​The city of Vernon is continuing to look into allegations of voter fraud, as mail-in ballots are being distributed for the April 10 council election.John Van de Kamp, the city's ethics adviser, has sent investigators to interview the residents of a small, three-bedroom house where nine people are ... More >>
Hilario "Larry" Gonzales​Vernon Mayor Hilario Gonzales may have resigned Monday because he got tired of defending the city from corruption charges. But he also had "economic reasons" for leaving City Hall, according to John Van de Kamp, the city's ethics adviser.The Vernon council members recently ... More >>
Michael Montgomery: Time to wake up​Pressure is building on the Vernon City Council to rescind the hiring of Michael B. Montgomery as the full-time city attorney.Last week, the Vernon Chamber of Commerce and ethics adviser John Van de Kamp criticized the hire, noting that the council voted without ... More >>
​There's a major shake-up today at Vernon City Hall, as Mayor Hilario Gonzales and City Attorney Michael Montgomery have each submitted their resignations.Gonzales was part of the three-member council majority that agreed to hire Montgomery permanently two weeks ago. That decision kicked up a stor ... More >>
Michael Montgomery: On the clock​Ever since its brush with death earlier this year, the corruption-plagued City of Vernon has vowed to straighten up and fly right.But today the city's ethics adviser raised alarms about some funny business at last week's City Council meeting. Seems the council chos ... More >>
​The Vernon City Council, facing the threat of elimination, voted this morning to slash their own salaries by $43,000. Without debate, the council also voted for a package of other reforms, including term limits and a housing authority to oversee city-owned rental units. The city is trying to conv ... More >>
Victory could put her reforms at odds with new governor
The U.S. Supreme Court today declared that former L.A. district attorney John Van de Kamp and his then-chief deputy, Curt Livesay, cannot be sued for the 1980 wrongful-homicide conviction of Thomas Goldstein. An Associated Press report, carried by Salon.com and other sources, says the high court un ... More >>
Johnnie L. Cochran, 1937–2005
Lu Haas, 1917–2004
Edited by Kateri Butler
