## In the News [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/37/086d-37193955.png) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/election-2024/33624-prosecutor-democrat-city-attorney-mckinney-makes-his-case-to-los-angeles-voters) ### [Prosecutor, Democrat, City Attorney? 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Posted in [POLITICS](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-election-2022). ## [Scandal-Plagued Los Angeles Badly Needs A "Local Democracy" Reset](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-election-2022/32211-scandal-plagued-los-angeles-badly-needs-a-local-democracy-reset) CHARTER WATCH - For a multi-everything city of nearly 4 million people, proportional RCV offers the best chance to provide fair representation and re… --- [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/ef/009f-efe56706.jpg) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-election-2022/32186-give-us-your-tired-your-poor-your-cash-cows)### [Give Us Your Tired, Your Poor, Your Cash Cows](https://mail.citywatchla.com/la-election-2022/32186-give-us-your-tired-your-poor-your-cash-cows) Written by Jack Shakely on January 29 2026. 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