Nury Martinez

Sherman Oaks Residents Enraged Over Fire Station Secrecy

Nury Martinez, Sole Woman Elected to L.A. City Council, is a Toughie

Los Angeles wags had pre-ordained that the sole woman on L.A.'s all-male City Council would be insider Cindy Montanez. But the CW crowd has no grip on how East San Fernando Valley voters think. Voters instead chose Nury Martinez yesterday, a big upset in L.A. muni election history. Martinez joins 1 ... More >>

Antonio Sanchez Monica Ratliff Early Election Results: Ratliff Ahead In LAUSD Board Race

Updated below; first posted at 9:06 pm Based on early returns, we can say that Monica Ratliff leads Antonio Sanchez by four points, with roughly 14,000 ballots cast. This is the final LAUSD school board race of 2013, and will decide who replaces outgoing board member Nury Martinez, who is running ... More >>

L.A. Council District 6 Early Election Results: Cindy Montanez and Nury Martinez in Front

Updated below; first posted at 9:03 pm Early returns in tonight's most specialist election, the City Council Dstrict 6 special election, puts Cindy Montanez in first place with 46 percent of the vote, with Nury Martinez in a distant second with 18 percent. The contest, which will choose a replacem ... More >>

Los Angeles Voter Guide May 21, 2013: Mayor, Weed Measures, City Council, City Attorney, LAUSD Board and The Works

Here's a quick guide to the key races and issues on the May 21, 2013 ballot in the city of Los Angeles. Los Angeles Mayoral Race: Read this fascinating dissection of the five main behavioral and philosophical differences between 2013 Los Angeles mayoral candidates Wendy Greuel and Eric Garcetti, ... More >>

Why Are Women Practically Nonexistent on L.A. City Council?

Of 15 City Council seats, the Valley's may soon have the sole female

Can Kate Anderson, Mom of Twins, Fix LAUSD?

Academia Semillas del Pueblo, a Failing School, Gets an L.A. Times Puff Piece

Updated with response from the Times on next page. By Hillel Aron The Los Angeles Times printed an odd take on Academia Semillas del Pueblo, the failing charter whose kids are nowhere near state standards on reading, writing, adding and subtracting -- even as compared to their identical, struggli ... More >>

Academia Semillas, a Failing School, Escapes Closure

At LAUSD, big friends help

School Reformer Yolie Flores Departs LAUSD to Fight From Outside

She forced through the most radical idea in recent lausd history. So why’s she leaving for a Bill Gates start-up?

A.J. Duffy's UTLA Cracks Further As Heather Kolodny Drops Los Angeles School Board Bid

A.J. Duffy's tiny pocket is full​Paranoid leaders at United Teachers Los Angeles seek anti-reform teachers to run for Los Angeles Unified School Board. That's right. They grimly resist after losing public confidence following the brilliant L.A. Times test score expose of 6,000 teachers. The Ti ... More >>

L.A. School District To Consider Resolution Denouncing Arizona Immigration Law

​Los Angeles public schools president Monica Garcia was expected on Tuesday to propose a resolution denouncing Arizona's controversial immigration law and laying out ways to discuss the law in classrooms, according to La Opinion. "The goal is to ensure that America is a place where all citize ... More >>

Insiders Versus Charters at LAUSD

Strings were pulled, and Ramon Cortines was stopped by his own Board of Education

Can an Activist Crack L.A. City Hall's Machine?

In the riled-up S.F. Valley, a struggle pits regular folk against big money

Villaraigosa, Solar Measure B, Weiss all get voter rebuffs

While Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa won, as expected, his poor showing, and the humiliating possible defeat of solar Measure B, was a repudiation by Los Angeles voters and indicates tough sailing if he decides to run for governor. While surprisingly biased cheerleading for the mayor continued today fro ... More >>

Early election results: Los Angeles March 3, 2009 primary

Nobody is ever sure how closely absentee voters match the views of the voters who actually trek into the polls, but here is the first wave of election returns released by the City of Los Angeles elections division about 45 minutes after the polls closed tonight.In the four hottest races, top percent ... More >>

Revising Los Angeles’ DNA

The perfect apartment balcony beats any ranch tract house

Valley Split

Old-School Campaign Hands Alacaron a Razor-thin Victory