Topic: Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A Democratic Los Angeles city councilwoman took an early lead on Tuesday in a special election to fill the liberal-leaning California congressional seat vacated by Jane Harman.Veteran City Councilwoman Janice Hahn, whose brother James once served as Los ...

William J. Bratton is the Chief of Police for the Los Angeles Police Department. Despite Obama's victory, Bratton says he's staying in L.A. (November 5, 2008) Politico.com: Despite Obama's victory, Bratton says he's staying in L.A. (November 5, 2008) " That is ...

The article reports on the agenda of U.S. Senate Democrats regarding job creation. Y THURSDAY www.bondbuyer.com REGIONS MOODY'S INVESTORS SERVICE downgraded the Alameda Corridor Transportation Authority's senior and subor- dinate debt yesterday, citing declines in trade volumes at . the Los Angeles-Long ...

Even though California was fast-growing and a substantial contributor to the nation's power, the ?pork? and federal attention disproportionately found its way to states such as Arkansas, West Virginia, Mississippi, Texas, and Massachusetts because that's where the committee chairs and speakers were ...

Los Angeles awaits visit by President Obama, braces for traffic gridlockLos Angeles drivers are bracing for gridlock as they await President Obama's arrival for a Democratic rally.Police and the local media have been warning about delays when four major streets around the ...

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - The Los Angeles Times has chosen sides in California's gubernatorial race -- though it wasn't overly enthusiastic about its endorsement.The newspaper is backing Democratic candidate Jerry Brown over his Republican opponent, Meg Whitman, in the November 2 ...

To listen to the elites whine about last Tuesday's primary election results in which Tea Party candidates trumped those selected by the Republican establishment, you would think there had been a death in the family. Moderates are an endangered species, whines columnist ...

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A California lawmaker wants fellow Democrats to boycott budget talks with Republican Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger even though the state has no spending plan on the eve of its new fiscal year, a newspaper reported on Thursday.A confidential memo ...

Assembly advances bill requiring study before Schwarzenegger can sell state office buildingsDemocrats in the state Assembly on Friday advanced legislation to prevent Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger from selling two dozen state office buildings without the Legislature's approval.The Assembly Appropriations Committee passed Assembly Bill ...

Oct. 20, 1957, Los Angeles, Calif., U.S.), American politician who served as a Democrat in the U.S. House of Representatives (2001-09) before becoming secretary of the Department of Labor (2009- ) in the administration of Pres. Barack Obama.. Solis grew up in ...