Noah Haggerty

wildfire reporter @latimes | retired rookie physicist @ORNL @d3dfusion | drop me a line: [email protected]

[Elex Michaelson @Elex_Michaelson]

How does signature verification work in L.A. County?

First, ballots are quickly scanned by a computer that matches the signature with signatures that are on file.

If the computer recognizes a signature, then the ballot moves on to be counted.

If it doesn’t, the ballot is then closely scrutinized by a human being who determines if it matches.

If they determine it doesn’t, that voter is contacted by the county and has 10 days to show up and “cure” their ballot.

If they don’t, the ballot isn’t counted.

[VoteHub @VoteHub]

One of the most striking precinct-level results comes from the Palisades.

The burn line along Sunset/Chautauqua also serves as a precinct boundary. Both are typically blue, but Pratt leads 61% in the fire-devastated precinct vs. 36% in the adjacent one, which was largely spared.

[Los Angeles Times @latimes]

Spencer Pratt and his wife Heidi Montag pulled up to the back of Don Antonio’s in a Cadillac Escalade amid a stream of sports cars and Black SUVs at around 7:30 p.m.

[Los Angeles Times @latimes]

Diehard Spencer Pratt supporters and a few local legends who didn’t make the list for Pratt’s watch party made the rounds doing media interviews and gathered at a Mexican bar next door. They began cheering as early results trickled in.

https://t.co/cTI3E3oDrt

[Noah Haggerty @nohaggerty]

Around 10:20, Spencer Pratt emerged from his election night party to talk with reporters.
“Well, obviously God wanted five more months of me exposing all the failures of our mayor, so it’s gonna be a fun ride,” he said. “I hope she’s ready.”
https://t.co/uL3AlEMPu0

[Los Angeles Times @latimes]

A confident Spencer Pratt emerged from his election night party to talk with reporters on the sidewalk, soon after it was announced that L.A. Mayor Karen Bass had advanced to the November general election.

[Noah Haggerty @nohaggerty]

This is Jon Mellis, pardoned by President Trump for his role in the January 6 insurrection: https://t.co/AgB5LXQhAt

[Curtis Houck @CurtisHouck]

HILARIOUS: Drunk LA voters to NBC News NOW on why Spencer Pratt is the best candidate for mayor....

"[H]e's speaking out against communism and socialism, and it is a real big problem in our cities, especially in LA, where it's turned to crap. It's not an accident. They're doing it by design. Karen Bass wants to destroy our city, and it's nice to see someone like Spencer Pratt."

"I can simplify it because those buzzwords are, like, they -- they -- they -- they melt the brains of, like, left, you know, leaning people. So, let's just say it this way. He doesn't want you -- a human feces to be a part of your life. Yeah. He doesn't want homeless children outside."

"Oh, you don't like that? Oh!"

"She ran away!"

"When you have homeless people outside of the elementary having sex..."

[Los Angeles Times @latimes]

Metro is offering free bike, bus, rail and micro rides to help Los Angeles voters get to the polls today. Read live election updates here: https://t.co/NlOEUxfAkQ

[Elex Michaelson @Elex_Michaelson]

I ask the L.A. Mayoral candidates for closing arguments?

@KarenBassLA: "We've brought down homelessness for the first time 2 years in a row...42,000 units of housing...crime rates to 60 years low."

@nithyavraman: "Angelenos are feeling the city is moving in the wrong direction...what I'm offering is urgency."

@spencerpratt: "My opponents are the reason the city is failing. Anything they say is just more lies. They know with me we're changing what's going on...I don't have the experience of failing like they have."

[Shelby Grad @shelbygrad]

Where Californians get their election information? https://t.co/MRYlQydqZH

[Metro Los Angeles @metrolosangeles]

FREE RIDES on Metro Bus, Rail, Bike and Micro on Tuesday, June 2, to help everyone vote in the primary election.

Bike share code: 060226. Info: https://t.co/cfXi1CpJZW

Ballot drop boxes are at 10 Metro stations. See map 👇

[Los Angeles Times @latimes]

L.A.'s top mayoral candidates fan out across the city making final case to voters https://t.co/yJCC0DJ5Jn

[James Queally @JamesQueallyLAT]

William Burke, the founder of the Los Angeles Marathon, died at 87 on Friday.
https://t.co/ZeieIJtp7T

[Noah Haggerty @nohaggerty]

More on that emissions program vote from @whereishayley: https://t.co/CK89ryJkrM

[Noah Haggerty @nohaggerty]

NEW: California is set to lose ~$450 million of its annual wildfire prevention funds in the coming years as two key money sources dry up. https://t.co/6PjuxcE9v0

[Noah Haggerty @nohaggerty]

At the same time, the state is on track to allocate the majority of a $1.5 billion fund from a voter-approved climate bond within just three years. Many wildfire safety advocates support spending the money quickly, but it leaves little for future years.

[Noah Goldberg @Noah__Goldberg]

This is a fake, made up poll. I checked with Emerson and they said they are not doing another mayoral poll before the primary.

[NBC Los Angeles @NBCLA]

NBC4 Investigates found some 60% of the money has not been spent. https://t.co/baACN3jMdV

[Eric Berger @SciGuySpace]

Based on a handful of sources, this is what I've been able to glean about the New Glenn failure this evening in Florida. TL;DR, it's freaking bad.

https://t.co/df6BcfpyF4