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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 >>

L.A. Members of Congress Paid Hundreds of Thousands in Campaign Cash to Themselves, Relatives

You contributed cash to your favorite U.S. representative's campaign, hoping he'd use the money to fight the good fight and knockout his foe. But in many cases a lot of that money is going to "babysitters, five-star hotels in Athens, six-figure salaries for candidates' family members and thousands ... More >>

CA-44: Who Benefits From Isadore Hall's Withdrawal? Janice Hahn Says Janice Hahn.

​You might guess that Isadore Hall's departure from the race for the 44th Congressional District would cause black voters to rally around the lone remaining black candidate: Rep. Laura Richardson.Not so, says Rep. Janice Hahn -- who is fighting to keep the seat in Congress that she won last July.H ... 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 >>

Kinde Durkee Was Trusted by California's Top Democrats — Until Millions of Dollars Vanished

Jerker, Have You Seen Alice?, The Romance of Magno Rubio, and more new stage reviews . . .

​Michelle Hilyard and Darrett Sanders in Have You Seen Alice: Photo by Jonathan Klein ​Jacqueline Wright's play, Have You Seen Alice? at Theatre of NOTE is this week's Pick of the Week. Our critics also recommend Jerker at the Celebration Theatre and The Romance of Magno Rubio For all the lates ... More >>

Stephanie Miller's Sexy Liberal Comedy Tour

Michael LamontThe Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity​Kristoffer Diaz's comedy about television wrestling, The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity, just opened at the Geffen Playhouse. Check back on Tuesday for the review, and for capsule reviews for all other shows seen over the weekend. Check back thi ... More >>

Janice Hahn Releases Poll Showing Big Lead Over Laura Richardson, Isadore Hall

Rep. Janice Hahn​Congresswoman Janice Hahn -- still getting used to that -- released a poll today that gives her a wide margin over her two potential opponents in the new 44th Congressional District.As always with in-house polls, they only release them when they're favorable, so grab your salt sha ... 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 >>

Orson Welles' Moby Dick, a Beatles Cabaret and Romeo and Juliet: Monsters in Love

Craig SchwartzThis​ The Playwrights Horizons production of Melissa James Gibson's domestic comedy, This, opened on Sunday at the Kirk Douglas Theatre (presented by Center Theatre Group). In an excellent production, it's an absorbing soap opera with a metaphysical reach it can't quite grasp. See ex ... More >>

Will Janice Hahn Run For The "Black" Seat After Redistricting?

Janice Hahn​Newly minted Rep. Janice Hahn faces a tough choice if she wants to stay in Congress for more than a year. By the looks of the latest redistricting maps, she will be drawn into a coastal district that also includes Rep. Henry Waxman.Waxman has been in Congress for 36 years, and is as cl ... More >>

Un-Gerrymandering Los Angeles

Get ready for the brawl of cutting Southern California in pieces, on paper

Stage Raw: Aaron Sorkin's First Stage Play

COMPREHENSIVE THEATER LISTINGS NEW THEATER REVIEWS Stage FEATURE on The Chinese Massacre and House of the Rising Son ​Maia MadisonAaron Sorkin's first stage play, Hidden in This Picture, is reviewed by Amy Nicholson; Neal Weaver was taken with the collection of theater-celeb-scribed gay-theme ... More >>

Councilwoman Janice Hahn Gets Labor Fed Endorsement In Congressional Race

Janice Hahn​As predicted, L.A. Councilwoman Janice Hahn picked up the endorsement today of the L.A. County Federation of Labor, a big boost for her congressional campaign.Hahn is running against Secretary of State Debra Bowen, anti-war activist Marcy Winograd, and three Republicans in the May 17 s ... More >>

Surprise: Rest Of The Shoo-Ins Win* California State Senate, Assembly And Congressional Districts In Election 2010, Banding Together For Mass Extermination Of Opponents

In a startling upset, Gerrymandering Congressman Howard Berman wins again​*OK, so we fibbed in the headline. The final results aren't in. But -- thanks to sleazy incumbent fixing of elections in California by the Berman brothers -- the new crop of California Senators, Assemblymen and Congressm ... More >>

Rep. Laura Richardson Defaults Again, Finally Puts House Up For Sale

Rep. Laura Richardson, D-Long Beach​After falling behind on her mortgage two years ago, Rep. Laura Richardson went through a very public struggle to rescue her house from foreclosure. But after persuading her bank to give her a loan modification, Richardson seemed to have righted her financial shi ... More >>

Stage Raw: Summer Festivities

COMPREHENSIVE THEATER LISTINGSNEW THEATER REVIEWSSTAGE FEATURE on [title of show] and Dani GirlSUMMER FESTIVITIES Open Fist Theater Company launches its annual Fist Look Festival this weekend, with The Existents, a rock musical by Douglas Crawford and Jason Wooten, music and lyrics by Ty Taylor. T ... More >>

Laura Richardson Still Reaching For The Stars

Gov. Richardson?​Buried deep within the thousands of pages of appendices to the Laura Richardson ethics report, there is this little nugget of news.Even after her foreclosure fiasco, Richardson still considers herself a potential candidate for statewide office.It sounds crazy, but think about it. ... More >>

When Will John Shallman Sue Laura Richardson?

Laura Richardson, credit risk​Political consultant John Shallman sued L.A. Councilman Bernard Parks last week, alleging that he is owed nearly $150,000 from Parks' unsuccessful 2008 race for the Board of Supervisors.So when will Shallman sue Rep. Laura Richardson? Richardson, best known for her se ... More >>

Theater Reviews: The Mystery Plays, The Arsonists, There Is Truth, Love Is Real

Also, Richard & Felix: Twilight in Venice, The Drawer Boy and more

Stage Raw: The Mystery Plays

COMPREHENSIVE THEATER LISTINGSNEW THEATER REVIEWSTHIS WEEK'S STAGE FEATURE ON THE L.A. WEEKLY THEATER AWARDSNEW REVIEW GO THE MYSTERY PLAYS ​Photo by Dlugolecki Photography Though its title alludes to the Biblical pageants of Medieval Europe, playwright Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa's 2002 pair of sup ... More >>

Theater Reviews: Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo, Dirty Dancing, Ten to Life

Also, Ochre & Onyx: The Langston Hughes Project and more

Stage Raw: Ten to Life

Last week's NEW THEATER REVIEWS are embedded in the current COMPREHENSIVE THEATER LISTINGS; also, see this week's THEATER FEATURE on Kevin King's The Idea ManTEN TO LIFE"Hacienda Heights" (from Ten to Life) Photo by Nic Cha KimNEW REVIEW GO TEN TO LIFE Leave logic at the door  and you'll get ... More >>

Morning Sixpack: A News Roundup

No-Show Polanski Loses Court Bid  Judge Peter Espinoza refused to dismiss decades-old sexual misconduct charges against film auteur Roman Polanski. Espinoza said the refusal of the fugitive Polanski to attend a hearing in L.A. Superior Court made dismissal impossible. L.A. Times Jesusita F ... More >>

Deep in the Heart of Texans

Horton Foote's lone stars shine bright

Harrison, Texas

Trip to Doubtful

Horton Foote’s sad elegy to life

Theater Reviews

Including Sugar Plum Fairy, Ricky Jay & His 52 Assistants and this week's pick, Mabou Mines Dollhouse

Mabou Mines Dollhouse and Weekend Theater Reviews

Including Sandra Tsing Loh's Sugar Plum Fairy, Sister Act and Ricky Jay & His 52 Assistants

Unequal Division of Labor

Did the County Fed pour it on for Kevin de León at the expense of three who lost?

Wake Up and Vote

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