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Councilman Isaac Galvan, 34, Jace Dawson, 34, Kimberly Chaouch, 48, Toni Morris, 34, Barry Reed, 61 and Reginald Streeter, 51, have all been charged with conspiracy to commit election fraud. Galvan and Dawson, a former candidate for the Compton City Council, worked together to secure votes to ensure Galvan would retain his District 2 seat during a runoff election in June, the criminal complaint alleges. Chaouch, Morris, Reed and Streeter, meanwhile were allegedly registered to vote at Dawson’s address in Compton, even though they didn’t reside there. All four are charged with voting illegally in the election. Galvan ended up...

Ed Edelman, the longtime Los Angeles County supervisor whose crusading policymaking influenced many aspects of local life including child welfare, health services and environmental preservation, has died. He was 85. During his 20 years on the Board of Supervisors, Edelman championed efforts to improve the way county government treated its most vulnerable citizens while also fighting to protects parts of the Santa Monica Mountains from development.

Yuma city councilman says not on my watch BY JEFFREY GAUTREAUX, Sun Staff Writer Sep 7, 2005, 9:49 pm Yuma City Council member Al Krieger showed Tuesday that he wants to cut down on crime in Yuma. Even if he has to do it himself. Krieger helped Yuma police arrest a man who allegedly attempted to carjack him after the man crashed his vehicle into a street sign on 32nd Street. "That's my neighborhood," Krieger said. "I'm not going to tolerate that stuff. I think people need to do what they're able to do." About 10:45 a.m., Krieger said he...