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Voter voices from the San Gabriel Valley on California governor’s race

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Voter voices from the San Gabriel Valley on California governor’s race

Eddie Martinez can’t stand Donald Trump. So when Eric Swalwell entered the race for California governor, Martinez had his candidate. “I liked the way he took Trump on, the impeachment thing in Congress,” Martinez said of the former Bay Area congressman, a Trump nemesis who served as one of the House prosecutors in 2021 when … Read more

L.A. mayor candidates seek Latino vote. Bass is ahead of Raman, Pratt

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L.A. mayor candidates seek Latino vote. Bass is ahead of Raman, Pratt

It’s a Friday night happy hour at Distrito Catorce bar in Boyle Heights, and the regulars note that the crowd listening to Spanish-language jams has a few more unfamiliar faces than usual. The reason quickly becomes clear, as Los Angeles City Councilmember Nithya Raman arrives for a hora feliz con Nithya, sipping a Tajin-rimmed drink … Read more