https://laist.com/news/politics/voter-guides/2026-election-california-primary-los-angeles-county-sheriff 2026-05-09 LAist eng 2026-05-07T17:30:00-04:00 Los Angeles County Sheriff: Who's running in the June 2 primary and why it matters Election 2026, alex villanueva, la county sheriff, robert luna, voter game plan, voter guide https://laist.com/news/politics/voter-guides/2026-election-california-primary-long-beach-mayor 2026-05-09 LAist eng 2026-05-07T17:30:00-04:00 Long Beach mayor Election 2026, long beach mayor, long beach primary election, rex richardson, voter game plan, voter guide https://laist.com/news/politics/voter-guides/2026-election-california-primary-long-beach-unified-school-board-district-5 2026-05-09 LAist eng 2026-05-07T17:30:00-04:00 Long Beach Unified School Board, District 5 Election 2026, district 5, lbusd, long beach school board, long beach schools primary election, long beach unified school district, voter game plan, voter guide https://laist.com/news/politics/voter-guides/2026-election-california-primary-long-beach-unified-school-board-district-1 2026-05-09 LAist eng 2026-05-07T17:30:00-04:00 Long Beach Unified School Board, District 1 Election 2026, lbusd school board, long beach school board, long beach schools primary election, long beach unified school district, voter game plan, voter guide https://laist.com/news/politics/voter-guides/2026-election-california-primary-board-of-equalization 2026-05-08 LAist eng 2026-05-07T17:55:38-04:00 Board of Equalization Election 2026 https://laist.com/news/politics/oc-assessor-candidate-janet-conklin-campaign 2026-05-08 LAist eng 2026-05-08T19:08:59-04:00 Former staffers accuse OC assessor candidate of misuse of campaign funds and sexual harassment Orange County News, Assessor, City Council, Claude Parrish, Conklin, La Palma, Orange County, campaign finance, sexual harassment allegations https://laist.com/news/politics/voter-guides/2026-election-california-primary-california-state-senate 2026-05-09 LAist eng 2026-05-09T14:45:31-04:00 California State Senate Election 2026 https://laist.com/news/politics/voter-guides/2026-election-california-primary-state-assembly 2026-05-09 LAist eng 2026-05-09T15:03:14-04:00 California State Assembly Election 2026 https://laist.com/news/politics/voter-guides/2026-election-california-primary-united-states-house-representatives 2026-05-09 LAist eng 2026-05-09T16:50:18-04:00 US House of Representatives Election 2026 https://laist.com/news/politics/voter-guides/vgp-2026-faq-mail-in-ballot-envelope-holes 2026-05-09 LAist eng 2026-05-09T17:22:06-04:00 How holes on mail-in ballot envelopes help election workers Election general news 2026, Election 2026, california election, primary election, 2024 election, ballot envelope, mail-in ballot https://laist.com/news/food/compton-born-coffee-pop-up-thrives-inside-pasadena-taco-shop 2026-05-08 LAist eng 2026-05-08T11:00:00-04:00 A Compton-born coffee pop-up is thriving inside a Pasadena taco shop Compton coffee pop up, coffee carts, guisados tacos, la coffee, local coffee, new coffee spots near me, pasadena tacos, the caffeinated cart https://laist.com/news/food/chinatown-grocery-store-cant-open-permit-delays 2026-05-08 LAist eng 2026-05-08T08:00:00-04:00 Chinatown grocery store raises $14,000 in 3 weeks but can't open after 2 years in limbo Food Friday, Chinatown Los Angeles, Chinatown grocery store, Chinatown restaurants, GoFundMe small business, LA building permits, LA permit delays, food access Chinatown, small business permits Los Angeles https://laist.com/news/los-angeles-activities/history-live-new-book-music-mccabes-guitar-shop 2026-05-09 LAist eng 2026-05-09T08:00:00-04:00 No bar. 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