Janice Hahn

Janice Hahn Leading Laura Richardson ... Right to a Rematch For South Bay Congressional District

Another nail-biter here. Well, not really. Janice Hahn was leading Laura Richardson in their battle for another redrawn congressional district, the South Bay's numero 44. In this race, once again, both are congressional incumbents fighting for a remixed seat, although Hahn's a relative newcomer wh ... More >>

Isadore Hall Backs Out of Congressional Race, Leaving Janice Hahn and Laura Richardson in Harbor Area Showdown

Assemblyman Isadore Hall​Compton Assemblyman Isadore Hall announced today that he's dropping out of the race for the 44th Congressional District, and will instead run for re-election.The announcement leaves a two-way contest between Reps. Janice Hahn and Laura Richardson -- which should be the hot ... More >>

L.A. City Council District 15 Race

Taxpayer funds make San Pedro-to-Watts election the most competitive in years

League of Conservation Voters Moves to Silence Eight Candidates in Los Angeles City Council District 15 Election

monkeybuddha.comA consultant for the Los Angeles League of Conservation Voters chooses the top three L.A. City Council candidates. ​It's discomfiting to watch leaders of the Los Angeles League of Conservations Voters awkwardly try to play king-maker and repress debate in the wide-open Los Ange ... More >>

Janice Hahn Will Run For "Black" Seat in Congress

Janice Hahn​Well, this is gonna get ugly. Rep. Janice Hahn announced today that she will run in the redrawn 44th Congressional District.The district runs from Watts to San Pedro, and includes much of her former City Council district. So what's the problem?The problem is that this is one of three L ... More >>

Janice Hahn's Mother Dies on the Eve of L.A. Councilwoman's Congressional Election Bout

Janice Hahn.​Update: See statements from Janice Hahn's council office and campaign at the bottom. On the eve of her election day bout for a South Bay Congressional seat, L.A. city Councilwoman Janice Hahn has learned that her mother Ramona has died at the age of 86, campaign staffers confirme ... More >>

Janice Hahn Alleges Craig Huey Tie to Hip-Hop Stripper Video; Huey Calls It "Racist and Sexist"

​UPDATE: Turn Right USA's domain name was registered by Huey's vendor. More below.Councilwoman Janice Hahn alleged a link today between her opponent, conservative Craig Huey, and an inflammatory YouTube video that depicts her as a stripper.Huey has said he had nothing to do with the video, and wen ... More >>

(VIDEO) Craig Huey Calls Anti-Janice Hahn Video "Highly Offensive"

​Councilwoman Janice Hahn is favored to win a seat in Congress next month. She defeated her strongest opponent, Debra Bowen, in the primary, and is likely to waltz to victory over Tea Party candidate Craig Huey in the July 12 runoff.If you're a conservative, that has to grate. So why not vent your ... More >>

Debra Bowen Concedes, Refuses to Endorse Janice Hahn

Debra Bowen concedes​Secretary of State Debra Bowen conceded today in the Congressional primary, after updated election returns showed her falling 750 votes behind Republican Craig Huey for the second spot in the July 12 runoff.In a statement, Bowen said she would not endorse her Democratic oppone ... More >>

Craig Huey Takes Aim At Janice Hahn: "She Won't Know What's Gonna Hit Her"

Craig Huey, conservative hero​Craig Huey became an instant conservative hero Tuesday night when he came out of nowhere to beat Secretary of State Debra Bowen in unofficial returns in the 36th District Congressional primary. Though his margin remains razor-close with thousands of ballots to count, ... More >>

Rave Ban at Convention Center Proposed by Los Angeles City Councilwoman Janice Hahn

Caesar SebastianRavers get up at EDC.​The city of L.A. is considering a ban on raves at the downtown Convention Center, which it runs. Interesting, because the Convention Center doesn't host raves. And it could come under the control of Anschutz Entertainment Group, the LA Live-owning company ... More >>

Janice Hahn Keeps Up A Drumbeat of Endorsements

Debra Bowen​L.A. Councilwoman Janice Hahn unveiled yet another big endorsement for her Congressional campaign this morning: South Bay Sen. Ted Lieu.If endorsements determined the outcome, then Hahn would be a lock to defeat Secretary of State Debra Bowen. So far, Hahn has secured dozens of them, i ... More >>

Marcy Winograd Has A List of Questions For Janice Hahn And Debra Bowen, Such As "Will You Visit Wikileaks Suspect Bradley Manning In Jail?"

