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Photo by delara-photos via LAist Featured Photos on Flickr The fact that there are more Democrats in Los Angeles County than Republicans (51% to 24% to be exact) is no surprise, but a look into the numbers are nonetheless interesting. Last week Monday, the last day to register to vote and when a major registration drive was setup throughout the county, around 17,000 people signed up. And since September, more than 107,000 signed up -- nearly half of those were first time registrations. The numbers are still fluid, but here's the breakdown of new registrants since September 1st:
Make o that what you will, but do take note of the large number of Decline to State (and to a lesser extent, the non partisan) registrants. That's a hefty number.
Fentanyl and other drugs fuel record deaths among people experiencing homelessness in L.A. County. From 2019 to 2021, deaths jumped 70% to more than 2,200 in a single year.
