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A Vixen's Guide to LS Politics Hey babes, here's that transcript of my exclusive interview with Northern Candidate, Democrat David Wu, on LS Vixen Live. Thank you so much to everyone who tuned in and to those who didn't, you'll have to imagine me saying these questions with an eerily calm voice and killer timing and delivery. Politics Guide: David-Wu Inter-view, it rhymes! Transcript DISCLAIMER >Comments are enabled!

A Vixen's Guide to LS Politics Hey babes, what do you do when a candidate refuses to do an interview with you? You come to him. Here's my coverage on Garret Baker, Republican Candidate for the Central District's big Q & A event held only hours before voting time. Politics Guide: Garret Baker's Big Q & A (Baker pictured above speaks to the crowd, including a member of LSN, his wife, and daughter.) Transcript DISCLAIMER >Comments are enabled!

LOW STANDARDS 2020 YOUR GUIDE TO THE LOCAL LET-DOWNS As the city's election approaches, a wide array of one hundred percent not-robot clones vie for seats in the Greater Los Santos area. The two main parties, Democrats and Republicans, present their nearly identical plans for the city and have already managed to make rounds of news, with more wife-beaters sure to come to light in the days ahead. In the spirit of this election, LSVIXEN presents the 2020 Low Standards Election Special, which aims to toughen up voters and ready them for all manner of scandal, horror, sexual trauma, car-fondling and any and all sorts of sordid tentacle fetishes that may come to light regarding the, yet again, 100 percent human candidates running for District Representative. This page will constantly be updated with top news stories and other revisions if can remember to do so between copious amounts of cocaine. © 2020 Los Santos Vixen. All fights deserved. Yes, they are still in style. We recommend them with a flared bell-bottom. A little irrelevant to election coverage though. Moving on. © 2020 Los Santos Vixen. All tights preserved. Here we go, now we're cooking with gas, let's roll down the list. Mayor of Los Santos We'll deal with this shit next month. For now.. this is basically them. Northern District Manjot Singh (D) Joshua Spencer (R) Candidate Fun Facts! Manjot Singh guaranteed the LSVIXEN never once murdered a hitchhiker and ate them. Not even once. Joshua Spencer for his part has assured the LSVIXEN that his love of the troops and veterans is "absolutely non-sexual. Haha... Unless?..." Central District Richard Orosco (D) Alex Flynn (R) Candidate Fun Facts! Richard Orosco vows to beat the shit out every single woman's rights issue in Los Santos! Bold stance! Alex Flynn has confirmed that he does NOT CRY WHILE HE MASTURBATES AT ALL. Good to know. Southern District Wallace Abbasi Mk. II (D) Jose Ortiz (R) ERR0RC4ndidate FVn Facts! Wallace Abbasi guarantees voters that he feels all three human emotions, happy, sad, and 01100010 01101100 01101111 01101111 01100100 01110100 01101000 01101001 01110010 01110011 01110100 01111001 00100000 01110010 01101111 01100010 01101111 00101101 01110010 01100001 01100111 01100101 Jose Ortiz loves watching strong women fight. Some nights he even pays homeless women to fight each-other for his amusement! Charmer! Western District Tanya Sun (D) Joshua Shepherd (R) Candidate Fun Facts! Tanya Sun guarantees that if you say Prosperity three times in a mirror she will haunt your dreams until your untimely demise. Joshua Shepherd enjoys plaid and has come to terms with him not receiving a single Korean vote. Chins up buddy! Eastern District George Valencia (D) Thomas Busch the Third (R) Candidate Fun Facts! George Valencia is extremely sensitive about his deformed thumbs and does not want anyone talking about them. Thomas Busch was told by Papa Busch that this election was actually purchased just for him because he was a very good boy this year! Blaine District Badar Khan (D) Joseph Hoffman (R) Candidate Fun Facts! Badar Khan is really excited about his initiative to give every single citizen in Blaine County their very own vaguely ethnic name. Joseph Hoffman got his own durn fortune by playin' them poker tourneys in Las Venturas. He's fixin' on doin' he same with the city budget! © 2020 Los Santos Vixen. All blights ensured. Disclaimer -> Comments are enabled ADD US ON FACEBROWSER OR PERISH.

