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Sometimes, the big fish should stay in the small pond to defend the minnows from the sharks. And out of all the years Porter should’ve remained in place, it was 2024.
I tried to walk in when a beefy, bespectacled guy with a sour face blocked me. It was De León’s communications director, Pete Brown.
A four-part series by Times columnist Gustavo Arellano dives into the history of Latino political power in Los Angeles.
For the first time in generations, a Latino has a good chance of being elected in South L.A. The candidates are focusing on who can bridge Black and Latino voices.
In Southeast L.A. County, a new generation of politicians is pushing back against the region’s doom-loop reputation by trying something new: working together.
Inside the rise and of an L.A. political dynasty worthy of the British royals.
In the cradle of Latino political power, rivalries are downright biblical. Friends turn into enemies and enemies become friends, among politicians and pretenders.
From the Eastside to the Valley to South L.A. to Southeast L.A. County, columnist Gustavo Arellano dives into the key moments and alliances in Latino polotics in Los Angeles.
Connections among Latino politicians in Los Angeles can get confusing. We attempt to decipher the oldest political trees: the Eastside and the San Fernando Valley.
I visited Frank del Olmo Elementary on Tuesday to pay my respects, a day after the 20th anniversary of his death from a heart attack at just 55.
