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☆ California’s Homelessness Problem Pits Gov. Gavin Newsom Against Mayors
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-27 | by ( Christine Mai-Duc | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

People lined up to partake in a free Thanksgiving meal Thursday provided by the Union Rescue Mission in the Skid Row district of downtown Los Angeles. California Gov. Gavin Newsom is facing off with local government officials, many of whom are fellow Democrats, over responsibility for the lack of progress combating homelessness in America’s most populous state. Mr. Newsom recently put a temporary freeze on $1 billion of state grants for city and county homelessness programs. He also rejected a slate of proposals from local officials outlining how they would spend the money, saying the measures would have reduced homelessness statewide by 2% between 2020 and 2024, which he deemed inadequate.

☆ Karen Bass Is Elected Mayor of Los Angeles, Defeating Rick Caruso
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-17 | by ( Christine Mai-Duc | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Rep. Karen Bass, (D., Calif.) entered public office in 2004, when she was elected to the California state Assembly. Karen Bass has become the first woman elected mayor of Los Angeles, according to the Associated Press, as the California congresswoman defeated businessman Rick Caruso in a race that remained too close to call for more than a week. Mr. Caruso, a billionaire real estate developer, began election night with a lead in early results, but mail ballots that arrived later broke in favor of Ms. Bass, a Democrat..

☆ Why It Takes Longer to Know Election Results in Some States
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-14 | by ( Chad Day | Christine Mai-Duc | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Why is it taking so long to know who won in the midterm elections? It’s a question on many Americans’ minds as they await the outcome in close contests in Arizona, California and elsewhere. Here are a few factors behind the wait. Close RacesIt always takes days and in some cases weeks for every ballot to be counted in every state.

☆ California Sues 3M and DuPont Over PFAS Chemicals
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-11 | by ( Christine Mai-Duc | Kris Maher | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

California Attorney General Rob Bonta wants 3M and DuPont to establish an abatement fund to reduce the toxins’ effects. California is suing 3M Co. and DuPont de Nemours Inc. along with other manufacturers of PFAS, a collection of chemicals that have been linked to health issues including cancer and are commonly found in consumer products such as fabrics, food packaging and cookware. The complaint, filed in Alameda County Superior Court Thursday, alleges that a total of 18 defendant manufacturers made products containing PFAS, commonly known as “forever chemicals,” for decades even though they knew they were toxic and harmful to humans and the environment.

☆ Caruso-Bass Race for Los Angeles Mayor Might Take More Than a Week to Resolve
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-10 | by ( Christine Mai-Duc | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Independent Rick Caruso and Democratic Rep. Karen Bass are vying to be the next mayor of Los Angeles, with issues such as homelessness occupying center stage. Congresswoman Karen Bass and developer Rick Caruso remained locked in a tight race for mayor of Los Angeles, as political strategists said it could take more than a week for the final result to become clear. As of Wednesday morning, Mr. Caruso was leading Ms. Bass by just more than 12,000 votes, 51% to 49%, with about 43% of the expected ballots counted, according to the Associated Press. Election administrators said they would release the next batch of results Friday in America’s second most populous city.

☆ Gambling, Marijuana and Taxing the Rich Will Be on Midterm Ballots
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-08 | by ( Christine Mai-Duc | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Voters across the U.S. on Tuesday will decide the fate of dozens of consequential ballot measures, from legalizing marijuana to taxing the rich. Several states, including Maryland and Arkansas, are considering whether to legalize recreational marijuana, while five states, including Alabama and Louisiana, could open the door to ending the use of involuntary prison labor. Nebraska and Nevada voters could boost the minimum wage in their states. Other hot-button issues in Tuesday’s elections including gambling, immigration and guns are also the subject of state-level referendum campaigns.

☆ In Los Angeles Mayoral Race, Businessman Gains on Veteran Congresswoman
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-04 | by ( Christine Mai-Duc | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Like virtually every political race in Los Angeles, the contest for mayor has centered largely on homelessness. LOS ANGELES—Businessman Rick Caruso has launched back into contention to become the next mayor of Los Angeles, as record spending and a focus on homelessness and crime have tightened his race with longtime Democratic Congresswoman Karen Bass , according to campaign strategists and a recent poll. Ms. Bass bested the mall developer in June’s crowded open primary by 7 percentage points, despite his record $41 million in spending in that round. Polls over the summer showed her leading by double digits and seemingly poised to become the first woman elected mayor of America’s second-most-populous city.

☆ California Gov. Gavin Newsom Fights Loudly with Republicans Nationally, Quietly With Democrats Back Home
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-03 | by ( Christine Mai-Duc | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

California Gov. Gavin Newsom is intent on casting himself as a national champion for Democrats, many of whom he thinks are eager for more aggressive leadership, says people who have worked with him. As he cruises toward re-election Tuesday, California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom has spent much of his time and campaign money picking fights with Republicans in other states, including running ads in Texas and Florida criticizing their GOP governors. But in Sacramento, where Democrats dominate the state legislature and have perennial ambitions to push first-in-the nation policies on everything from climate change to technology regulation, Mr. Newsom has regularly clashed with the most progressive elements of his own party.

