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The crowded candidate pool now has five Democrats, with Brown being the only non-politician.

Accountant Kenneth Mejia became the first Filipino to be elected in the citywide office in Los Angeles last Nov. 8. PHOTO FROM KENNETH MEJIA'S TWITTER PAGE/ MANILA BULLETIN The 32-year-old Filipino took to his social media accounts his victory. "WE DID IT! WE WON BY 23 POINTS! • FIRST CPA

A 42-year-old woman died after being shot in Northwest Philadelphia Saturday morning. The woman was transported to Temple University with a 52-year-old man who was also shot before dying.

Several Filipino-American politicians secured government posts in the 2022 US midterm elections.  Steven Raga, made history as the first Filipino-American

These are the political players thriving in the City of Brotherly Love.

Seven people, including at least six women, were shot outside a Philadelphia nightclub early Sunday morning, authorities said. 

The Philadelphia police officers have been undergoing crisis intervention reforms since the 2020 killing of Walter Wallace Jr in West Philly in 2020, which includes the the department spending $14 million to equip all officers with Tasers. Previously CIT training had been mandatory for all cops carrying stun guns, but now that training has become optional in order to speed up the rollout of the stun guns.

Randy Francois, 40, told police officers that the dog defecated in his car and he 'took it out on the dog,' the Santa Ana Police Department said.

100 billion dollars surplus to extend the contract so people can stay in the hotels, and motels for several more months. >> i want to get the crime in a second, but already very good comment by ezra klein in the new york times. the column is called the way los angeles is trying to solve homelessness is absolutely insane. that is the title of it. in it, the city controller is quoted saying, lets stop making them good or good enough, we are trying to get people off the streets, you need to make su...

Randy Francois, 40, told police officers that the dog defecated in his car and he 'took it out on the dog,' the Santa Ana Police Department said.