Author Archives: Robert Faturechi

In a city known for its apathy toward city politics, the tepid public response to the Los Angeles mayoral election has come as little surprise to many. Though Tuesday’s primary election could be the first of its kind to oust an incumbent mayor in over 30 years, voter turnout is not expected to exceed 30 […]

Chances are you’ve never heard of him, but Walter Moore has no doubt that he will be the next mayor of Los Angeles. Though most news organizations rarely bother to cover the nearly anonymous candidate’s campaign and often exclude the trial lawyer’s candidacy in polls, Moore believes that he has 20 percent of the vote, […]

For incumbent mayor James Hahn and the four other major candidates vying to spoil his hopes for re-election, crime reduction has become a defining issue in winning the confidence of Angelinos heading to the polls in less than two weeks to choose the next mayor of Los Angeles. The common stance among the major candidates […]

It’s annoying, it’s hazardous and, for decades, it has been a daily headache for thousands of Angelinos: rush-hour traffic. The five major candidates vying to become the next mayor of Los Angeles are promising to make this city hallmark a thing of the past, putting forth innovative strategies to get people where they want to […]

“Super seniors” may soon be a dying breed as the University of California Office of the President has released a preliminary proposal to raise tuition fees for students lagging behind on the road to graduation. The proposal, set for a vote before the UC Board of Regents in May, will essentially deny state funding to […]

President Bush declared to Congress and the nation that “the state of our union is confident and strong” in a televised speech that outlined the president’s plans for his second term. Bush’s State of the Union address focused heavily on his plans to overhaul Social Security and spread democracy across the globe. Warning that Social […]

Former assemblyman Marco Firebaugh launched his quarter-long tenure as a visiting professor with a lecture focusing primarily on the state of education funding in California. Firebaugh, who served the maximum three terms as an assemblyman representing Bell Gardens, Commerce and South Gate among other cities, repeatedly criticized Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s attempts to cut education funding […]