday’s national midterm election. No county in...
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There’s a New Sheriff in Los Angeles: Local Politics Upended With Upset...
Los Angeles County voters have removed Sheriff Jim McDonnell from office, electing former deputy Alex Villanueva in a startling upset that could upend the dynamics of power between local political...
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How FBI Agents Raided the Office and Home of Boyle Heights Councilman Huizar
FBI agents on Wednesday raided the home and offices of L.A. City Councilman Jose Huizar, a surprise move taking place after a city special investigation was launched to probe harassment and retaliation...
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The Orange County Results: A King Lear Tale in the DA’s Office, and a Latina...
The eyes of the world were on Orange County for most of this year, due to the possibility that the longtime bastion of American conservatism might go blue. It did — kinda. While election results...
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Councilman Jose Huizar Shows Up For Work but Refuses to Answer Questions...
There was yelling from the crowd, and an onslaught of deflection from Jose Huizar in the embattled councilman’s return to City Council Tuesday. It was his first public appearance since FBI agents...
View ArticleMexico Will Deport 98 People to Honduras Following Border-Rushing Melee in...
Sixty-nine people were apprehended by U.S. agents in the melee that erupted after hundreds attempted to rush the border boundary in Tijuana on Sunday. On the Mexican side, 98 people are in Mexican...
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What President Lopez Obrador Means for Los Angeles and Mexican-Americans at...
Odilia Romero, president of the Frente Indígena de Organizaciones Binacionales in Los Angeles (FIOB), looked around the inauguration luncheon happening for the new president of Mexico on Saturday, and...
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