City Controller Candidate Cary Brazeman Gets Introduction to SP at Fundraiser p. 3
See p. 12-13
Amber Mercome Speaks on Her Role in ICT’s Ain’t Misbehavin’ p. 11 Dark Blue Mondaze Stage Community Theater Series, Getting Rave Reviews p. 17
Illustration: Mathew Highland
For years now, Republicans have been working themselves up into a frenzy over the prospect of systematic electoral fraud. The claim has always been sharply at odds with the recorded rarity of voter fraud cases, even under the eager eyes of the Bush administration. But now there’s an even bigger, more blatant problem with the accusation. In late September, news began spreading that a Republican consulting firm— working in dozens of states—was itself responsible for a widespread pattern of illegal activities, including surreptitiously destroying Democratic voter registration forms. The Wolf Who Cried Wolf/ to p. 7
By Kevin Walker, Community News Reporter
Redistricting and ethics violations might put Rep. Laura Richardson out of a job come November. Richardson, who has represented California’s 37th District in the U.S. House of Representatives for five years was reprimanded by that body’s ethics committee in August for misusing her staff to campaign. This, after being cleared of earlier charges. She also is lagging in the polls behind competitor,
District 36 Rep. Janice Hahn, for the newly formed 44th district. The 44th, which encompasses San Pedro, Wilmington, Carson, Compton, South Gate and north Long Beach is the product of the redistricting process following the 2010 census. That year, voters also passed Proposition 14, which turned the California general election into runoffs between the top two primary candidates, regardless of party affiliation.
Reprimand Doesn’t Slow Richardson/ to p. 6
October 19 - November 1, 2012
Richardson Campaign’s Steep Mountain to Climb
“I’m not familiar precisely with what I said, but I’ll stand by what I said, whatever it was.”
By Paul Rosenberg, Senior Editor
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