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9000 Overland Avenue

Culver City, CA 90230

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Join Toni Breedlove and Rollin Dee on Wednesday, August 10, 2016, at 8pm PDT/10pm CDT/11pm EDT, for an in-depth discussion on the history of voting, and why it's so important to exercise this right in November 2016.

LOS ANGELES - Aug. 8, 2016 - PRLog -- As President…

To find out where you vote, click here -https://www.lavote.net/locator/ - and put in your address. 

If you want your elected representative to care about your concerns and the issues in your community, you need to vote. 

Five percent of eligible voters decide the election and the areas they represent get more attention. Your vote helps those who are working to improve the community because it shows the people…

In 2004, at the sweet and naive age of 24, I committed myself to registering voters and educating co-workers, family members, friends, and neighbors about the upcoming election. Not only did I believe it was my duty to inform my peers about Candidate John Kerry's policies, but I found it equally as important to share information about the political decisions that are often the most neglected, yet have the strongest impact on our daily life: Our state and city elections and propositions. My…

Leimert Park and Baldwin Hills seems to be caught in a struggle between the new City Council President Herb  and Councilman Bernard Park.

The Redistricting Commission released a draft of the new Los Angeles City Council districts boundaries, moving more of Leimert Park Village from the…

Empowerment Congress West Area Neighborhood Development Council will be discussing the City Council Redistricting Process. Every 10 years the people of Los Angeles have an opportunity to shape district boundaries.

At Saturday's Town Hall meeting we will discuss how redistricting relates to our neighborhoods. Tuesday's hearing is an opportunity to provide testimony directly to the commissioners selected to draw the boundaries. It will be the only hearing conducted in Council District 8…

I was one of only 62 that made it to my polling place as of this afternoon.

I asked how that compares and the nice poll worker ladies said - There are about a 1,000 registered voters.

I'm no math major but that's about 5 percent. Not enough.

People are dying in Egypt, Tunisia, Libya and lots of other places for the right to elect…

There's more on Tuesday March 8's ballot than the Los Angeles City Council. Leimert Park Ballot.pdf -

Measure G - New pension plan for Fire and Police; Measure H - Campaign restrictions; Measure I - DWP public advocate; Measure J - DWP budget rules; Measure L - Increase library funding; Measure M - Tax marijuana; Measure N - Change finance laws; Measures O - Tax oil produced in…

Why does it matter? Why should I vote? I already voted in 2008. I don't know the candidates. I don't know the issues. I don't have access to google. I can't afford facebook. Twitter is useless.

We don't need a revolution to have democracy. We have democracy right now. Vote.…

Sutro Avenue Block Club President Harold Washington (my block!) has invited one of the candidates for the Los Angeles City Council, Forescee Hogan-Rowles, to talk about her vision for the 8th District.

The meeting is at Harold's house, 4176 Sutro Avenue, at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 5. All are invited.

"At the state and local level I am sure that we can all agree that it is imperative for our community to have in government representatives that are active,…