Why was the City Auditor asked to investigate the Martin Luther King Celebration? Maybe because Laura Richardson tried to use General Fund money to pay for it

ILLUSTRATION by LUKE MCGARRY
Why was the City Auditor’s office asked to look into the Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration—the city’s annual salute to the civil rights pioneer, and the [...]

THURS. NOV. 22: MMM, JUDI DENCH
Tues | Nov 20 Federal agents raid a medicinal marijuana facility on Fourth Street and get a bunch of cannabis and the comforting feeling that they are torturing the sick and dying—E Pluribus Unum, boys! The facility, which had the head shop-sounding name “Compassionate Caregivers,” is one of the facilities [...]

The annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration isn’t always a time to remember the civil rights pioneer. Sometimes it reflects the ambitions of the councilmember organizing it

ILLUSTRATION by LUKE MCGARRY
This week, while you consider whether it was worth getting up at 4:30 to be the first through the doors at Mervyns, or if the [...]

You wouldn’t think a career politician like 55th Assembly District hopeful Warren Furutani would see eye-to-eye with a man like custom chopper chief Jesse James.

Warren Furutani, the Democratic Party’s now-officially endorsed candidate for Laura Richardson’s vacant 55th Assembly District seat, has what he admits may be a cheeky plan to improve air quality–if he’s elected, and if they let him.

One man–one candidate–stands out after last night’s 55th Assembly District candidates forum, and he’ll probably lose the race.

New boss, same as the old boss?
The actual primary in the 55th Assembly District race–Congresswoman Laura Richardson’s old seat–is still more than a month away.
Somewhere, people like Carson Councilman Mike Gipson, Los Angeles Community College Trustee Warren Furutani, and other well-spoken folks with a few interesting ideas are vying to win that race.
And you won’t [...]

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: [...]

Long Beach NAACP: The monthly meeting of the Long Beach chapter of the NAACP featuring guest speaker Congresswoman Laura Richardson. She’ll probably be in her seat for life, but see her now before she gets too entrenched in Washington. 3pm.
CALIFORNIA RECREATION CENTER 1550 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Long Beach 90813.

Long Beach Antique Market: Like [...]

Tues | Aug 21 Long Beach holds a special election—“special election” being another way of saying, “What, there’s an election?”—and chooses Laura Richardson to represent the 37th District in Congress. Richardson wins with 67 percent of the vote, which sounds like a lot until you consider that only 8 percent of eligible voters actually voted, [...]