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Nithya Raman’s campaign filed an ethics complaint against the Thrive LA PAC for launching a satirical AI phone line that impersonates Raman’s voice and denigrates her record. @tomokichien.bsky.social recaps his interview with the bot in Campaign Countdown: buff.ly/YCYNMxJ

This election’s charter reform measures are bizarre policy sandwiches of different civic goals jammed together. @sherlyholmes.bsky.social decodes the ballot for voters in today’s newsletter: buff.ly/FsIokMZ

Rick Caruso said Monday he plans to vote for his former opponent, Karen Bass. Last week, Caruso appeared with Mayor Bass at the Palisades Village and praised parts of her leadership. Yet both then and now, he has not explicitly endorsed her: buff.ly/BGY8wVF

Nithya Raman’s campaign filed an ethics complaint against the Thrive LA PAC for launching a satirical AI phone line that impersonates Raman’s voice and denigrates her record. In Campaign Countdown, @tomokichien.bsky.social recaps his interview with the bot: buff.ly/YCYNMxJ

Rick Caruso said Monday he plans to vote for his former opponent, Mayor Karen Bass. Last week, Caruso appeared with Bass at the Palisades Village and praised parts of her leadership. Yet both then and now, he has not explicitly endorsed her: buff.ly/BGY8wVF

As part of an anti-Nithya Raman guerrilla campaign, Thrive LA PAC put up signs directing viewers to call a number operated by a self-deprecating AI bot with Raman’s voice. For Campaign Countdown, @tomokichien.bsky.social interviewed the bot on political ethics: buff.ly/YCYNMxJ

In today’s newsletter, @sherlyholmes.bsky.social takes a closer look at the particularly vicious school board race that has riven — and riveted — Beverly Hills. Plus, the latest L.A. Taco drama, more Mark Walter moves and L.A.’s best restaurants: buff.ly/w4XaBPx

As part of an anti-Nithya Raman guerrilla campaign, Thrive LA PAC put up signs directing viewers to call a number operated by a self-deprecating AI bot with Raman’s voice. @tomokichien.bsky.social interviewed the bot on political ethics for Campaign Countdown: buff.ly/YCYNMxJ

In today’s newsletter, @sherlyholmes.bsky.social takes a closer look at the particularly vicious school board race that has riven — and riveted — Beverly Hills. Plus the latest L.A. Taco drama, more Mark Walter moves and L.A.’s best restaurants: buff.ly/w4XaBPx

A Hollywood billboard whose bright glare has kept residents up all night shines a light on the city’s failure to regulate commercial signs. L.A. Material’s Pablo Goldstein takes a closer look: buff.ly/HocVWkq

A Hollywood billboard whose bright glare has kept residents up all night shines a light on the city’s failure to regulate commercial signs. Read more: buff.ly/HocVWkq

An exceedingly nasty campaign for two seats on the Beverly Hills Unified School Board has fractured the tight-knit community. Read @sherlyholmes.bsky.social’s full story: buff.ly/L5U8k4Z

Did a romantic relationship with a politician end Memo Torres’ time at L.A. Taco? Sources allege the departure came amid management concerns over ethical standards. Torres denies ethical breaches, according to someone with knowledge of his thinking: buff.ly/jTU4Hco

Did a romantic relationship with a politician end Memo Torres’ career at L.A. Taco? Sources allege the departure came amid management concerns over ethical standards. Torres denies ethical breaches, according to someone with knowledge of his thinking: buff.ly/jTU4Hco

An exceedingly nasty campaign for two seats on the Beverly Hills Unified School Board has fractured the tight-knit community. Read more: buff.ly/L5U8k4Z

A Hollywood billboard whose bright glare has kept residents up all night shines a light on the city’s failure to regulate commercial signs. Read the full investigation: buff.ly/HocVWkq

If you read one school board story about our current moment…. It should be this one

Did a romantic relationship with a politician end Memo Torres’ time at L.A. Taco? Sources allege the departure came amid management concerns over ethical standards. Torres denies ethical breaches, according to someone with knowledge of his thinking: buff.ly/jTU4Hco

An exceedingly nasty campaign for two seats on the Beverly Hills Unified School Board has fractured the tight-knit community. Read @sherlyholmes.bsky.social’s full story: buff.ly/L5U8k4Z

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Did a romantic relationship with a politician end Memo Torres’ time at L.A. Taco? Sources close to the outlet allege that the departure came amid management concerns over ethical standards. Torres denies ethical breaches, according to someone with knowledge of his thinking: buff.ly/jTU4Hco

I was recently jogging on Sunset at night and noticed this insanely bright billboard. @lamaterial.com has the outrageous backstory: how it is blatantly illegal, disrupts the sleep of nearby residents, and reflects the city’s sluggish enforcement of illegal billboards lamaterial.com/p/hollywood-...

