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She wants to keep it. He's actively trying to kill it. Mariel Garza and Steven Maviglio discuss their disagreement over California's top-two primary days after the June 2 election.
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What's the biggest threat to democracy? A veteran poll worker worries it's us.
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Karen Bass made it into the November runoff with about a third of of the vote. That's not good, plus other takeaways from California's June 2 primary.
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Last year, more people died in L.A. traffic than were killed in homicides. So why wasn't that part of the public safety discourse in the mayoral primary? Or does a preventable death not count when a car's involved?
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In 2022, Yvonne Yiu spent $5.7 million of her own money on a failed state controller campaign. Two years letter, she spent $2.8 million running for a state Senate seat, blanketing District 25 in attack mailers and nasty YouTube ads. Now she's back at it.
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Holding onto your ballot? That was fine for a while, but now it's time to vote. Mariel Garza follows her "Guide to voting ... guides" with more resources to help stuck voters get unstuck before June 2.
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Adam Miller is a City Hall outsider. But his success in business and creation of nonprofits addressing homelessness and disaster response give him serious credentials for the job of L.A. mayor, says Jim Newton.
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Previously, we interviewed Adam Miller, a tech company and homelessness services nonprofit founder.
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Vote centers open today across L.A. County. We interviewed the two major Los Angeles mayoral candidates who didn't get to share a debate state with incumbent Karen Bass or the other top challengers.
First up, affordable housing advocate Rae Huang.
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Just because a City Council race in L.A. lacks a progressive-vs.-moderate matchup doesn't mean there isn't a lot at state. Veteran journalist @JonRegardie a detailed look at the race to replace the termed-out Bob Blumenfield in District 3.
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Metro rail isn't a perfect system despite all the fanfare over the D Line extension under Wilshire. But it is improving -- and in the process making Los Angeles a better place.

See you on the train.
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We're having our "Spring Survival" drive. Help us out!

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Say Steve Hilton and Chad Bianco take the top two spots in the June 2 primary. Neither could win in November without moderating themselves -- and that's the point of our so-called jungle primary system.
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🚨 ALERT: Golden State's had a great run, but we need your help to make it past the end of the year. Today's a great day to support local journalism!
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MacArthur Park has been a hotbed of open drug use and crime for decades, but it has drawn intense media scrutiny in the last year. The five candidates running for LA City Council District 1 tell us their plans for the park.
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Check back next week for a piece on the Council District 1 candidates' responses to a question on addressing the park's problems.

[Paul Thornton @PaulMThornton]

I write this from MacArthur Park, two days after a big federal/LAPD raid called "Operation Free MacArthur Park."

Surprise: the place ain't "free."

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[Paul Thornton @PaulMThornton]

I write this from MacArthur Park, two days after a big federal/LAPD raid called "Operation Free MacArthur Park."

Surprise: the place ain't "free."

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L.A. might never have gotten Supervisor Gloria Molina under this Supreme Court.
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As a nonprofit publication, we cannot make recommendations for the June 2 primary. But that does not mean Golden State can't help voters make informed choices.
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