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** FILE ** Maureen McArdle, left, listens as her mother Cecilia, right, negotiates with salesmen Hadi Yammine, second from right, and Ladis Sanchez as reflected in the car of interest at Galpin Ford Monday, July 18, 2005, in the North Hills section of Los Angeles. Ford Motor Co. and DaimlerChrysler AG were mulling whether to continue offering popular employee-discount pricing on their 2005 vehicles that helped spur sales in July. (AP Photo/Ric Francis) ORG XMIT: NY891

How the city’s biggest Ford dealer became an influential force in the LAPD

Deep ties between Galpin Motors and the LAPD have led to questions about whether Jeffrey Skobin can be an effective watchdog as a new member of the Board of Police Commissioners.

SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA - SEPT 29: State Sen. Toni Atkins stands for a photo during a Governor Candidate Forum held by the National Union of Healthcare Workers in San Francisco, CA on September 29, 2024. Democrats Lt. Gov. Eleni Kounalakis, California superintendent of public instruction Tony Thurmond, state Sen. Toni Atkins and former state Controller Betty Yee participated in the event. (Josh Edelson / For the Times)
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Barabak: She was highly qualified to be California governor. Why did her campaign fizzle?

Campaign portrait of Jose Ugarte for Los Angeles City Council District 9

L.A. City Council candidate to be fined $17,500 for ethics violation

Jaqueline Benitez, who depends on California's SNAP benefits to help pay for food, shops for groceries at a supermarket in Bellflower, Calif., on Monday, Feb. 13, 2023. Nearly 30 million Americans who got extra government help with grocery bills during the pandemic will soon see that aid shrink. (AP Photo/Allison Dinner)

Newsom warns Californians’ SNAP benefits could be delayed because of federal shutdown

Police and federal officers throw gas canisters to disperse protesters near a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Portland, Ore. on Sunday, Oct. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope)

Trump has power to command National Guard troops in Oregon, 9th Circuit rules

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