Today’s Headlines
It’s official. CD13 Councilmember Eric Garcetti is L.A.’s new mayor (LAT) It’s Mike Feuer for City Attorney, as incumbent Carmen Trutanich concedes (Daily News) Ron Galperin holds big lead over Dennis Zine for City Controller (Daily News) It looks like Cedillo in CD1, Price in CD9 and O’Farrell in CDD13 (LAT) We’re headed for a … Continued
By
Ted Rogers
9:21 AM PDT on May 22, 2013
- It’s official. CD13 Councilmember Eric Garcetti is L.A.’s new mayor (LAT)
- It’s Mike Feuer for City Attorney, as incumbent Carmen Trutanich concedes (Daily News)
- Ron Galperin holds big lead over Dennis Zine for City Controller (Daily News)
- It looks like Cedillo in CD1, Price in CD9 and O’Farrell in CDD13 (LAT)
- We’re headed for a runoff between Montanez and Martinez inthe Valley’s CD6 (Daily News)
- The Weiner Tweeter who promised to rip out bike lanes runs for mayor of NYC (LAT)
- And in the election most people really care about, Kellie Pickler wins DWTS (Daily News)
- LAPD to increase patrols after bike ride mugged on LA River bike path (The Eastsider)
- 21 years in jail for car thief who killed a pedestrian while fleeing police (Daily News)
- San Francisco reserves curb space for car sharing (SF Streetsblog)
- NorCal beach goers may soon have to pay for parking (KABC)
- 6-year old NoCal bike rider survives getting run over by garbage truck (Press Democrat)
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