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Aaron Mendelson
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Former senior data & investigative reporter
Stories by Aaron Mendelson
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KPCC has been collecting political mail this year and a number of themes reappear on mailers for different candidates in different races.
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The mailers come amid a contentious race for state Assembly in the Inland Empire's 47th District. KPCC did not participate in the mailers or endorse a candidate.
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No organization in the state has spent more outside money in the 2016 election cycle than two pro-charter committees. They've spent $17 million on state contests.
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Campaign mailers are blanketing mailboxes across California. And while they may seem low-tech, the people sending you that mail know exactly what they're doing.
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The three letters share the same letterhead and font, and some of the same wording. One of them comes from Christine Antonovich, whose husband Mike is running for state Senate.
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Two supervisors candidates, a longtime board insider and a newcomer to county politics, seek to represent District 5, which stretches from Santa Clarita to Covina.
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Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Sgt. Steve Owen was shot and killed on Wednesday, a department spokesperson said at a press conference.
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As the November general election comes ever closer, you're hearing more and more about donor limits, "dark money," and super PACs. So, what do all these terms mean?
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The Inland Empire's 47th Assembly District contest is seeing more outside spending than any other state race, and it's revealing new legislative political fault lines.
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Vote-by-mail ballots for the November election also bring pitches from the candidates. KPCC wants campaign mailers for a project we're calling "Who Mailed It."
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Only four agencies had multiple vehicle shootings, including Glendale, which has a policy allowing police to shoot at cars they perceive are being used as weapons.
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Most California cities are complying with a new law that requires they disclose the types of data they collect, but some Southern California governments are lagging.