Mayoral Elections Announcement The last couple of months have been a beautiful, exciting challenge to work together alongside my colleagues to push for legislation, reform and policy. I am nothing short of satisfied and proud with their investment and work, alongside everyone else that has supported us. Before I go ahead, I would like to thank everyone for the time, dedication and investment put into this campaign. Throughout adversities and positive situations, we continued to work, and help each other towards completing our dreams. To each member of my team, my most sincere gratitude. The Democratic Party has been and is a formation, a platform to give people a voice, and offer them the chance to help the community, the people of San Andreas. Your votes have given us the chance to showcase our platform, our values and our policy. However, the Democratic Party is a formation that appreciates and extends an invitation to everyone towards a cooperative work in order to make Los Santos and Blaine County, a safer, resourcesful and welcoming place to live in. Policy and iniative can come from anyone, it's not only good if it's Democratic Party sourced. There are good people, non partisan, and from the other side of the aisle that have good propositions and legislature to further our State towards prosperity. To that effect, the Democratic Party supports the Policy, not just partisanship, as do I. As a result my view and our Party's view, I have decided to step down from the Mayoral Campaign and officially endorse the Independent Candidate, Malikah Saleh. Regardless of political colors, it is the platform that we support, and Miss Saleh has shown utmost dedication towards what I believe in, what our Party believes in. To that extent, I want to support Miss Saleh's independent campaign for a better Los Santos. It's the ideal course of action to unite Platforms, rather than run against each other, when our interests, our values and principles, are shared. Change through hard work. And that is what Malikah Saleh offers. With that, she has my vote, and my endorsement. Forward Together, Charles Galloway Chairman of the Democratic Party of Los Santos Comments are disabled.

Welcome to the Los Santos 2020: Election Night Special. Polling stations opened at midnight on September 25 and closed on September 27 at 18:00/6PM. Results will be reported live as soon as they become available. We expect them to arrive around 19:00/7PM. Updates will be posted in the lower "updates" tab (( comments )). For more information about the election, click HERE. A tie has been declared, meaning that City Hall will be split between Democrats and Republicans equally, each party receiving three seats. OFFICIAL RESULTS CENTRAL DISTRICT RESULTS Richard Orosco (D) Alex Flynn (R) Alex Flynn receives 67 votes and wins the Central District election. Richard Orosco receives 62 votes. NORTHERN DISTRICT RESULTS Manjot Singh (D) Jonathan Spencer (R) Jonathan Spencer receives 39 votes and wins the Northern District election. Manjot Singh receives 25 votes. WESTERN DISTRICT RESULTS Tanya Sun (D) Joshua Shepherd (R) Tanya Sun receives 132 votes and wins the Western District election. Joshua Shepherd receives 94 votes. EASTERN DISTRICT RESULTS George Valencia (D) Thomas Busch (R) George Valencia receives 36 votes and wins the Eastern District election. Thomas Busch receives 20 votes. SOUTHERN DISTRICT RESULTS Wallace Abbasi (D) Jose Ortiz (R) Wallace Abbasi receives 34 votes and wins the Southern District election. Jose Ortiz receives 30 votes. BLAINE DISTRICT RESULTS Badar Khan (D) Joseph Hoffman (R) Joseph Hoffman receives 45 votes and wins the Blaine District election. Badar Khan receives 9 votes. © 2020 Los Santos News Network. All rights reserved. (( COMMENTS HAVE BEEN ENABLED, AS THE RESULTS ARE POSTED. ))

As the city's election approaches, a wide array of candidates vie for seats in the Greater Los Santos area. The two main parties, Democrats and Republicans, present their plan for the city and have already managed to make rounds of news, with more to come in the days ahead. In the spirit of this election, LSNN presents the 2020 Los Santos Election Special, which aims to inform voters on key issues and familiarize you with the candidates running for District Representative. This page will constantly be updated with top news stories and other revisions. KASPER KARTOWSKI AND THE LSNN TEAM © 2020 Los Santos News Network. All rights reserved. (( COMMENTS ARE DISABLED ON THESE PAGES. EACH PAGE IS A SUB-SITE OF THE MAIN LSNN WEBSITE AND NOT AN ARTICLE. )) PARTY QUESTIONNAIRE We asked the leaders of both political parties the following hot topic questions. Feel free to read if you would like greater detail on both of the parties' policy positions and the reasoning behind them. Does your party believe that mandatory minimum sentences for convicted felons must be upheld by courts? Democrats: As long as a penalty prescribed in the penal code is not cruel and unusual, judges have no choice but to apply it.  It is often said that judges have discretion to be lenient or severe; that is true, but also true is that their discretion not unfettered.  