Anti-nepotism bill sparked by LAist investigation moves forward in state Senate (from Makenna S).

It would ban officials 'from voting on public contracts that benefit their adult children, spouse, parents, siblings, in-laws, or other relatives.'
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NEW: LAist's investigation of Supervisor Do prompts a state bill — passed unanimously by a Senate committee yesterday — to make it a crime for officials to knowingly award gov. contracts that benefit their adult kids. It was introduced by Sen. Dave Min. sd37.senate.ca.gov/news/anti-nepo…

Then-California Attorney General Xavier Becerra promised a a probe into the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department would be made public.

Three years later, the investigation report is complete — but it remains unavailable to the public.

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A federal judge has found that L.A. city officials doctored records in a case over homeless camp cleanups latimes.com/california/sto…

After continuous coverage by Voice of OC’s Erika Taylor, a majority of OC Transit leaders are moving forward to allow residents to live-stream their board meetings online.
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OCTA’s Board of Directors voted to approve and implement video live streaming at their current headquarters, rather than postpone the decision until the board determines where the agency will relocate. Read my latest, now live on Voice of OC

A 35 minute press conference on one of the biggest political fights this year and the Speaker of the Assembly takes two questions.

California fails to track effectiveness of billions spent on homelessness, audit finds latimes.com/california/sto…

NEW: Audit finds CA 'lacks current information on the ongoing costs and outcomes of its homelessness programs, because Cal Interagency Council on Homelessness has not consistently tracked & evaluated the state’s efforts to prevent & end homelessness.' auditor.ca.gov/reports/2023-1…

Ethics Reform Stalled At LA City Hall, Despite Ongoing Corruption Cases laist.com/news/politics/…

I had been curious about a particular aspect of the corruption investigation in Anaheim that was released last year — that didn't seem especially related to Anaheim.

Here's the result of pulling that thread, hopefully just the start, DM me tips:

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“All together, it’s likely that five years from now, Skid Row will look vastly different than it does today. But the neighborhood’s status as the last resort for the L.A.’s most vulnerable doesn’t appear to be changing,” ⁦Liam Dillon⁩ writes. latimes.com/california/new…

Part two of my series on L.A.'s lack of affordable family housing looks at proposals to address the crisis.

Developer perks? Mandates? Fire code fixes? Co-buying? Reviving public housing? Everyone agrees about the problem. Not so much about the solutions.
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