Marcy Winograd​Marcy Winograd, the progressive teacher who twice challenged Jane Harman in the Democratic primary, has not decided whether to run again now that the seat is open. But in an e-mail to supporters, she said she wants a candidate who will be unafraid to criticize Israel and who would b ... More >>

Jane Harman Retires: Will Janice Hahn Take Her Place?

Congresswoman Janice Hahn?​L.A. Councilwoman Janice Hahn will run to replace Jane Harman in Congress. Hahn announced her candidacy in a press release this afternoon, saying she intends to "create new jobs, expand clean energy technologies and ensure that local small business owners get the help an ... More >>

Dana Rohrabacher Gets Involved In Gambol Shipyard Plan For Port Of Los Angeles

Dana Rohrabacher​L.A. Councilwoman Janice Hahn voted today to overrule the Harbor Commission, siding with Gambol Industries in their long-running battle to build a new shipyard at the Port of L.A.Hahn was the only council member who showed up to today's hearing at the Trade, Commerce and Tourism C ... More >>

Battle Between Port And L.A. Council Escalates, As Council Claims Authority Over Shipyard Plan

Janice Hahn​The L.A. City Council voted today to wade into a controversy over a proposed shipyard at the Port of L.A., escalating a battle with port staffers who have already rejected the plan.Led by Councilwoman Janice Hahn, the council voted unanimously to review the port's decision to kill the ... More >>

Rushed and Confused L.A. City Council

Library, weed, DWP measures aimed for ballot all get short shrift

Antonio Villaraigosa and L.A. City Council, Badly Slimed for Airhead Library Cuts, Get a Solution -- They'll Probably Ignore

Ted SoquiDemonstrators at a recent rally where budget cuts to the L.A. Public Library system were denounced​Almost certainly prompted by queries from L.A. Weekly as it gathered info for its blockbuster story "City of Airheads," council members Tom LaBonge and Janice Hahn are asking for a dela ... More >>

Food Fight at LAX

Purveyor of bland challenges plans to upgrade cuisine

Democrat Gavin Newsom Wins Lieutenant Governor Nomination

Patrick Range McDonaldS.F. Mayor Gavin Newsom walks in the L.A. Gay Pride Parade in June, 2009.​San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom has won the Democratic nomination for lieutenant governor, beating out Los Angeles City Councilwoman Janice Hahn. With 25 percent of statewide precincts reporting, ... More >>

Jonathan Gold Writes Fiction?

Janice Hahn Rolls Out TV Ad for Lt. Gov. Bid

With less than a week until the June 8th primary, Los Angeles City Councilwoman Janice Hahn has rolled out a TV ad in support of her dark horse bid to win the Democratic nomination for lieutenant governor. Titled "Janice Hahn Carries on the Fight," the ad reminisces about her father -- the late ... More >>

Lieutenant Governor of Paper Clips

Janice Hahn, a product of the L.A. City Council, hopes to be a heartbeat away from governor of California

L.A. Councilman's No Vote On Arizona Boycott Explained

Councilman Greig Smith.​So, you're a municipal representative in a city where nearly one of every two people is Latino, and you had the sole "no" vote on a measure that would boycott Arizona over an immigration law most Latinos (seven out of 10) oppose? The law allows police to ask people the ... More >>

Councilwoman Hahn Asks Lakers Not To Spend Money In Immigration-Embattled Arizona

Councilwoman Janice Hahn.​With a sweep of the Utah Jazz Monday, the Lakers would be facing a team from Arizona, the state in the cross-hairs of the Los Angeles City Council for its new law that allows cops to ask people they stop for proof of immigration status. In the face of a proposed city ... More >>

