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  1. 4 days ago · “This approval means [LACMTA] can proceed in making a $1.7 billion investment in a light-rail transit system, the largest in South L.A.’s history,” said Los Angeles County Supervisor and LACMTA Board Member Mark Ridley-Thomas. The 8.5-mile light-rail line will run between the Expo Line on Exposition Boulevard and the Metro Green Line.

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    4 days ago · Mark Ridley-Thomas’ guilty verdict in Los Angeles in March 2023 was like Jon Woods’ guilty verdict in Santa Ana in August 2022. Both were for fraud and bribery. Ridley-Thomas was a highly successful and popular Los Angeles politician, and a recent City Councilman; and Woods was a veteran workers’ compensation applicants’ attorney.

  3. 4 days ago · Seven years ago, California’s Supreme Court declared broad support for the historic right of voters to make law through the initiative process. Ruling in a case dubbed “Upland,” the court said that while governments are subject to voter-approved constitutional restraints on raising taxes, tax ...

  4. 17 hours ago · On May 29, 1973, Tom Bradley became the first Black American elected mayor of Los Angeles. He defeated incumbent Sam Yorty with 56 percent of the vote. The win was considered trailblazing by historians, taking into account the city’s largely white population at the time. Bradley served in office from 1973 to 1993, giving him the longest ...

  5. 23 hours ago · Los Angeles, city, seat of Los Angeles county, southern California, U.S. It is the second most populous city and metropolitan area in the U.S. Home of the American entertainment industry, the city is also known for its pleasant weather, urban sprawl, traffic, beaches, and ethnic and racial diversity.

  6. 5 days ago · George Ridley, 4, left, rides on a suitcase as he and his father Chris Ridley make their way through the Nashville international Airport, Thursday, May 23, 2024, in Nashville, Tenn.

  7. 3 days ago · Beverly Hills, city, western Los Angeles county, California, U.S., completely surrounded by the city of Los Angeles. The original inhabitants of the region, the Tongva (or Gabrielino) people, first made contact with the Spanish in 1769. In 1838 the land was deeded to Maria Rita Valdez Villa, the