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The Rondo community gathered to unveil the Mahmoud El-Kati commemorative street dedication in St. Paul’s historic Rondo District, honoring the scholar, activist and community elder who called the neighborhood home.

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We make money while we sleep. That’s the mayor of Inglewood, talking about billboards. And six days from now, Inglewood voters decide whether he gets to keep sleeping on it.

This week on News Observer Weekly, Marcus and Nia break down the five stories that mattered most to our readers — from Observer Group Newspapers, publishers of the Bakersfield News Observer, the Los Angeles News Observer and Valley’s News Observer, serving Kern County, Los Angeles, and the San Fernando and Antelope valleys.

ONE THING THIS WEEK
Vote. Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 3. Official drop boxes close at 8 p.m. that
night. Mailed ballots must be postmarked on or before Nov. 3 and arrive within
seven days. Sign and date your envelope. Not registered? You can still register
and vote the same day, in person, through Election Day.
State voter hotline: 800-345-VOTE (8683). Kern County Elections: 661-868-3590.

A NOTE ON THIS EPISODE
Stories two and three were reported at an SEIU Local 2015 rally for two Democratic
candidates. Rep. David Valadao and Steve Hilton did not appear; we include
Valadao’s own debate answer and encourage voters to read both sides.

CHAPTERS
0:00 Cold open
0:43 Inglewood: Inglewood Mayor Defends Billboard Revenue as Measure BB Heads to Nov. 3 Election
3:03 Kern County: Villegas Rallies SEIU Caregivers in Bakersfield in CD-22 Race Against Valadao
5:49 Governor’s Race: Becerra to Bakersfield Caregivers: “You Are My Family”
7:56 Corcoran: Healing the Wounds Behind the Walls
10:39 Los Angeles: Metro to Kick Off Vermont Bus Rapid Transit Project Ahead of 2028 Olympics
12:33 What to do this week

THE FULL STORIES
Inglewood Mayor Defends Billboard Revenue as Measure BB Heads to Nov. 3 Election

Inglewood Mayor Defends Billboard Revenue as Measure BB Heads to Nov. 3 Election

2. Villegas Rallies SEIU Caregivers in Bakersfield in CD-22 Race Against Valadao

Villegas rallies SEIU Caregivers in Bakersfield in CD-22 race against Valadao

3. Becerra to Bakersfield Caregivers: “You Are My Family”

Becerra to Bakersfield Caregivers: “You are my family”

4. Healing the Wounds Behind the Walls

Healing the Wounds Behind the Walls

5. Metro to Kick Off Vermont Bus Rapid Transit Project Ahead of 2028 Olympics

Metro To Kick Off Vermont Bus Rapid Transit Project Ahead of 2028 Olympics

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