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Letters to the Editor: Deadly Merger, Disability Rights, War of Choice, and the Call for Peace and Voting

Stop the Deadly Merger Like many Americans, I am opposed to my tax dollars continuing to fund the State of…

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The Myth Behind The J6 Insurrection Is Back — And California Is In Its Crosshairs

Voter fraud is as rare as hen’s teeth. A Brookings Institute study of vote-by-mail ballot fraud from 2016 to 2022,…

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Prop. 1 – 72 % for Renters, Four Walls and an A-frame

By Devonte Barr, Columnist With democracy once again arriving on schedule, several dense propositions crowd the ballot. One in particular…

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Why We Must Stand With Major Jason Watson

By Jeffrey Sterling For almost two months, an Air Force officer has been sitting alone in a cell, twenty-four hours…

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Complimentary Fare on Election Day at ridelbt.com

Long Beach Transit or LBT encourages voter participation by providing complimentary bus rides on all its routes on election day,…

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Vote Centers Opened Over the Weekend for 2026 General Election

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk (RR/CC) Dean C. Logan announced that 123 vote centers opened Oct. 24,…

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Calls Grow For Justice For Ricardo Gonzalez: Representatives Barragán and Garcia Join Senators In Demand For Immediate Investigation

Two Harbor Area representatives and California’s two US senators have formally joined the call for ICE/DHS accountability in the brutal…

1 week ago

Statement from Dean Logan on Preliminary Review of U.S. Department of Justice Individual Records

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk (RR/CC) Dean C. Logan Oct. 21 released the following statement sharing preliminary…

1 week ago

Solis Urges Early Voting Amid Federal Government’s Arrests

LOS ANGELES — As the Nov. 3, general election quickly approaches, several reports of federal arrests have emerged, many alleging…

1 week ago

No Kings Early Vote Pits People Power Against Trump, Billionaires, and Big Tech

By Paul Rosenberg, Senior Editor October 17 saw a demonstration like no other in American history—but not so strange in…

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