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🏛️ Government & PoliticsNo Boyle Heights vote centers for Nov. 4 special election
Boyle Heights residents seeking to vote in person in the Nov. 4 special election will have to travel to East Los Angeles, Downtown L.A., or another Eastside neighborhood for the nearest vote center, as no polling place will be located in their community. Boyle Heights Beat, via The Eastsider
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Congress rep leads US Capitol tour
U.S. Rep. Laura Friedman was among the members of Congress leading tours of the Capitol now that the government shutdown has paused the regular guides. She led more than 80 eighth-grade students from her district who had come into town expecting a staff-led tour. “These kids who have waited all year to come on this trip and been very excited about coming to Washington, D.C., already were disappointed that they couldn’t go to the Smithsonian museums,” she said. Roll Call
Assessing the needs for senior centers
Councilmember Ysabel Jurado is asking for a report assessing needs for senior centers in her Council District 14. The report is to include a list of improvements needed at each center, as well as cost estimates. Motion
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