The lower and upper limits are set by the policymakers and put in the penal code by them. The court should have no choice but to sentence in the prescribed range of the Penal Code. Republicans: We do not believe in arbitrary enforcement of the law. We believe that a minimum is a minimum, therefore it is mandatory. Should the death penalty should be handed down on violent offenders? What about non-violent ones? Democrats: We believe that there should be an automatic, mandatory appeal whenever a death sentence is handed down.  No convicted person should condemned to capital punishment without the approval of our highest court. San Andreas does not currently have automatic direct appeal for any convict sentenced to capital punishment.  In such cases, higher courts should review the offenses and unanimously agree to a verdict. For non-violent offences, we think it would not only be barbaric, but might even rise to cruel and unusual punishment to impose capital punishment. Republicans: Murder and rape are crimes that we consider irredeemable. It goes against our principles to allow people who have committed great harm against defenseless victims to go unpunished. Violence against children, the elderly and other helpless individuals absolutely deserve the maximum punishment prescribed by law. We believe non-violent offenders should both be punished and rehabilitated. Today, hundreds of Los Santos citizens sit behind bars in the county's correctional facility. The overwhelming majority are people of color. What will your party do to address this issue? Democrats: Sometimes, we hear explanations that amount to perpetuating stereotypes — we hear variations of “they don’t want to contribute,” or “they just need a job." The issue is often treated as if it is the result of a single barrier.  But it is usually not just the lack of a job.  If you address only one barrier, the response becomes ineffective.  Our approach must recognize the complexities behind these realities, and it must involve multiple disciplines if it emerges that the issue is a number of barriers rather than a single barrier. Our response would involve four stages: (1) identify exactly where the problems are, (2) consulting the broader community about their needs, such as relevant experts, the policing community, social workers, (3) design, which would include drafting solutions, and (4) implementation, where we would pass the finished bill into law. Republicans: We wish to give those who suffer at a disadvantage because of discrimination or mental illness a chance to fight and appeal their conviction. Most importantly, we want to prevent this kind of statistic from increasing. We plan to do this by partnering with local clinics and outreach organizations to help keep every citizen looked after and cared for, along with keeping them employed and successful. In recent months, several protesters have called for a cut in police funding and suggested placing it into the hands of other services. Does your party support extracting and rearranging police funding? Democrats: We do not support the ‘defund the police’ movement. Instead, we aim to start with offering people alternatives to turn to. Welfare checks and mental-health related calls will be coordinated with new health departments, and mental health hotlines will work together with public service departments to keep people safe. This way, the police can use their assets and funding to focus on the areas where they need it most, including violent crimes, traffic, and community patrol. We do not want our police to be underfunded, and we hope that this way, we can ensure their funding is stable while still offering the potential of redistribution, should it be necessary or beneficial. Republicans: We do not believe in defunding the police, nor creating another entity to replace them. This defeats the purpose of reforming justice and law enforcement, at least at a local level. We do believe mental health services need a buff, our city lacks an official provider, apart from local clinics that are not nearly as supported or funded as much as they should be. We want to increase oversight with every department, in order to quell discrimination and corruption. We believe, in order for this to be possible, these departments will require more funding and guidance. It is a long journey of oversight and community outreach that will effectively hinder discrimination and corruption. If in power at City Hall, how will your party ensure that no one tries to profit off of their political success? Democrats: Our candidates, collaborators and employees have been scanned and checked multiple times before receiving an offer of employment from The Democratic Party. In addition, the Chairman and the Vice Chairman lead a specific internal control team which keeps track of any suspicious movement by our collaborators. We strongly believe in our team, supporting them as much as possible in the operative field as well in the political environment, but all our members are aware of the constant checks we run on them to keep things clear and fair for everyone but mainly for the citizens of Los Santos. Republicans: Oversight is very important. Under previous administrations, we have been kept in the dark. Very little was published and there are not many points of contact for people to connect with in order to voice their concerns. We plan to totally reform the government by implementing strict