Gloria Molina

Sal Castro, East L.A. School Walkout Leader, Dies At 79

Sal Castro, an Eastside teacher who helped solidify the Chicano movement that shaped Civil Rights-era Mexican American identity, died on Monday at the age of 79 after battling cancer. While he was vilified by the L.A. Unified School District in 1968 for leading student walkouts over a lack of Latin ... More >>

Los Angeles' War on Street Artists

The art world sees a vibrant movement. Metro's cops see jail fodder.

Porn Condom Initiative to Get November Vote in L.A. County

You will indeed get to vote on mandatory condoms for porn stars in L.A. county. We were a bit premature when we reported previously that the measure was headed to the November ballot. The L.A. County board of supervisors had to certify the initiative or enact the rule itself. Today it voted to le ... More >>

The Original Food Trucks

Loncheras are riding the food truck tidal wave

John Noguez Scandal Prompts State Legislation To Treat Tax Agents As Lobbyists

Assemblyman Mike Gatto is preparing to introduce legislation in response to the alleged "pay-to-play" scandal at the L.A. County Assessor's Office.The bill focuses on tax agents, who are hired by property owners to push for lower appraisals. As the L.A. Weekly has reported, tax agents commonly contr ... More >>

Lee Baca's Jail-Beating Problems to Get New Oversight From Judge Carlos R. Moreno

Judge Carlos R. Moreno.​The county's top cop is about to get a new boss -- Judge Carlos R. Moreno, who was appointed to the Citizen's Commission on Jail Violence. County Supervisor Gloria Molina today announced the appointment to the body that was formed "in response to allegations that Sheri ... More >>

Lee Baca's Embattled County Jail to Get Citizens Oversight Under L.A. County Board of Supervisors Plan

David MarklandLee Baca will be policed by you.​After years of investigating its own deputies and often, it would appear, sweeping accusations of widespread jailhouse beatings under the rug, Sheriff Lee Baca's department will likely have the pleasure of being combed through by civilians. The L ... More >>

Los Angeles County Gerrymanding: Did the Board of Supervisors' Redistricting Decision Violate the Federal Voting Rights Act?

By Hillel Aron After a seemingly endless session that included hundreds of public speakers, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors passed a redistricting plan, 4-1, with Gloria Molina the dissenting vote, yesterday. Why does this matter? Isn't gerrymandering -- the redrawing of the lines in ... More >>

L.A. County Approves Status Quo Redistricting Plan -- Denying Second Latino Seat

Mark Ridley-Thomas​After hearing six hours of testimony, the L.A. County Board of Supervisors voted today to approve a status-quo redistricting map, denying Latino activists' quest for a second Latino seat.The vote hinged on Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas, who had proposed a map that would create a ... More >>

The Politics of The L.A. County Redistricting Fight Explained -- With Venn Diagrams!

Zev Yaroslavsky: At the center of the storm​The L.A. County Board of Supervisors is just a week away from its big vote on redistricting.Last week, we used pie charts to illustrate the underlying demographic reality of the issue, which is that white people are over-represented on the Board while La ... More >>

The L.A. County Redistricting Battle Explained -- Without Maps!

Redistricting-- without the maps!​The redistricting battle at the L.A. County Board of Supervisors is the ultimate arcane, inside-baseball political fight. From a distance, all you can see is a bunch of people squabbling over some maps.So let's try to simplify it a little bit. And the first thing ... More >>

'Racial Gerrymandering' for L.A. County Supes: New, More Politically Viable Plan Welcomes White Republican Don Knabe Back in

Long Beach PostKey to redistricting: Keep incumbents happy.​Leave it to L.A. County Supervisor Gloria Molina to play peacekeeper in her five-member board's redistricting battle -- standing up for the civil rights of Latino voters while placating Republican Don Knabe by letting him have some of ... More >>

Will Latinos Force White Republican Don Knabe off L.A. County Board of Supes, via 'Racial Gerrymandering'?

Long Beach PostSupervisor Don Knabe, looking particularly white in the Martin Luther King Jr. parade​Is Don Knabe is on the verge of getting swallowed by L.A. County's rising Latino tide? The two minority members on the five-person L.A. County Board of Supervisors -- Gloria Molina and Mark Ri ... More >>

Bone Bungling at Old Cemetery

Native Americans get short shrift as LA Plaza downtown opens under a cloud

Bernard Parks Was Targeted as Union Object Lesson

$1.2 million buys a lot of fear at L.A. City Hall if that's your aim

MTA Approves $28.5 Million Expo Increase, As Gloria Molina Fumes

​The MTA board today agreed to pay $28.5 million to compensate the Expo Line contractor for delays, boosting the project's budget to $927.4 million.The board discussed the settlement in closed session before approving it, 8-0, in public. Supervisor Gloria Molina, who was not present for the public ... More >>

L.A. County Supervisor Gloria Molina Wants To Know Why Sheriff Won't Release Ruben Salazar Documents

