Richard Alarcon

Newton: Endorsement games

2013-04-08 00:00:00

Over the past few weeks, the race for mayor of Los Angeles has been less a contest of ideas and leadership than it's been an endorsement roulette, with Controller Wendy Greuel and Councilman Eric Garcetti trotting out their latest pledges of support as...

Termed-out Fuentes stays on Assembly payroll while running for council

2013-03-22 13:22:00

The headline on this post has been changed from the original, as explained below. Voters in northeast Los Angeles picked former state Assemblyman Felipe J. Fuentes III (D-Sylmar) in March to represent them on the City Council, but that job won't begin...

Sacramento veterans dominate L.A. City Council races

2013-03-06 13:04:05

Carpetbaggers or specialists? Candidates vie for CD9

2013-02-18 13:50:00

This post has been corrected, as indicated below. If you’re a candidate for Los Angeles City Council and you walk into a roomful of prospective constituents, you’d better be prepared with an answer to this question: How long have you lived...

Villaraigosa endorses former Assemblyman Cedillo in council race

2013-02-15 18:42:08

SEIU endorses L.A. sales-tax hike but stays out of mayor's race

2013-02-12 09:23:34

Ganging up on Bob Blumenfield

2013-01-29 14:17:00

Six candidates are running for Los Angeles’ 3rd Council District seat; five showed up to a forum last Tuesday hosted by the Woodland Hills Property Owners Assn. They shook hands, embraced, in a couple cases offered each other pecks on the cheek. Who...

Labor federation backs seven for Los Angeles City Council

2012-12-18 13:52:16

58 will appear on ballot in L.A. City Hall races

2012-12-14 19:12:53

Sen. Curren Price latest state lawmaker to seek L.A. council seat

2012-09-27 12:44:06

Alarcon loses race for 39th Assembly District

2012-11-07 06:02:27

Democrats gain big in Legislature

2012-11-07 00:05:00

Democrats were within striking distance of a supermajority in the state Senate late Tuesday, and were drawing near in the Assembly as well, moving the party closer to unilateral power to raise taxes. The potential gains, a result of sweeping changes...

Wright was indicted on eight felony counts two years ago, but as his case makes its way through the courts, it's not clear whether he'll be tried before or after the Nov. 6 election.

2012-10-04 17:34:50

Hey, I know that guy Richard Alarcon. Isn't he a state senator? No, wait, he's a city councilman, right? Or is it a state assemblyman? Actually, Alarcon, a career politician, has been all of the above. But he may not have been terribly scrupulous in his pursuit of one of these offices.

2012-04-23 00:00:00

From left, Mayor Villaraigosa, candidate Walter Moore , and candidate David "Zuma Dogg" Saltsburg.

2009-02-12 17:06:31