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Street Celebrations as Biden Wins
By David Ganezer Thousands took to the streets of major US cities Saturday, to celebrate as Joe Biden seemed to have clinched the 2020 Presidential election. Hundreds of people walked down main...
McMorrin, Vera, Puza Top City Council Race; Measure B Headed for Defeat,
Two political newcomers and a former city commissioner are on the verge of winning the 3 seats on the Culver City Council while the controversial Measure B is headed for defeat. With mail-in ballots...
Race Begins for Mitchell's State Senate Seat
With Holly Mitchell winning a seat on the powerful the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, the race for her current post in the State Senate has begun. Mitchell, who handily defeated former LA...
Results of the California Ballot Measures
• Prop 14: Funding medical research that uses stem cells PASSED • Prop 15: Raising taxes on commercial properties worth more than $3 million FAILED • Prop 16: Bringing back affirmative action...
Stem Cell Research Measure Leading
A proposition that would keep alive California's first-of-its-kind stem cell research program with a $5.5 billion infusion of borrowed money had a narrow lead. With about 11.3 million votes counted, approval for Proposition 14 was ahead 51.1% to...
Felons Get Voting Rights
In one of two measures involving voting rights, voters decisively passed a ballot measure restoring the right to vote for felons on parole. Proposition 17 will change the state Constitution to allow an estimated 50,000 felons to vote, with 59% over...
Inheritance Tax Breaks
Proposition 19, which would expand one property tax break for seniors but rein in another for transfers of real estate between parents and children, appeared headed to passage, according to unofficial election results. The vote, with all precincts...
Less Crime Penalties Approved
California voters defeated Proposition 20, endorsing recent efforts to ease mass incarceration by reducing penalties and allowing for earlier releases. Voters rejecting pleas from proponents of Proposition 20 to address what they called the...
No Vote on Rent Control
California rejected Proposition 21 which would have permitted stricter rent control laws. Proposition 21 was opposed by 59.8% of the voters, according to the state’s unofficial election tally Wednesday morning. “Yet again, California voters...
Uber Wins
Rideshare/gig economy apps such as Uber, Lyft and Doordash may continue to pay their employees as independent contractors, as California voters approved Proposition 22. The measure reversed...
L.A. D.A.: Gascon Beats Lacey
by Stan Greene According to the Los Angeles County Registrar of Voters, George Gascon has been elected Los Angeles County District Attorney. Gascon won 54% of the Los Angeles County vote, about 1.5 mi...
Notable Local Races and Measures on Culver City Ballot; Voting Info
Culver City residents have until November 3 to vote on the candidates for the City Council and School Board as well as decide the fate of two separate measures dealing with rent control and property...
McMorrin Albert Vera Lead in City Council Race
With thousands of mail-in ballots stll being counted ImaniI McMorrin leading with 8,527 votes followed by ALBERT Vera with 8,409 votes, then Freddy Puza for seats on the Culver City Council follows...
QUERYING CULVER CITY COUNCIL CANDIDATES
What do you see as the most important issue affecting Culver City at this time? How do you plan to address it as a Council Member? Why do you feel you're especially qualified to deal with it? What is...
Storage Wars
By Samuel Alioto It may not go down as the most significant endorsement of the political season, but a local storage unit operator has come out against Proposition 15. "Normally, we do not communicate with our customers about ballot measures,"...
Senator Sanders Endorses Holly Mitchell for Supervisor
LO- Sen. Bernie Sanders announced Friday his endorsement of Sen. Holly Mitchell for Supervisor as part of his slate of 19 progressive Democratic candidates running for state, city and county level...
Commissioner Lara Announces New Appointments
Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara today announced the newest members of the California Department of Insurance’s Curriculum Board, the California Life and Health Insurance Guarantee Association’s (CLHIGA) Board of Directors, and the California...
Measure B Proponents Maintain They're not Against Rent Control
Leaders of Protect Culver City, the much-maligned, local political action committee that placed the rent control initiative on November 3 ballot, told the Observer this week that Measure B was never meant as a “statement for or against rent...
Voting Begins in LA County
By David Ganezer The L.A. County Registrar-Recorder's Office mailed ballots for the Nov. 3 elections to every registered voter - not just those who have opted into mail-in voting - on Monday, Oct. 5....
SOFI STADIUM AND HOLLYWOOD PARK TO HOST VOTE CENTER
For More Information or to Register to Vote, Visit lavote.net To commemorate National Voter Registration Day, SoFi Stadium and Hollywood Park, Los Angeles Chargers and Los Angeles Rams today announced that a Vote Center location will be established...
Rent Control Measure Approved for November Ballot
On May 1, the Los Angeles County Registrar/Recorder's office qualified the proposed ballot measure to allow voters to decide the issue of rent control. The measure will appear on the November ballot....
Mayoral Rotation at Next Council Meeting
The Culver City Council will select a new mayor Monday night without the acrimony of last year's annual rotation. Vice Mayor Goran Eriksson will most likely take over the mayoral reins as current...
Wesson, Mitchell Face Runoff
In the hotly-contested Second District Supervisor race, Los Angeles City Councilman Herb Wesson will face State Senator Holly Mitchell in a runoff at the general election on November 3. Neither...
Measure CC, Culver City Sales Tax Increase to Remain in Place
.Locally Culver City Measure CC which extends the sales tax increase the voters approved in 2012 won the support of extending it for an additional 10 year until 2031. The measure passed with a...
Wesson, Mitchell Face Runoff
In the hotly contested second district Supervisorial race Los Angeles City Councilman Herb Wesson will face State Senator Holly Mitchell in a runoff at the general election on November 3. Had either...