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The L.A. City Council today took an initial step to place a third medical marijuana initiative before voters on the May 21 municipal general election ballot.
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A vote on the bond measure was delayed until Tuesday. The authors were asked to present community outreach plans.
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Adult filmmakers and actors sued Los Angeles County today, alleging the new law requiring porn actors to wear condoms is unconstitutional.
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Councilman Joe Buscaino billed the plan as the "largest public infrastructure project in the country."
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A city initiative that would apparently allow continued operation of about 100 medical marijuana shops in Los Angeles is significantly closer to enactment, the city clerk disclosed today.
Candidates:
77 candidates for a variety of offices have qualified to appear on the March 5, 2013 ballot.
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UCLA researchers hoping to induce mayoral and City Council candidates to spend more time discussing long-term sustainability in political races dominated by fiscal and economic issues today released a sweeping environmental blueprint to turn L.A. into a green metropolis.
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Bittersweet news has hit Los Angeles transit advocates over the past two days.
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A former L.A. mayor says that rising pension costs will sap taxpayer money from other essential city services.
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If it passes, it will push the expiration date of a half-cent sales tax dedicated to transportation infrastructure from 2039 to 2069.
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Tony Cardenas was elected November 6 to represent the Northeast San Fernando Valley in the House of Representatives.
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The update gave Measure J, the proposal to extend an already existing sales tax dedicated to transit funding, another small percent increase.
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The proposed tax is projected to raise up to $215 million, helping to avoid public safety cuts, including laying off police officers.
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Voter turnout in Los Angeles is not that high so one council member wants to add expanded options like satellite, early, and weekend voting.
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The new count gave a slight jump for Measure J, the sales tax extension for transportation projects.
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Logan has deemed five races to be "close contests," including the Measure J, which would extend an existing countywide sales tax by 30 years to fund transit projects.
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The tax is expected to generate between $208 million and $215 million, but also could decrease consumer spending by 1.3 percent, according to an analysis.
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L.A. County officials have more uncounted ballots than they did four years ago.
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Ballots are still being counted, but early reports seem to indicate fewer voters turned out than in the 2008 general election.
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Measure J and four other races in the county were flagged as "close contests" based on the number of outstanding provisional and vote-by-mail ballots still to tally.
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