no-nonsense anti-corruption and oversight laws that will ensure job activity is upheld and corruption is non-existent. This also means implementing new positions that interact with the public more frequently, much like the LSPD's MRCAD division. Will your candidates be mandated to release their tax returns to the public? Democrats: All our candidates (i.e. District Representative, Deputy District Representative) will be mandated to release their tax returns to the public and have them visible to everyone. The Democratic Party has no secrets and we also put a lot of effort into what we do because we want to deliver only the best for our supporters and everyone in the City of Los Santos. In the upcoming weeks we will be releasing our tax returns to the public domain in order to let people understand that paying taxes is something necessary to have our city grow and become a better place. Republicans: No, but if we win, we would publish salaries for each title within the government. If elected, how would your party deal with obstacles from the opposition? Democrats: Our party was the first to reach out to the Republican Party’s leadership in order to set up meetings to discuss our communication during these elections. We find it important to establish a proper channel of communication so we can deal with the elections and campaigns in a fair and just way. We aim to continue the trend of communication throughout the next term. While we may disagree with our political opponents’ opinions, we respect their intelligence, skill and experience. By keeping communications stable throughout the term, we aim to get the best out of everyone’s capabilities. Our motto is Forward, Together, and that’s together with everyone. Republicans: As civilized people, we must frequently appeal to others, through logic and reason. Everybody uses these tactics, whether it's during a simple conversation or a full on debate. Even if there is opposition in power, we'll be doing our best to make sure there are policies in place that will benefit the people of Los Santos. Does your party plan on raising, lowering, or maintaining the current tax rate? Democrats: We will neither lower nor raise the tax rate. To ensure renovations for hospitals, set up a new health department, fund education properly and provide child services, as well as institute numerous other programs, lowering the tax rate is not feasible. To ensure families prosper, we do not wish to raise the tax rate, either, as higher taxes can be burdensome. Our research into the finance department has shown that the government is able to afford our plans, as long as the current tax rate remains in place. Republicans: While we are traditionally inclined to cut taxes, we believe the current rates in place by the city are fair. We will not be increasing or cutting them. This is subject to change though. If elected, would your party introduce any new taxes? If so, explain what the purpose of this tax would be. Democrats: Our party supports programs that aim to fight against climate change. On a federal level, the United States of America turned its back on the Paris Agreements of 2015, municipal and state governments now have the duty to take the task of climate change prevention upon themselves. This includes setting a clear price on greenhouse gas emissions. This tax would aim to give companies incentive to switch to cleaner power sources. On the other hand, we wish to reduce the taxes and registration costs on electric vehicles to incentivize people to look at cleaner alternatives to gasoline. Republicans: At the moment, the only potential tax we have thought of introducing is one on tobacco. Tobacco is indeed harmful substance, but we have yet to fully negotiate the possibility or specifics of this tax. If elected, what kinds of infrastructure, housing, or other projects would your party support and how much would these projects cost? Democrats: We will look to landlords and real estate managers to help solve this problem. One of our policies is the Rental Housing Assistance Program, which would create a website that gives landlords and tenants the tools to make renting properties easier. By creating a clear overview of sort-able listings, people can search based on district, price, and the amount of rooms of each type in the property. After the tenant and landlord have come to an agreement, the website would automatically help set up a contract based on the information the landlord provided, which protects people against tenant fraud. Republicans: We intend on building low income housing projects, as well as temporary housing for the homeless and destitute veterans. The housing program for veterans would be much like a shared quarters in a shelter. Proof of service will be required, obviously. Projected costs for this project are not yet final, but we believe them to be in the four hundred-thousand range. This includes acquiring real estate and renovations. Does your party support running budget deficits (creating debt when expenses exceed profit) to fund city projects or other city services? Why or why not? Democrats: We are willing to bring the government into debt only should it be a good thing for the economy in the long-term. Government debt is not a bad thing for the economy in the short-term, as it