Eastside Assembly News Today

In the cradle of Latino political power, rivalries are downright biblical. Friends turn into enemies and enemies become friends, among politicians and pretenders.

'No one thought that I was intoxicated,' Carrillo said when I asked why didn’t she call an Uber or a friend to pick her up. 'I didn’t think I was intoxicated.'

Police investigating a car crash arrested Assemblymember Wendy Carrillo on suspicion of drunk driving early Friday. Carrillo apologizes and vows to seek help.

Police investigating a car crash arrested Assemblymember Wendy Carrillo on suspicion of drunk driving early Friday. Carrillo apologizes and vows to seek help.

Considered one of Kevin de León's main challengers for the City Council, Wendy Carrillo's DUI arrest will inevitably launch a sea of 'Wino Wendy' opposition mailers.

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The eulogies are coming in for pioneering Chicana politician Gloria Molina, who died Sunday night — Mother’s Day — after a three-year battle with cancer.

The eulogies are coming in for pioneering Chicana politician Gloria Molina, who died Sunday night — Mother’s Day — after a three-year battle with cancer.

Law Enforcement News Police Looking For Hit-and-Run Driver Who Fatally Struck Woman In Highland Park The Los Angeles Police Department released surveillance video in hopes of locating the driver who struck and killed a pedestrian in Highland Park. The incident happened on March 17 at 8:44 a.m. at the intersection of Aldama Street just west of Irvington Place. According to

'Lights that work. Potholes that get filled,' said Carrillo, the Eastside Assembly member on her reasons for running for Kevin de León's City Council seat. 'A caretaker that actually cares about their responsibility to serve the community as an elected official.'