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Marilyn Monroe's former Los Angeles home declared a historic monument to save it from demolition

Fans of Marilyn Monroe have won a battle to preserve her mark on Los Angeles and are a step closer to seeing a towering statue of the silver screen icon remain in Palm Springs

The Independent UK

Marilyn Monroe’s Los Angeles home named a historic cultural monument

City council ends a year-long battle to save the ‘iconic’ Spanish colonial property from developers

The Guardian - US

LA City Council votes to make Marilyn Monroe’s home a cultural landmark after owners tried to demolish it

The owners of Monroe’s home unsuccessfully filed for injunctive relief as the council prepared to vote

The Independent UK

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The Landlord Behind Massive Los Angeles Eviction Has Spent More Than $1 Million on City Elections

Douglas Emmett Inc.’s surge in donations began after a city councilman opposed evictions.

Capital & Main

Los Angeles Has the Power to Challenge One of the Largest Mass Evictions in City History, Legal Experts Say

The Office of the City Attorney says state law allows the evictions.

Capital & Main

Marilyn Monroe’s home saved from demolition

The council unanimously voted to preserve icon’s home as a cultural monument

The Independent UK

Demolition of Marilyn Monroe’s house halted after widespread outrage

Los Angeles officials block destruction of property where movie star died, and consider it for historic preservation

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Monroe residence spared demolition

The stay pushes for the property to be considered as a historic-cultural monument

Salon

As toxic algae sickens sea lions and other marine animals, California wildlife center needs help

LOS ANGELES — A wave of sick and injured sea creatures is pushing the Marine Mammal Care Center to the limit, jeopardizing the San Pedro-based veterinary assistance and food shelter's ability to provide necessary care.

Los Angeles Times

Erika D. Smith: The real and complicated reasons why Los Angeles still has so many RV encampments

For five nights, Melissa Grady refused to sleep.

Los Angeles Times

Embattled LA Councilman Kevin de León and protesters remain equally defiant after fracas

LOS ANGELES — A loud and violent week in Los Angeles politics has some insiders questioning whether the City Council — the body charged with administering the second-largest U.S. city — remains a safe place to work.

Los Angeles Times

LA city voters sent conflicting messages, giving wins to both the left and the center

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles City Councilmember-elect Hugo Soto-Martinez is heading to City Hall with what he says is a clear mandate to enact bold, progressive policies on housing, homelessness, transportation and other issues.

Los Angeles Times

Bass ‘on track to win’ LA mayor’s race as lead grows to more than 29,000 votes

LOS ANGELES — U.S. Rep. Karen Bass moved closer to victory in the still-undecided Los Angeles mayor’s race Monday, with an updated vote tally showing the congresswoman leading real estate developer Rick Caruso by more than 4 percentage points nearly a week after polls closed.

Los Angeles Times

Bass widens her lead against Caruso in LA mayor race

LOS ANGELES — U.S. Rep. Karen Bass expanded her lead on Saturday against businessman Rick Caruso in the race to be the next mayor of Los Angeles, with an updated tally putting her 9,463 votes ahead of the developer in a contest that will not be settled until next week…

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Hire officers? Abolish the police? LA's election reveals deep divisions over the LAPD

LOS ANGELES — When community activist Eunisses Hernandez ran for a seat on the Los Angeles City Council this year, she made clear she thinks L.A. needs fewer police.

Los Angeles Times

Robin Abcarian: Do video cameras make you feel safe, or just show you how dangerous your neighborhood is?

The young woman was unconscious, near death, outside the bathrooms south of the Venice Pier. Her jaw was broken, and she was naked from the waist down. Abrasions on her heels indicated she'd been dragged across the parking lot, likely after being sexually assaulted.

Los Angeles Times

Leaked racist audio recording could push LA City Hall further left in Nov. 8 election

LOS ANGELES — Dissatisfaction with Los Angeles City Hall has been simmering for years, with residents growing exasperated over the protracted homelessness crisis, anxious over crime and exhausted by a string of corruption indictments targeting various city leaders.

Los Angeles Times

Mike Bonin remains in middle of LA City Council race, though he dropped out 9 months ago

LOS ANGELES — It's been nine months since Mike Bonin, a progressive stalwart representing the Westside of Los Angeles, beat back a recall attempt and then, just one week later, declared he would not seek a third term on the City Council.

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Robin Abcarian: LA District Attorney Gascón survives a second recall campaign. Was he humbled by this near miss?

The crash was horrific, no doubt about it.

Los Angeles Times

Nicholas Goldberg: Who are you calling a 'fascist' — and do you even know what it means?

Americans know little history and what little they know they forget. Ask college students who won the Civil War or ask adults when the U.S. Constitution was ratified or whom the U.S. fought in World War II and shocking numbers will have no idea.

Los Angeles Times

Two years after George Floyd, LA's police union goes big in the city election

LOS ANGELES — Two years ago, some of Los Angeles' political leaders took a public stand against the clout wielded by the city's police union, announcing they would reject any campaign donations that were offered by the group.

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