opens a way for foreign bodies to invest in our growth by purchasing government bonds. Investors help economic growth when government debt is active, since it is less risky. If a reasonable amount of debt is necessary to improve our citizens' quality of life, Democrats are open to it on a short-term basis. However, we will always be dedicated to a stable economy and this will come first when weighing the pros and cons of any sort of debt, and will not go into debt should it not be absolutely necessary. Republicans: In most cases, we do not support running deficits and we seek to cut unnecessary expenses. But there will always be certain programs that are a necessity to the people and rely heavily on financing. For example, we hope to help charitable organizations through incentives such as grants. How does your party plan to protect the LGBT community? Democrats: In the first release of our party manifesto, we included a section under rights that extends the ban on discrimination on account of orientation in employment, housing, public accommodations, and other areas, to include discrimination based on gender identity, gender expression and sexual characteristics. This is only our first step in helping the LGBT community. Our team consists of people of various backgrounds, walks of life, ethnic groups, religions, sexual orientations and gender identities. These people were chosen not because of their backgrounds, but because each of them is exceptionally capable in their positions. We believe every person should be given the chance to prove their ability without hindrance in regards to their background. Republicans: We are currently not aware of any major local dilemma or statistics that prove the LGBT community suffers. We are aware that there has been incidents across the nation regarding discrimination and abuse, however it is hard to tackle these issues on a local level when there is no data available to work with. If in power, will your party continue the affordable housing initiative? Democrats: At the moment, we think that the affordable housing initiative is not correctly brought to the poorest neighborhoods as it should be. If in power we will continue this noble cause but we won't just sit there and see how it goes, but we'll be enforcing this initiative and give the possibility to everyone to afford a decent and safe place. Republicans: Yes. In a recent study, researchers listened to 1.2 million 911 calls and found that police officers use their firearms more often than in previous years, and that most cases involving police firearms being pulled occur in black communities. Can this statistic be lowered? If so, how will your party work towards that goal? Democrats: There is no easy, quick solution to cure the problem of racism. But we believe the statistics can be lowered by thoroughly lobbying to the government of San Andreas to take inspiration from a number of progressive acts throughout America. The Police Integrity Transparency and Accountability Act from Colorado aims to collect racial profiling data and demographic data on police arrests. An act like this would ease the process of filing lawsuits in the event of unfair treatment. On top of that, it would prevent the transfer of problematic officers to different departments, make the use and release of body cameras mandatory, and require officers to intervene if they see their coworkers using unreasonable force against citizens. There is no easy, quick solution, no clear answer to the cure of precariousness problem of racism. But we have many options, and there are many steps we could take in the right direction. Republicans: It absolutely can. We have plans to work with the LSPD's leadership and staff to help review and reform policies that result in these kind of incidents. We wish to also implement more outreach programs to help create a safer environment in these communities, without the need of increasing police presence or harsh action. Should your party form government, what would its first priority be? Democrats: Our top priority will be to satisfy Los Santos' citizens' needs. We are now listening to their problems one by one, giving a voice to everyone. For example, we're currently working on city’s public health system. No more will people be discharged within hours due to a lack of space and good rooms in hospitals. No longer will the mental health epidemic be neglected. We intend to work with the COO to make the establishment of the Department of Public Health one of our top priorities. Republicans: Implementing oversight/transparency/anti-corruption laws and policies. What is the biggest problem we face as a city right now? How does your party wish to solve it? Democrats: The biggest is hard to say. There are many problems within our city, from racial segregation to homelessness, to the lack of mental health resources and support groups, to the lack of education. Our hands will be full, but we have a good number of people ready to solve everything. With the cooperation of the bright minds of both parties, we can work towards solving multiple problems at a time. Our motto Forward, Together is also our approach to solving the city’s problems: together. Republicans: Unemployment and lack of access to medical facilities. Unemployment is a major issue across