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Filing deadline for L.A. mayor candidates is noon Saturday. Two major developments hours before have shaken up the race.
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Mike Madrid says Democrats and Republicans have failed to unlock the Latino vote, which increasingly is U.S. born and growing rapidly.
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The seat has often gone uncontested, but not this year.
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Use our tool to search through investigations opened by the state’s campaign law watchdog. The data updates weekly.
