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A political earthquake could shake Los Angeles and the nation

Jun 25, 2019, 4:32 PM

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In this May 10, 2018 file photo, a homeless person sits at his tent along the Interstate 110 freeway downtown Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel, File)

(AP Photo/Richard Vogel, File)

Frustration, rage and disgust over the homeless crisis in Los Angeles threatens a political revolution that could bring profound nationwide consequences. A group of activists has mounted a campaign to recall Mayor Eric Garcetti for his smug, inept handling about the swelling plague of transient encampments, filthy streets and homeless crime, despite authorization for more than a billion dollars in added spending to counter the problems.

Fascinated with the destructive power of politics

The more local government spends on homeless services, the more transients flock to the city and befoul its streets and parks. If the activists get 300,000 signatures on their petitions, Garcetti could be voted out of office in the middle of his term—sending a message to cities everywhere that the public’s fed up with feckless coddling as quality of life, public health, and common decency disastrously decline.

If Garcetti is compelled to face the indignant populace, he won’t be the last local official forced to do so.

FILE - An advertisement for prediction market platform Kalshi hangs at 13th and L Streets in northw...

Associated Press

Minnesota’s first-in-the-nation law banning prediction markets is halted in federal court

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A federal judge has temporarily blocked Minnesota’s first-in-the-nation law banning prediction markets just days before it was to take effect, the latest clash between President Donald Trump’s administration and states over who regulates operators such as Kalshi and Polymarket. Monday’s decision is the latest setback for states trying to outlaw or […]

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FILE - Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., speaks at an event, Aug. 2, 2025, in Fancy Farm, Ky. (AP Photo/...

Associated Press

Kentucky governor demands that McConnell prove he is fit to serve or resign

WASHINGTON (AP) — Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, a rising national figure in the Democratic Party, is calling on the state’s Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell to either prove that he is fit to continue serving after his lengthy hospital stay or resign from office. Beshear made the demand in a letter after McConnell’s office said Monday […]

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Colt Gray, the 16-year-old Apalachee High School shooting suspect, talks with his defense attorney ...

Associated Press

Apalachee High School shooter discussed his online notoriety with his mother after the shooting

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Jake Skorheim and Spike O'Neill Show

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Eric Thomas, KIRO 7 News

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MyNorthwest Staff

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A political earthquake could shake Los Angeles and the nation