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EYE ON THE CITY April 7-13, 2022 VOL. 37, No. 14
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Runoff Looms in 62nd Assembly District
Tina McKinnor By Kenneth Miller, Publisher
The race for the 62nd Assembly District which covers Inglewood has been narrowed between Lawndale Mayor Robert Pullen-Miles and community activist Tina McKinnor after both candidates received the majority of the votes in the April 5 primary. According to the latest tabulations
from the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk Tuesday, Pullen-Miles garnered 8,083 votes, or 37.21%, McKinnor snagged 7,686 votes, or 35.38%, while Hawthorne City Councilwoman Angie Reyes English (3,056 votes, or 14.07%) and Nico Ruderman(2,900 votes, or 13.35%) both failed to meet the threshold for the runoff. Since none of the candidates
Robert Pullen-Miles
garnered to necessary majority of votes, Pullen-Miles and McKinnor will decide it in the statewide June 7 primary who will serve out Autumn Burke’s remaining term. Burke, D-Inglewood, resigned from the Assembly suddenly on Feb. 1, leaving the 62nd District unrepresented and prompting Gov. Gavin Newsom to proclaim a special election ahead of the statewide primaries in June.
The four candidates who sought to replace Burke would serve out the final eight months of her term. The 62nd District that the winning candidate will represent will essentially become the 61st next term because of redistricting. All four candidates on the special election ballot are also on the June 7 ballot for the full two-year term in the Continued on page 8
Biden Announces Extension of Student Loan Repayment Freeze By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent
President Joe Biden on Wednesday, April 6, announced a pause on federal student loan repayments – extending the break in payments through August 31. Originally, the freeze was scheduled to expire May 1. Borrower balances have frozen for more than two years since March 2020. During this time, interest has stopped adding up and collections on defaulted debt have been on hold. Since taking office, Biden has expanded student loan forgiveness relief to borrowers. who work in the public sector, those permanently disabled. Officials said those initiatives have Here’s Biden’s official statement: who were defrauded by for-profit In January 2021, on my first day in colleges and borrowers who are now provided more than $17 billion in
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