Wendy Greuel Heads To Hollywood To Challenge Eric Garcetti's Turnaround Claim
Wendy Greuel attacked Eric Garcetti on his home turf today, challenging his jobs figures and blaming him for a recent spike in rapes, which she called the "dirty little secret" of Hollywood."It's...
View ArticleEric Garcetti Up 7 Points In New Mayoral Poll; Mike Feuer Has Commanding...
Eric Garcetti has a 7-point lead over Wendy Greuel in the race for L.A. mayor with just four days to go before the runoff election, according to a new USC/L.A. Times poll out this evening. The r...
View ArticleVoters Favor Strict Limits on Marijuana Dispensaries
Most of you want to limit the number of marijuana dispensaries in town to 135 or less. So says a USC Sol Price School of Public Policy/Los Angeles Times poll of 500 likely voters conducted last...
View ArticleWendy Greuel's Campaign Alleges Polling Bias, Claims Eric Garcetti "Swift...
In an internal memo this weekend, Wendy Greuel's pollster took aim at the new USC/L.A. Times poll and argued the race is a "dead heat" heading into Tuesday's vote.The poll, released Fr...
View ArticlePicture Getting Clearer With Each Losing Day That Don Mattingly Needs to Go
You don't need me hurling the "nice guys finish last" cliché anywhere near this post, but it's utterly unavoidable after the latest series of Dodger disappointments and I just can't help it. S...
View ArticleLos Angeles Voter Guide May 21, 2013: Mayor, Weed Measures, City Council,...
Here's a quick guide to the key races and issues on the May 21, 2013 ballot in the city of Los Angeles. Los Angeles Mayoral Race: Read this fascinating dissection of the five main behavioral...
View ArticleDennis Zine vs. Ron Galperin: What You Need to Know About the L.A. City...
If you're not sure whether Dennis Zine or Ron Galperin should get your vote for L.A. city controller, you're not alone: A recent USC/L.A. Times poll found that a whopping 41 percent of voters ar...
View Article5 Los Angeles Rental Neighborhoods Under The Radar
With average rent in Venice reaching more than $2,800 according to one report, it's getting hard to find affordable housing in L.A. that hasn't lost its soul. Lucky for us there's nearly 500 sq...
View ArticleCops Stumbled Upon Marijuana House in Rancho Palos Verdes
An alleged marijuana grower in upscale Ranchos Palos Verdes has to have the worst luck ever. Cops searching for a burglar from a case several blocks to the north came across a suspicious man in...
View ArticleHow to Beat Memorial Day Weekend Traffic
Oh boy. Memorial Day Weekend, the traditional start of summer (so soon?), is almost here. If you're road trippin,' be prepared to spend much of your three-day weekend huffing exhaust fumes from...
View ArticleTake The Bike Train to Work, L.A.
Ever wanted to ride a bike to work but were afraid to take on the mean streets of Los Angeles alone? Now you don't have to. LA Bike Trains just launched and the folks there let us know that the...
View ArticleLAPD Officer Arrested For Lewd Conduct With Minors, Cops Say
Updated at the bottom with the officer charged. First posted at 4:02 p.m. Monday. An LAPD officer was arrested today on suspicion of lewd conduct in a case involving underage victims, authoriti...
View ArticleSome of The Lowest Air Fares in The U.S. Can Be Found in SoCal
If you're tired of L.A. constantly having the some of the highest gas prices in the nation, there's a small consolation. If you're the flying type, the area also has some of the most affordable...
View ArticleL.A. Press Club Announces Awards Finalists; LA Weekly Gets 21 Nods
LA Weekly and its journalists comprise 21 finalists in the Los Angeles Press Club's 55th Southern California Journalism Awards. The finalists were announced today and include Gene Maddaus for Jo...
View ArticleWendy Greuel Waits for Victory or Defeat at The Exchange in Downtown
President Bill Clinton is nowhere to be found on the dance floor, but L.A. mayoral candidate Wendy Greuel and her other supporters are hoping to whoop it up at The Exchange nightclub in downtow...
View ArticleEric Garcetti + Wendy Greuel Early Election Results: Greuel Ahead for L.A. Mayor
Update at 11 p.m.: Eric Garcetti pulls ahead in the count. Details at bottom. Update: Wendy Greuel clings to tiniest of leads at 10:30 pm. Updated at bottom. Updated at bottom to explain t...
View ArticleMedical Weed Early Election Results: Prop. D is Ahead. It Would Slash L.A....
>Update: Prop. D is far ahead and the only medical pot measure with more than 50 percent of the vote, as required to win. Vote-counting continues like molasses at City Hall. See details at bott...
View ArticleCarmen Trutanich + Mike Feuer Election Results: Feuer's Lead Widens
UPDATE: Trutanich has conceded. Post updated at the bottom; first posted at 9 p.m. Carmen Trutanich's quest to hang onto his job as the L.A. City Attorney was off to an rough start last night, ...
View ArticleWhy The F is Los Angeles Taking So Long to Count Our GD Votes?
Polls have been closed for three and a half hours, and the Los Angeles City Clerk has managed to count less than 50,000 votes. At least LA County had that damn fog as an excuse. LA Times col...
View ArticleEric Garcetti Leads Wendy Greuel in L.A. Mayoral Election, Exit Poll Predicts...
With inexorably slow vote-counting underway by Los Angeles city officials, Eric Garcetti has pulled in front of Wendy Greuel and a local college exit polls is predicting a Garcetti win. Garcett...
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