Political Life

By most accounts, Downey City Council is a sinking ship: Mayor Blanca Pacheco has faced allegations of corruption by her own Council...

Without an incumbent on the ballot, the race to represent California’s newly drawn 42nd Congressional District is one of the most...

El Monte City Council Member Dr. Maria Morales was elected in 2018 as a member of “Team El Monte,” a political action committee headlined...

Political Life has been covering developments in El Monte, California for well over a year. Notably, we interviewed the former City Clerk...

Downey City Council Member Blanca Pacheco, who usually escapes criticism at Council meetings in light of the controversies surrounding...

Armando Herman is the most notable and the longest-running critic at Downey City Council. He speaks at every meeting, at every...

El Monte has become the latest L.A. County City to limit engagement between residents and members of local government. At the October...

Larry Elder, the leading Republican candidate to replace California Governor Gavin Newsom in the recall election, stopped in Downey on...

On Labor Day 2021, community members from Whittier and the surrounding South/East Cities rallied against the recall of Governor Gavin...

Political Life has obtained a copy of a $10,000 settlement agreement in a lawsuit involving Downey Council Member Catherine Alvarez and...

Consumers across the Southeast L.A. region have been voicing opposition to rising water rates. Now, Political Life has learned that...

Martin Herrera is El Monte’s newest Council Member. His recent Facebook posts show that he has attended almost all City events in the...

In the closing minutes of the heated Downey City Council Meeting on July 13th, Downey City Mayor Claudia Frometa disclosed her intent to...

An L.A. Superior Court Judge has tossed a request to restrain Water Director Leticia Vasquez-Wilson from using the letterhead of the...

The Lakewood City Council is set to boost its monthly pay to $1,731.00. The amount represents more than the average 1-bedroom apartment...

During the May 25h, 2021 meeting of the Downey City Council, around two dozen pro-Palestine protesters rallied in opposition to Mayor...

On Saturday May 22nd, 2021, a group of water activists protested outside the Downey home of Santa Fe Springs Public Works Director Neo...

In recent comments at City Council, Downey Mayor Claudia Frometa has mentioned being concerned about "transient activity in the evening...

The struggle for the right to housing in Southeast Los Angeles is now taking the form of alliances between residents of different mobile...

For decades, Downey’s City Council has prided itself on the quality of Downey’s groundwater. Yet, in 2011, resident Andrew Davis...