In the cradle of Latino political power, rivalries are downright biblical. Friends turn into enemies and enemies become friends, among politicians and pretenders.
Second in a four-part series on how Latino political power has changed Los Angeles PART II: THE SAN FERNANDO VALLEY MACHINE SPEAKS Alex Padilla was a 22-year-old managing his first election campaign when advisors issued a challenge: Make sure the kickoff party for your guy has at least 100 guests.
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Price asked supporters this week to give to his new legal defense fund, saying the money would help him and his lawyers fight what he called “false accusations.”
In February, two Mesa residents waited almost two hours through a contentious city council hearing to speak on an unrelated matter: how a “drug rehab” house that opened on their