☆ LAPD Launches Criminal Investigation Into Recording With Councilwoman’s Racist Comments
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-26 | by ( Alyssa Lukpat | Christine Mai-Duc | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

The Los Angeles Police Department said it is opening a criminal investigation into whether the leaked audio recording that captured a city councilwoman making racist comments was made illegally. Nearly two weeks after the recording circulated and upended city politics, the officials caught on the tape—Councilwoman Nury Martinez and three others—asked the Los Angeles police to investigate how the recording was made, Los Angeles Police Department Chief Michel Moore said Tuesday. The officials told police they believed the recording was made illegally without their permission.

☆ San Francisco Reconsiders Business Ban That Targets States’ Social Values
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-26 | by ( Christine Mai-Duc | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

San Francisco is considering softening a ban on publicly funded contracts and travel in 30 states that don’t share its liberal values on issues such as abortion and transgender rights, as officials question whether the prohibition is having any effect beyond likely costing the city tens of millions of dollars. Five of the 11 members of San Francisco’s entirely Democratic board of supervisors sent a letter to city administrator Carmen Chu last week asking her to study options to amend the law, which they said has resulted in significant administrative costs and limited competition among bidders for city contracts.

☆ Racist Remarks Reveal Deep Divisions in Los Angeles Government
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-14 | by ( Christine Mai-Duc | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

LOS ANGELES—The Los Angeles City Council canceled its planned meeting Friday as politicians grappled with how to move forward after racist remarks by the council’s former president laid bare enduring racial fissures in the government of America’s second most populous city. The crude remarks—part of a secretly recorded conversation involving three of the council’s most prominent Latino members and a local union heavyweight discussing how to attain greater power in a redrawing of council districts—have also rekindled discussion over whether L.A. should expand its 15-member council, and reform redistricting.

☆ Los Angeles Councilwoman Nury Martinez Resigns After Racist Remarks Cause Furor
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-13 | by ( Christine Mai-Duc | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Los Angeles City councilwoman Nury Martinez resigned Wednesday following outrage over racist remarks she made on a leaked audio recording. The announcement came after community leaders and fellow Democrats from the local to national level, including President Joe Biden and L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti , called on Ms. Martinez to resign after the audio was released Sunday. Ms. Martinez stepped down from her position as city council president Monday and announced a leave of absence from the council Tuesday.

☆ Protesters Swarm Los Angeles City Council Meeting After Audio Leak of Racist Comments
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-12 | by ( Alyssa Lukpat | Christine Mai-Duc | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Protesters interrupted a Los Angeles City Council meeting Tuesday, joining the growing number of calls for the resignation of a councilwoman who made racist comments on a leaked audio recording. Dozens of protesters packed into Los Angeles City Hall during the council’s regularly scheduled meeting. They chanted that the councilwoman, Nury Martinez , should resign after a tape was released over the weekend on which she insulted local politicians and compared a councilman’s Black son to a monkey.

☆ Los Angeles Councilwoman Nury Martinez Resigns Following Outrage Over Racist Remarks
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-12 | by ( Christine Mai-Duc | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

☆ White House Calls for Los Angeles City Councilwoman Nury Martinez to Resign
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-11 | by ( Christine Mai-Duc | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

The White House on Tuesday called for three Los Angeles City Council members to resign after the release of a recorded conversation they participated in where one used racist language. Meanwhile, California’s attorney general said his office is considering whether to investigate the incident.

☆ Los Angeles City Councilwoman Nury Martinez Takes Leave Amid Racist Comments Scandal
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-11 | by ( Christine Mai-Duc | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Nury Martinez has faced numerous calls to resign after an audio was released of her discussion with other Los Angeles city leaders. Los Angeles City Councilwoman Nury Martinez said Tuesday that she would take a leave of absence amid a widening scandal involving racist comments she made in a secretly recorded conversation with three other Latino leaders. The latest move comes as there are numerous calls for her and others to resign.

☆ Los Angeles City Council President Resigns Leadership Role After Racist Remarks
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-10 | by ( Christine Mai-Duc | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Nury Martinez resigned from her position as president of the Los Angeles City Council on Monday. Los Angeles City Councilwoman Nury Martinez resigned from her position as president Monday, following the release over the weekend of an audio recording in which she insulted a fellow City Council member and made racist comments about his Black son. She remains a member of the 15-person council.

☆ DraftKings, Others Pull Back on Ads to Legalize California Online Sports Betting
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-10 | by ( Katherine Sayre | Christine Mai-Duc | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

A coalition of gambling companies led by DraftKings and FanDuel Group is pulling back on advertising for a ballot measure to legalize online sports betting in California as polls show it is likely to lose. The online sports-betting industry’s initiative, known as Proposition 27, has drawn about $402 million in fundraising, according to campaign finance records, the most in state history. But the pro-Prop 27 campaign, which has raised $169.2 million, recently canceled about $11 million in broadcast TV and cable ads they had planned to run through Election Day, according to ad-buying data through Oct. 6 reviewed by The Wall Street Journal.

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