L.A. County officials are on track to blow a voter-imposed deadline to create a new Ethics Commission – unless they succeed in coming up with yet another ballot measure to make it work. @robertlgreene.bsky.social has the details

In 2024, voters approved a Los Angeles County charter amendment to create an independent Ethics Commission. In 2026. They probably didn't know they'd have to approve it a second time, just a few weeks before 2026 is over. My report: haynesfoundation.org/rg-ethics-re...

I feel like forcing military officers to choose between defying orders given by civilian leadership or committing war crimes will be a defining moment in whatever ultimately happens to our democracy.

Remember that overdue LA28 city services agreement? This LA city attorney report demands that all city costs be reimbursed before any profits can be distributed to LA28 because "taxpayer dollars cannot be the source of funding a private foundation accountable only to itself and not to the public"

Six hours, with a bullet.

Mariel Garza: “The offenses outlined in the story include crimes and a possible cover-up by union officials.” open.substack.com/pub/goldenst... h/t @goldenstateorg.bsky.social

No equivocating, no excuse-making, no minimizing. Well said, @marielgarza.bsky.social

Why are candidates who are running against each other in the Council District 1 race working to help get more people on the ballot? It's all about challenging incumbent Eunisses Hernandez. My @theeastsiderla.bsky.social story. www.theeastsiderla.com/news/council...

Here's a lil' update on L.A.'s election: no one decided to run against City Councilmember Monica Rodriguez in the San Fernando Valley. Unless she gets an extraordinarily feisty write-in challenger, she's in the clear for the June 2 election -- and a third term. cityclerk.lacity.org/election/202...

A couple of LA City Council committees are supposed to meet at 1 p.m. on Friday to review data on a controversial practice by LAPD officers of stopping drivers by using a pretext -- a minor violation -- as the reason, in order to find a more serious violation.

The top executive at L.A.'s Department of Water and Power is stepping down after nearly two years. She's heading to Puerto Rico to become CEO of the electrical company LUMA. w/ @noahmgoldberg.bsky.social www.latimes.com/california/s...

I finally have a photo that's not from the 90s (thank you, @bokchoy-baobei.bsky.social), and I have finally broken my X habit. Maybe it's time I actually posted something. Hello, Bluesky.