| | | | The news for Wednesday, March 4, 2020
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Biden to Rally in Westwood Following Strong Super Tuesday Showing  Following a resurgent performance on Super Tuesday, Democratic presidential hopeful and former Vice President Joe Biden will make a campaign appearance in Westwood Wednesday, then attend an evening fundraiser hosted by former Paramount Pictures chief Sherry Lansing. By early Wednesday morning, Biden had been declared the victor in nine Super Tuesday states — Alabama, Arkansas, […]
  
Voters Favor More Sheriff’s Oversight, But Fire Tax Falls Short Los Angeles County residents granted subpoena power to a watchdog civilian commission monitoring the Sheriff’s Department, but a measure to provide additional funding to the county Fire Department through a parcel tax was defeated. Measure R, or the Sheriff Civilian Oversight Commission Ordinance, which will give the panel the authority to conduct its own investigations […]
Lacey Holds Lead in D.A.’s Race with Majority of Votes Los Angeles County District Attorney Jackie Lacey was clinging to hope Wednesday that she can avoid a November runoff and keep her post for a third term, despite a tough battle against George Gascon, who was San Francisco’s top prosecutor for 11 years, and federal public defender Rachel Rossi. Unofficial results from Tuesday’s election showed […]
Smith and Garcia, Porter and Raths, Rouda and Steel Poised for Runoffs Democrat Christy Smith and Republican Mike Garcia will square off in a May 12 special election runoff to fill out the remainder of Rep. Katie Hill’s term in the 25th Congressional District, and they’ll meet again in a November runoff for the right to fill the seat for the next two years. Smith and Garcia […]
Two of Four LAUSD Races Heading To November Runoffs  Races for two seats on the Los Angeles Unified School District Board of Education are heading for November runoffs, although in one district, it’s still uncertain which candidates will be competing. All of the odd-numbered district seats were up for election Tuesday, with the District 7 seat wide open due to incumbent Richard Vladovic being […]
Mitchell, Wesson Heading for November Runoff in Supervisor Race Sen. Holly Mitchell, D-Los Angeles, and Los Angeles City Councilman Herb Wesson were heading Wednesday for a November runoff in their race to replace termed-out Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas in the county’s 2nd District. Unofficial totals from Tuesday’s election showed Wesson leading the field with roughly 32% of the vote to Mitchell’s 26%. Former City Councilwoman […]
De Leon Avoids Runoff in L.A. City Council Race Former state Sen. Kevin de Leon appeared Wednesday to have avoided a runoff and claimed a vacant seat on the Los Angeles City Council, but county Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas is destined for a November runoff in his bid for a second open council post. With an unknown number of votes still left to be tallied […]
One Lane of 405 Freeway in Seal Beach Closed Due To Abandoned Vehicle An abandoned vehicle prompted a SigAlert Wednesday morning for a stretch of the southbound San Diego (405) Freeway in Seal Beach. The white Toyota Camry was found stopped in the No. 6 lane near the Seal Beach Boulevard offramp about 4:45 a.m., according to the California Highway Patrol. All lanes of the freeway were stopped […]
Average Southland Gas Prices Drop To Lowest Amounts Since Last March  The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County dropped Wednesday to its lowest amount since March 23, decreasing two-tenths of a cent to $3.543. The average price has dropped six of the past seven days, decreasing 2.4 cents, including eight-tenths of a cent on Tuesday, according to figures from […]
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