West Los Angeles Politics
ENDORSEMENT: Rick Chavez Zbur for Assembly District 51
California’s new State Assembly District 51 includes: Beverly Hills, East Hollywood, Hollywood, the Hollywood Hills, Santa Monica, West Hollywood, parts of West L.A., and Westwood Village.
City of Santa Monica Joins SMMUSD in Opposing Petition for District-based School Board Elections
In December of last year, a petition was submitted to the Los Angeles County Office of Education (LACOE) asking their Committee on School District Organization to establish District-based elections for seats on the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District (SMMUSD) Board. In February, by a vote of the city council, the City of Santa Monica joined the school district in opposing the petition, with an opening for the city to join litigation against the attempted change.
BOS Race – Three Vying to Replace Kuehl as Supervisor
On June 7th, voters in L.A. County’s 3rd Supervisorial District, which makes up a good portion of the Westside and most of the San Fernando Valley, will be choosing between two State Senators and a West Hollywood councilmember to replace retiring Supervisor Sheila Kuehl. Senator Bob Hertzberg, whose district covers a wide swath of the Valley, and Henry Stern, which covers another large portion as well as Agoura Hills, Calabasas, Malibu and Westlake, will each square off with West Hollywood Councilmember Lindsey Horvath. All three are Democrats.
County Board of Supervisors Deliberate Over Transfers of Justice-Involved Youth
The Board of Supervisors returned via Zoom today to a subject it has wrestled with for quite some time – dramatic changes to the state and county’s juvenile justice system since the closure of the State’s Department of Juvenile Justice and all state-run juvenile facilities.
ENDORSEMENT: Rick Chavez Zbur for Assembly District 51
California’s new State Assembly District 51 includes: Beverly Hills, East Hollywood, Hollywood, the Hollywood Hills, Santa Monica, West Hollywood, parts of West L.A., and Westwood Village.
City of Santa Monica Joins SMMUSD in Opposing Petition for District-based School Board Elections
In December of last year, a petition was submitted to the Los Angeles County Office of Education (LACOE) asking their Committee on School District Organization to establish District-based elections for seats on the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District (SMMUSD) Board. In February, by a vote of the city council, the City of Santa Monica joined the school district in opposing the petition, with an opening for the city to join litigation against the attempted change.
BOS Race – Three Vying to Replace Kuehl as Supervisor
On June 7th, voters in L.A. County’s 3rd Supervisorial District, which makes up a good portion of the Westside and most of the San Fernando Valley, will be choosing between two State Senators and a West Hollywood councilmember to replace retiring Supervisor Sheila Kuehl. Senator Bob Hertzberg, whose district covers a wide swath of the Valley, and Henry Stern, which covers another large portion as well as Agoura Hills, Calabasas, Malibu and Westlake, will each square off with West Hollywood Councilmember Lindsey Horvath. All three are Democrats.
County Board of Supervisors Deliberate Over Transfers of Justice-Involved Youth
The Board of Supervisors returned via Zoom today to a subject it has wrestled with for quite some time – dramatic changes to the state and county’s juvenile justice system since the closure of the State’s Department of Juvenile Justice and all state-run juvenile facilities.
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