NEW: The Vicious School Board Race That Became a Battle for the Soul of Beverly Hills -- Great story from @sherlyholmes.bsky.social lamaterial.com/p/beverly-hi...

An exceedingly nasty campaign for two seats on the Beverly Hills Unified School Board has fractured the tight-knit community. Read the exclusive: buff.ly/L5U8k4Z

I wrote about a vicious school board battle in Beverly Hills lamaterial.com/p/beverly-hi...

A Hollywood billboard whose bright glare has kept residents up all night shines a light on the city’s failure to regulate commercial signs. Read more: buff.ly/HocVWkq

A Hollywood billboard whose bright glare has kept residents up all night shines a light on the city’s failure to regulate commercial signs. Read the full investigation: buff.ly/HocVWkq

Is the Dodgers dynasty over? Last week, the Dodgers got swept by the Milwaukee Brewers, ending the dream of a World Series three-peat. L.A. Material’s Pablo Goldstein joins us on L.A. World to figure out what went wrong. Watch the full episode: buff.ly/0qzDEym

Is the Dodgers dynasty over? Last week, the Dodgers got swept by the Milwaukee Brewers, ending the dream of a World Series three-peat. L.A. Material’s Pablo Goldstein joins us on L.A. World to figure out what went wrong. Full episode: buff.ly/FFmeWn0

Is the Dodgers dynasty over? Last week, the Dodgers got swept by the Milwaukee Brewers, ending the dream of a World Series three-peat. L.A. Material’s Pablo Goldstein joins us on L.A. World to figure out what went wrong. Listen: buff.ly/FFmeWn0

Is the Dodgers dynasty over? Last week, the Dodgers got swept by the Milwaukee Brewers, ending the dream of a World Series three-peat. L.A. Material’s Pablo Goldstein joins us on L.A. World to figure out what went wrong. Listen now: buff.ly/FFmeWn0

One of L.A.’s powerful public-sector unions has a dead man signing its political paperwork. Now, it’s facing accusations of financial mismanagement. Read @matt-hamilton87.bsky.social’s full investigation: buff.ly/5UdpHl3

Rick Caruso has been openly deliberating about whether to endorse Karen Bass or Nithya Raman for L.A. mayor. On Tuesday afternoon, he signaled a choice — sort of. Read now: buff.ly/BGY8wVF

Tucked into an unassuming building on Cahuenga, Living Room has become one of L.A.’s most intriguing celeb hangouts. ChasingLA takes L.A. Material’s reporting on the road, bringing us closer to the outpost’s quiet ascent — and its mysterious ownership: buff.ly/HCTOPBy

Rick Caruso has been openly deliberating about whether to endorse Karen Bass or Nithya Raman for L.A. mayor. On Tuesday afternoon, he signaled a choice — sort of. Read: buff.ly/BGY8wVF

Rick Caruso has been openly deliberating about whether to endorse Karen Bass or Nithya Raman for L.A. mayor. On Tuesday afternoon, he signaled a choice — sort of. Read more: buff.ly/BGY8wVF

Gubernatorial candidate Xavier Becerra had a failed 2001 bid for L.A. mayor. That campaign holds clues to understanding the man, and how he might govern. Read Erica Werner's story: buff.ly/p1knb7Q

Gubernatorial candidate Xavier Becerra had a failed 2001 bid for L.A. mayor. That campaign holds clues to understanding the man, and how he might govern. Erica Werner writes: buff.ly/p1knb7Q

In today’s Campaign Countdown, reporter Tomo Chien takes a closer look at mayoral campaign endorsement drama, from the DSA to the Black Los Angeles Young Democrats. Read more: buff.ly/MLnE0O8

Gubernatorial candidate Xavier Becerra had a failed 2001 bid for L.A. mayor. That campaign holds clues to understanding the man, and how he might govern, Erica Werner writes: buff.ly/p1knb7Q

Mayor Karen Bass has attacked challenger Nithya Raman for having no allies on the City Council. Should voters even care? Read Jim Newton’s analysis: buff.ly/hmbhtBM

President Trump has repeatedly claimed that Democrats are cheating by allowing noncitizens to vote. But the poster child of Monday morning’s voter fraud sweep — who the DOJ alleges was illegally registered to vote in L.A. — is a registered Republican. Read more: buff.ly/7PfRlA1

NEW: Trump often claims that Democrats cheat by letting noncitizens vote. But the poster child of Monday’s voter fraud raid — who prosecutors accuse of illegally voting in L.A. — is a registered Republican Scoop from @tomokichien.bsky.social lamaterial.com/p/voter-frau...