the nation. It is imperative we work with organizations such as ULSA and unions to help quell this issue. Medical facilities require our support across the city to ensure people are healthy and cared for, they desperately need our support to make this a reality. What is the biggest problem we face as a city right now? How does your party wish to solve it? Democrats: The biggest is hard to say. There are many problems within our city, from racial segregation to homelessness, to the lack of mental health resources and support groups, to the lack of education. Our hands will be full, but we have a good number of people ready to solve everything. With the cooperation of the bright minds of both parties, we can work towards solving multiple problems at a time. Our motto Forward, Together is also our approach to solving the city’s problems: together. Republicans: Unemployment and lack of access to medical facilities. Unemployment is a major issue across the nation. It is imperative we work with organizations such as ULSA and unions to help quell this issue. Medical facilities require our support across the city to ensure people are healthy and cared for, they desperately need our support to make this a reality. If elected, how will you judge your success or failure as a party in government? Democrats: We would judge our success based on the effectiveness of our initiatives on our citizens, including the communications program, the poverty resources program, the suicide prevention lifeline program, the immigration resources program and other policies in our manifesto. Republicans: The measurement of our success can be judged in the way we have benefited the people of Los Santos and the policies we implement. 1. LSNN will follow up with parties to verify that promises made during the campaign are scrutinized. This article is not verifying the truth of the statements, however LSNN will report should changes occur. 2. The policies reflect currently available information provided by the parties, which may fluctuate between candidates. Candidates are subject to change and are based on the most recent available information, as per the City Clerk. 3. No third party candidates are running in the 2020 Los Santos election. © 2020 Los Santos News Network. All rights reserved. (( COMMENTS ARE DISABLED ON THESE PAGES. EACH PAGE IS A SUB-SITE OF THE MAIN LSNN WEBSITE AND NOT AN ARTICLE. )) Mayor of Los Santos Charles Galloway (D) Oswald Halford (R) Northern District Manjot Singh (D) Jonathan Spencer (R) Central District Richard Orosco (D) Alex Flynn (R) Southern District Wallace Abbasi (D) Jose Ortiz (R) Western District Tanya Sun (D) Joshua Shepherd (R) Eastern District George Valencia (D) Thomas Busch (R) Blaine District Badar Khan (D) Joseph Hoffman (R) © 2020 Los Santos News Network. All rights reserved. (( COMMENTS ARE DISABLED ON THESE PAGES. EACH PAGE IS A SUB-SITE OF THE MAIN LSNN WEBSITE AND NOT AN ARTICLE. )) Los Santos City Hall is divided into six (6) electoral districts, with each getting one representative. You must reside in the district in which you are planning to vote. To find out which district you'll be voting in, refer to the map below. Central District Pillbox Hill, Mission Row, Alta, Hawick, Burton, West Vinewood and Downtown Vinewood. Northern District Vinewood Hills, Richman, GWC and Rockford Hills. Western District La Puerta, Little Seoul, Vespucci, Del Perro, Morningwood and Pacific Bluffs. Eastern District Cypress Flats, Murrieta Heights, El Burro Heights, La Mesa, Mirror Park and Eastern Vinewood. Southern District Strawberry, Davis, Rancho, Banning, Chamberlain Hills and southern La Puerta. Blaine County District The entirety of Blaine County, including the towns of Paleto Bay, Sandy Shores, Strawberry, and the areas of Grapeseed and Harmony. City Property The Los Santos International Airport and the roads around it, and the industrial docks. This area is known as a non-district zone, which means it is governed by city hall as a whole - no representative is given due to low population, but the area is still under Los Santos city limits and government. 4. Maps not to scale and are to be used as a general aid. Maps may have slight inaccuracies as there is no official district map provided by the government. Some dwellings may be part of a different district than expected, so refer to your address and ballot information. Contact City Hall if you are unsure where to vote. © 2020 Los Santos News Network. All rights reserved. (( COMMENTS ARE DISABLED ON THESE PAGES. EACH PAGE IS A SUB-SITE OF THE MAIN LSNN WEBSITE AND NOT AN ARTICLE. )) Democratic party campaign disunity? An interview with county-hopeful Democrat, Badar Khan Special Report: Parties battle for the youth vote Special Investigation: Democratic party candidate Richard Orosco accused of beating ex-girlfriend Democratic Party statement regarding recent allegations towards Mr. Orosco Ex-girlfriend of fired GOP candidate Orleans speaks out Alexander Orleans acquittal reveals Faggio used as sex aid © 2020 Los Santos News Network. All rights reserved. (( COMMENTS ARE DISABLED ON THESE PAGES. EACH PAGE IS A SUB-SITE OF THE MAIN LSNN WEBSITE AND NOT AN ARTICLE. ))

