Remembering Helen Kawagoe
Longtime Carson City Clerk Helen Kawagoe passed away on April 6 in Gardena. She was 92. In 1974, Helen became the second City Clerk for...
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May 3, 20202 min read
City Council Works to Address COVID-19
The Carson City Council has declared a local emergency in response to the coronavirus, and the response to the pandemic has dominated...
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May 2, 20201 min read
Move to District Elections in Limbo
A potential move to district-based elections for Carson City Council remains up in the air. Recent updates from the City have suggested...
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May 1, 20202 min read
City Ousts Two Senior Leaders
On March 11, two department heads at the City of Carson were let go, effective immediately. City Manager Sharon Landers announced via...
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Apr 30, 20202 min read
Report Reveals Improper Fundraising, Poor Accounting for City Events
Events Losing the City Money, Auditors Recommend City Institute New Policies The Carson City Council received a report at its Feb. 18...
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Apr 29, 20203 min read
COVID-19 Reshapes Daily Life in Carson
City Government, Businesses and Residents Cope with Dramatic Impacts COVID-19 has thrown a huge curveball at every state and local...
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Jan 22, 20201 min read
Happening Around Carson
Census 2020 Workshop Carson Accountability and Transparency is proud to host a free workshop with California Complete Count on the...
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Jan 22, 20202 min read
Is the City of Carson in a “News Desert”?
“News deserts,” communities no longer covered by daily newspapers, are growing rapidly across the country. A recent report from the...
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Jan 22, 20202 min read
The Primary Election Moves to March This Year: Voting to Begin in Early February
While voters have until March 3 to cast their vote, because of changes to the voting process, the election season really begins in just a...
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Jan 22, 20202 min read
City Employee Legal Settlements Have Cost Carson Millions in Damages Since 2010
Former City Employee Received $500k Carson Accountability and Transparency (CAT) has obtained details of more than 20 separate legal...
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Jan 22, 20201 min read
Mayor Robles Running for County Supervisor
Carson Mayor Albert Robles has filed to run for Los Angeles County’s 2nd District Supervisor seat. The seat is currently held by Mark...
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Jan 22, 20202 min read
The L.A. County Election System is Changing: What Does that Mean for 2020?
The County of Los Angeles, along with several other counties in the state, have altered the way elections are held in order to increase...
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Jan 22, 20202 min read
Technical Difficulties Limit Access to City Council Meetings
The online live feed for several of the last council meetings lacked audio, video or sometimes both for several portions of the meetings....
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Jan 22, 20202 min read
Census 2020: Do I Really Have to Fill This Out?
The decennial Census questionnaire will be available to all people in the United States beginning March 2020. But why does the Census...
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Jan 22, 20202 min read
Carson City Council Tackles Hot Button Issues
2019: The Year the Carson City Council tried to Ban Guns and Cigarettes It was an interesting 2019 for Carson’s City Council, who hired a...
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Jan 22, 20202 min read
CAT Launches Civic Engagement Program to Residents
Municipal Engagement Opportunity Workshops Seek to Increase Civic Participation The year 2020 is bringing significant changes to the City...
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Sep 12, 20192 min read
BREAKING NEWS: City of Carson Formally Sued Over Voting Rights Act
Papers were filed yesterday in Los Angeles County Superior Court suing the City of Carson over alleged violations of the California...
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Sep 10, 20191 min read
The City of Carson is Hiring
The City of Carson currently has 28 open vacancies for positions with the city. Of those, more than 20 have been listed for more than 30...
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Sep 10, 20191 min read
Water Treatment Facility Renamed in Honor of Mayor Albert Robles
The Grand Opening for the Albert Robles Center for Water Recycling & Environmental Learning was held in August by the Water Replenishment...
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Sep 10, 20191 min read
In Memoriam: Dr. Rita Boggs
Dr. Rita Boggs passed away on August 10, 2019 to complications of dementia. A 30-year Carson resident and Staten Island native, Dr. Boggs...
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Sep 10, 20191 min read
Meet Sharon Landers: Carson’s First Female City Manager
In May, the Carson City Council appointed Sharon Landers to serve as the new city manager. She is the first woman to hold the position in...
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