Ruben Salazar.​Updated with Sheriff Lee Baca saying he'll go through the documents and determine which ones can be released. Originally posted at 3:29 p.m. After Los Angeles County Supervisor Gloria Molina on Tuesday asked for a report on why the sheriff's department won't release eight boxes ... More >>

Los Angeles Civic Park's Stillbirth

Why you've never heard of this signature city park — and why that fact might irk you

Public Unwelcome at Grand Avenue

An obscure body of five will decide if Eli Broad gets public land for his art museum

Paint Caused Delay Of Metro Gold Line Extension Debut

Metro​In one of the more bizarre explanations for a public project postponement, a news organization discovered that paint caused the months-long delay of the Metro Gold Line light rail's Eastside Extension. According to Neon Tommy, the publication of the USC Annenberg School for Communicatio ... More >>

Is L.A. Unfairly Taxing Unincorporated-Area Businesses?

As the financial crisis tightens its grip on California, the pressure to squeeze out more local revenue is causing rifts between the city and county governments -- and the results are not pretty. Last week the County Board of Supervisors unanimously supported a letter proposed by Supervisor Gloria M ... More >>

What's My (MTA) Line? A Tale of Two Names

L.A. County Supervisor Gloria Molina's proposal to christen the stretch of the Gold Line that cuts through the mostly Latino Eastside  "Linea de Oro" met with the reality of all cultural politics in this city and emerged with a cumbersome, but bilingual moniker. The Metropolitan Transportation ... More >>

Funny Math on Downtown L.A. Civic Park

Taxpayers may be out $27 million if "Grand Avenue" project breaks ground

Morning Sixpack: A News Roundup

Deputies Shoot Machete Man A young man said to be under the influence of drugs was discovered in a Rosemead back yard by sheriff's deputies. Ernesto Castaneda was shot when he threatened them with a machete and baseball bat. He later died. L.A. TimesMolina Slams Obama on Saenz According to Superviso ... More >>

Rap Names for L.A. Politicians

What's in a name? Ask MyRapName, a Web site that automatically generates a rap-singer identity for you after you enter your first name and last initial. We did this with the names of some Los Angeles' leading statesmen and stateswomen -- just in case they require more street cred for their next elec ... More >>

Grand Avenue Drenched in Misdirection

L.A. politicos don't understand what they vote on. Taxpayers are on the hook

Grand Avenue: Is L.A. City Hall's Pet Project Foundering?

Not a stick of the posh project is up, but a taxpayer subsidy could hit $123 million

FOLAR's L.A. River Cleanup

For years now, I only remember the L.A. River clean-up the day after it happens. Wake up on a Sunday morning, and think, "It was yesterday? I missed it again!" It's not as if I couldn't go down to the river with a couple big trash bags almost any day and just cart away some of it on my own. No, no, ... More >>

Eli Broad's Grand Avenue Follies

Mecca for the monied can't get a loan, but is likely to get City Council's nod

Arroyo Seco Mural Saga Continues

Three months ago, County Supervisor Gloria Molina, through an emergency measure passed by the County Board of Supervisors, gave Friends of the Los Angeles River an ultimatum -- remove the mural at the Arroyo Seco in 90 days, or pay through the teeth. Ninety days have passed and there is still no ... More >>

Arroyo Art Project Whitewash Hits AP

Associated Press has a story on Yahoo News this morning about the permitted artwork along the Arroyo Seco that went up last year during the Meeting of Styles, which brought together graffiti artists from across the country. According to their reporting, "The county has given organizers until Wednes ... More >>

Arroyo Seco Mural Feud

Nipples are out, as the county declares an “emergency” — and blames Friends of the L.A. River

Rotten Regifting

County employees stole gift vouchers from foster kids. They might not be fired.

Death Watch

King/Drew slips away on county supervisors’ watch

Wake Up and Vote

L.A. Weekly endorsements for next Tuesday’s primary

We Endorse

L.A. Weekly’s choices for June 6

Dreamin' on Grand Avenue

A publicly subsidized vision of downtown’s prime district

The Grand Illusion?

Downtown project may need blessing of new power - residents

Mr. Holloway Can Talk

A free-speech guide to angering county supervisors

Our Own Secret Government

County supervisors must learn when to open the door

Back in the Room

Exposing the power play that had silenced four labor-friendly MTA members

The Learning Curve

Deputies and their out-of-court settlements

History of Nasty

Roots of tension in the 14 City Council District

Sunshine Homecoming Day

The county’s public officials decide to go public

Endorsements

The Weekly’s recommendations in the March primary

Offer They Can Refuse

Mean and Cheap

The state drops the ball on health care for health workers

Health Care for Saints

Now the state must find money to pay for health plans for people who care for the elderly and disabled

The Living-on-the-Edge Ordinance

This county ordains a living wage for some, instead of for all

?Que Paso, Gloria?