Mike, Godfrey, and Olga dissect the heated mayoral debate at the Sherman Oaks Homeowners Association. Will LA see a Paramount Skydance Warner Brothers lot? Uber and Lyft drivers won the right to organize, making labor history. Then: you can file to run for LA County CEO starting next month, but what does this job actually entail?
A poll showing Bass trouncing Raman by double digits was actually fake. Oops!
Raman plans to hire Fight Agency for some television ads: their other clients include Mayor Zohran Mamdani and former Senate candidate Graham Platner (who withdrew after being accused of sexual assault)
(Gig drivers are still classified as independent contractors, but can now bargain for protections)
The filing window for LA County CEO opens next month. But what will the County CEO do, exactly? Is this election governed by campaign finance rules? What’s the structure of its future office? These questions and more are… stillbeingdecided
Whatever its scope, this change may be most helpful for unincorporated communities, who without local governments, rely on the Board of Supervisors for municipal services
The Governance Reform Task Force will review a final draft of these recommendations at its August 28 meeting: you can give public comment and lobby for your priorities
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