Hot gist land from Los Angeles, my people! Na so e be say dem dey ask wetin dey happen for LA politics. E be like say dem city no wan hear any conservative mata again. Dem dey prepare for election wey go determine wetin go happen for the future of dis obodo.
Los Angeles don dey shift left like say na new trend. As we dey talk now, dem dey plan to largely invest for public safety, taxation for the rich, and how dem go treat people wey no get immigration documents. Na big wahala!
To put am straight, e no be like before when LA na hotbed for conservative politics. Back then, dem fit elect moderate Republicans like Richard Riordan, but now? Abeg, those days don waka! Voter registration don show say when Riordan win in 1993, Republicans dey like 30% of registered voters. Today? Na half of that na e remain.
The pepper wey dey hot now be say Los Angeles dey more Democratic pass New York City! Na so bad, the local political scene don turn. Democratic Socialists don dey take over, and dem dey represent the interest of common people, wey no dey carry police matter for head again.
As the liberal group dey rise, we don see the emergence of powerful politicians like Eunisses Hernandez, Hugo Soto-Martinez, and Nithya Raman for City Council. Dem dey suggest say make we find new taxation where the rich go contribute more. Dem dey even carry unaffordable housing matter for head, so that everybody go fit chop better life.
But e no easy o! Under Mayor Karen Bass, wahala don dey as she dey push for more funding for LAPD, and dem council members wey dey rise don dey give am serious fight. E don reach we make dem reduce her budget proposal for police. Wetin dey happen? Four key members of council don even reject her lessened request!
Another wahala na the mansion tax. Dis tax wey cover properties wey dey valued above $5.1 million don cause serious debate for LA. Dem dey collect 4% on sales mek dem rich pay na only for affordable housing. Before, e dey hard to imagine a former Republican mayor like Riordan supporting such tax!
As matter dey hot, we dey see more people from low-income communities dey join city elections as wey dem shift the voting pattern. Dis wey cause wahala wey go make the city run towards issues like rent control, no dey gree for power of police.
The way wey local left don carry themselves no be joke, especially with Trump wey don dey vex dem since he enter office. Many Angelenos no dey like him at all. Political landscape don change! The support wey wey dey come for undocumented migrants don dey rise sharply, and we don even see new congressional maps now.
Fast forward to 2026, the election year go big o! Mayor Bass hold im State of the City address recently, and e show as dem dey work hard to unify the city ahead of World Cup and Olympics. E even gather marching bands from UCLA and USC to show support!
For the address, e no hold back as she brag about the city’s progress on crime reduction – homicides don drop to lowest level since 1960s! This one definitely touch hearts!
But na when she start to denounce Trump and ICE actions, na there crowd burst into applause! Na that moment show say LA don change, dem no wan hear any form of political extremism again! People dey quick to react to leadership wey dey challenge Washington now – na dem own way of dey popular politics.
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