Election anxiety turns to lawsuits, protests and physical altercations By Terry Miller On Saturday, Nov. 7, the world learned that former-Vice President Joe Biden became president-elect. Facing apparent defeat after one term, President Donald Trump continues to issue a volley of complaints, threats, and lawsuits that election experts say carry little legal merit and seem…
Some Election Results May Take A While
By Terry Miller While we endeavor to bring you all local and national election results, Beacon Media is committed to accuracy with our reporting. So often in hotly contested elections, like this year, people are quick to rush to judgment and subsequently inaccurate and misleading results can be just that. “Instead of election night in…
Los Angeles County May Have a New District Attorney
By Terry Miller In one of the most heated races in this election year, District Attorney Jackie Lacey may be ousted by challenger George Gascón. Gascón had 54 percent of the vote as of Wednesday morning and Lacey, the incumbent, trailed at 46 percent. Lacey runs an office of nearly 1,000 deputy district attorneys responsible…
Possible Voter Suppression Concerns U.S. Attorney, Local Officials
By Terry Miller In recent weeks and months there has been a huge amount of attention on possible voter suppression for the upcoming general election Nov 3. In the emergence of the Trump administration falsely suggesting that mail-in voting is rife with fraud, reports of intimidation at early voting centers, and fires at official ballot…
Contentious Los Angeles County District Attorney Race Heats Up
Lacey loses L.A. mayoral support By Terry Miller Aside from the 2020 presidential race, there are countless heated debates going on in every city and county in the land. In Los Angeles County, the most heated race is for the powerful position of district attorney. With the colossal challenges facing Los Angeles County, a high-profile…
California GOP Stands Behind Use of Unofficial Ballot Drop Boxes Despite Officials Calling for ‘Cease and Desist’
By Alina Sturgess The state of California has issued cease-and-desist orders to the California Republican Party and local GOP officials in the counties of Fresno, Los Angeles and Orange after unofficial and possibly illegal ballot boxes were found in those counties. California Attorney General Xavier Becerra tweeted an official statement Monday following a joint press…
21 Million Ballots Will Be Sent to California Registered Voters – Did You Get Yours?
By Terry Miller Southern California voters can cast ballots in-person at county elections offices and other locations ahead of the Nov. 3 election. Voting at county registrar-recorder’s offices started Monday, except in Orange County where pop-up vote centers will open on Oct. 24. Most registered voters should have received their mail-in ballots by now. More…
Pasadena Convention Center Will Serve as a Vote Center
The Pasadena Convention Center has announced it will serve as a vote center in the upcoming presidential election. Residents will have the opportunity to vote in-person at the Pasadena Convention Center from Oct. 30, 2020 – Nov. 3, 2020. “We are proud to partner with the County of Los Angeles and the City of Pasadena…