There’s a bit of a twist in the only real Long Beach City Council race in the city, the Sixth District contest between incumbent Dee Andrews and challenger Ahmed Saafir.
Paul Eakins reports in this morning’s Press-Telegram that Andrews skipped last night’s NAACP candidates forum for school board and Sixth District candidates because of what Andrews [...]

With three Democrats to choose from–and no Republican candidate–we still don’t have a winner in the 55th Assembly District race
Local website LBPost.com asked an interesting question on its website yesterday, as voters headed off to cast their ballots in the 55th Assembly District race:
“Could Republicans Make the Difference in the 55th?”

Keep your eyes on the pack of eager beavers lining up to run for Congresswoman Laura Richardson’s empty 55th Assembly District seat–which has been somewhat unassembled since Richardson was elected to Congress on Aug. 21 and left the Assembly.
There’s Los Angeles Community College Trustee Warren Furutani, Carson Councilman Mike Gipson, and a slew of others: [...]