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With early ballots tabulated, voters opposed Measure A -- which asked whether voters would support changing the state constitution to make the job of county assessor an appointed post -- by 77.4 percent to 22.5 percent.
Measure B is doing well with L.A. voters, who in early results are showing strong support for having the adult film industry require condom use for their actors.
A proposal to accelerate public transit and highway projects by extending a half-cent sales tax increase for an additional 30 years was falling short tonight of the two-thirds majority needed to pass.
Proposition 38, one of two measures on today's ballot that would increase taxes to increase funding for education, was defeated, while the second measure, Proposition 30 trailed in early returns.
Chief Deputy District Attorney Jackie Lacey jumped to an early lead tonight in the race to become the county's top prosecutor. Follow this post
It was prompted by the corruption probe that led to the arrest of County Assessor John Noguez.
In the final days before Tuesday's presidential election, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa will be campaigning in Florida in an effort to re-elect President Barack Obama.
The L.A. City Council delayed action on a controversial plan to strip the City Attorney's Office of its job writing laws and assign the task to lawyers hired by the council's legislative analyst.
The L.A. City Council today signaled its strong support for a half-cent sales tax increase to fund city services, but also moved forward with three additional proposals that could go before voters in March.
The City Clerk today gave a group of medical marijuana proponents a green light to gather signatures for a ballot measure intended to allow about 100 pot dispensaries to remain open in the city.