Queer Town: Gavin Newsom Wins Big Gay Endorsement

Equality California, one of the most powerful and politically-connected gay rights groups in the state, has endorsed San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom for his run for lieutenant governor, which is no surprise to us. Patrick Range McDonaldS.F. Mayor Gavin Newsom works the crowd at L.A. Gay Pride Parad ... More >>

L.A. City Has Deep Ties To Ariz., Making Proposed Boycott Complicated

Um. L.A. partially owns this (and needs it). And it's in Arizona. It's the Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station.​First off, let us apologize for taking perverse pleasure in watching as Los Angeles City Council members, to borrow a phrase from Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, "stepped on a few rake ... More >>

Queer Town: Gavin Newsom Loses Another Gay Endorsement

On Monday night, San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom, a candidate in the Democratic primary for lieutenant governor and a darling of the gay rights movement for allowing same sex couples to marry in his city in 2004, has lost yet another endorsement contest involving a gay political group.Patrick Range ... More >>

Neon Tommy and Ron Kaye team up for a LOL slam of Antonio, Hahn, DWP and Los Angeles City Hall bumbling

The Neon Tommy Web site has a hilarious -- hee-larious --  peek at L.A. City Hall and its absurd characters as seen by rabble-rousing newspaperman Ron Kaye in a Laugh Out Loud profile today of Kaye, the outspoken Los Angeles Daily News editor-turned blogger. You will chortle out loud at the bum ... More >>

Gavin Newsom Makes His Run For Lt. Governor Official

​San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom made his expected run for California Lt. Governor official Friday morning. He made his announcement on KPIX television in San Francisco. The 42-year-old will run against Los Angeles city Councilwoman Janice Hahn and state Sen. Dean Florez. Newsome dropped out ... More >>

Gavin Newsom Likely To Announce For Lt. Gov. Friday

​San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom, who pulled out of the state gubernatorial race, will likely officially announce that he'll run for lieutenant governor Friday, the Los Angeles Times reports. The paper states that he's been lining up donors and support for the run. He took out papers for the ... More >>

Newsom Seeks Crackdown on Texting During Public Meetings

​San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom, soon to take on Janice Hahn in the lieutenant governor's race, is proposing a crackdown on lobbyists texting the Board of Supervisors during public meetings.Apparently this is a common practice, and Newsom argues that it lacks transparency. Lobbyists get to say t ... More >>

Many On Council Admit To Having Smoked Pot

​As the Los Angeles City Council on Tuesday gave its final approval to a law that would shut down hundreds of medical marijuana dispensaries in the city, several City Council members recalled their own relationships with the drug. KPCC (89.9 FM) reporter Frank Stoltze queried the representati ... More >>

Should L.A. City Council Agree to Slash Its $178,789 Salaries?

15 richly paid politicians are happy to cut their pay — by 2.5 percent

9 L.A. Flashpoints

The End Of Murder

If New York can slash homicide by 76 percent, can Los Angeles contemplate a vanishing point?

It's About Term Limits, Stupid

A fight over a Home Depot exposes the true intent of Proposition R

Tit for Tat

The mayor and the council talk up a deal — LAUSD power for term-limit extensions

Hahn vs. Hahn

Janice tries to invoke reason in her brother’s gang injunctions

Unlivable Terms

Janice Hahn calls a heated meeting to end the killings in Watts

The Dirt We Stand On

Tim Watkins on spawning a renaissance in Watts

DWP’s Frayed Deal

Shorted-out union contract poses big problem for Antonio and his powerful pal

Grasping for the Ring of Power

On eve of big powwow, neighborhood councils ponder place in the new regime

We Endorse

L.A. Weekly’s choices in next Tuesday’s election

Touring the Tower

Watts Tower visits threatened by budget problems

The Political Dance

Antonio Reborn

Loser of 2001 L.A. mayor’s race revives hopes of Latino-labor coalition

Dear Losers

How the campaigns should have been run

Endorsements: Part 2

Our recommendations in the April 10 Los Angeles city election

Our selections in Tuesday's General Election

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