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Welcome to the Friday, July 15, Brew. 

What with Russia’s onslaught on Ukraine, the Supreme Court’s onslaught on liberality, the GOP’s onslaught on truth and democracy and the never-ending onslaught of senseless gun violence, last month gave new meaning to the term June gloom. For many of us, sport remains a great escape from all that. A…

LOS ANGELES — In the hours after polls closed in the closely watched California midterms on June 7, reviews from pundits were quick to come in.

WASHINGTON — Just five days before the mayoral primary this month, the nation’s top housing official made an unusual appearance with Rep. Karen Bass in Los Angeles, helping the mayoral candidate make a show that she would tackle the city’s homeless crisis by summoning friends in the federal government.

LOS ANGELES — Turnout in the Los Angeles mayoral primary, which will see Rep. Karen Bass and developer Rick Caruso move to a November runoff, appears to have come in higher than years past.

LOS ANGELES — Rep. Karen Bass has widened her lead to more than six percentage points over developer Rick Caruso in the Los Angeles mayor’s race, according to results released Friday by the county registrar-recorder’s office.

LOS ANGELES — Rep. Karen Bass has widened her lead to more than 6 percentage points over developer Rick Caruso in the Los Angeles mayor's race, according to results released Friday by the county Registrar-Recorder's office.

Recent votes are galvanising debate within the Democratic Party about how to address crime, but challenges abound.

Shopping mall developer Rick Caruso can buy just about anything he wants without first balancing his checkbook.