Election: Fifteen Minutes With Tanya Sun Nayeli Greyfeather Last week, Tanya Sun, the Democratic Party's candidate for the Western District, was able to give LSNN fifteen minutes out of her very busy schedule to discuss the election. Tanya Sun, Democratic Candidate for the West [image reproduced from social media] I thought it would be a perfect opportunity to discuss a few issues, including how Tanya felt the election impacted the women of Los Santos. The transcript of our interview is below: Nayeli: So, let's start with that fact, that you're the only woman candidate. Does that give you cause for concern at all? Tanya: Concern? No, I do believe that if you can do the work, your gender shouldn't matter. But what does matter is when it's so consistently one way. I'm less concerned and more disappointed -- I guess. Consider that it's a, for lack of a better description, "a man's world" since the dawn of time. In 2020 things should have progressed but, they seem to have gone a little backwards in Los Santos. Nayeli: I see. Tanya: On the previous point though, I feel it needs saying -- Nayeli: Yes? Tanya: I'm not singling the Republicans out for criticism here. Gender diversity in places of power is just a huge structural issue across the country and the world. We kind of expect the Republicans to be as gender balanced as a Stone Age tribe. But I'm not exempting the Democrats from criticism. We can do better as well. The fact there's only one woman nominee is not a good thing for us. But, I am encouraged that our next generation of talent has more girl power, so to speak. Nayeli: Can you name a few people who have inspired you to run in the election? Tanya: I wish it was a few people. I mean, my partner Bobby is at the top of the list, always. His support and guidance has been everything to me. But, honestly for me, it's the whole community in Little Seoul that has really inspired me to step up. Nayeli: Cool. Tanya: I want to see the best for all the West Suburbs, because just this one suburb has been a family to me, and has really shown what communities can do when they watch out for each other and lift each other up. Nayeli: My next question has two parts to it, okay? First what do you think makes a good female role model, and do you have any of your own? Actually, that was the two. Tanya: There are so many role models to choose from. Supreme Court Justice (Ruth) Ginsberg has to be one of my all time -- well, heroes. Also, I have to say I have nothing but love for our girl AOC (Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez) in Washington -- she makes me feel like anything is possible. Nayeli: She was criticized for having a large part in 20,000 potential jobs leaving New York City based on her activism to prevent Amazon from basing a distribution center there. Do you think that's an issue of concern? Tanya: Not at all -- look, I'm often called a conservative Democrat -- and that's not an unfair statement, I am definitely to the right of AOC. But Amazon's employment practices are completely immoral. I believe in backing local businesses that have a stake in this city, (over) a multi-national who may employ tens of thousands but keep them barely alive on well below minimum wage agreements. Los Santos deserves better than predatory out-of-town businesses exploiting our vulnerable. Nayeli: So, you're in favor of heavier employment regulations in Los Santos? Tanya: I'm in favor of fairer employment regulations in Los Santos. I feel there needs to be government support to help small and struggling businesses to better navigate bureaucracy, but I don't believe that cutting regulations and taxes is a solution to, well any problem really. Nayeli: A few months ago there were calls to unionize the security industry, are you in favor of unionization? In that or any other industry? Tanya: Of course unions are a vital part of the industrial world. The absence of unions is precisely why companies like Amazon can exploit their workers to a degree that Americans are working in conditions that would make Bangladesh in the eighties look sane. Nayeli: Tanya, I was also wondering whether you had identified any programs or policies that are aimed at women? I'll give an example; the LSFD had the program that enabled us to report to stations around the city if we felt unsafe. Have you anything specifically targeted or tailored for women? Tanya: Well, let me start by saying the LSFD initiative was an essential one for the community, and I wish we saw more of those in the previous administration. For my part, I want to see more women's health clinics available city wide. Consider that endometriosis (a progressive and chronic uterine condition) is one of the most common and debilitating conditions for women across the country, but -- treatments and awareness? You barely hear about it. That needs to change. The Democrats are aiming to establish a Department of Public Health and, if we win, That will be at the top of the agenda -- I promise. VISIT OUR WEBSITE - CLICK HERE

Special Investigation: Democratic Party Candidate Richard Orosco Accused of Beating Ex-Girlfriend Nayeli Greyfeather Dianna Pierce [Photography - Nayeli Greyfeather] Dianna Pierce, the ex-girlfriend of Richard Orosco, the Democratic Party Central District Election Candidate, has accused him of assaulting her while they were in a relationship. The alleged assaults occurred in June and July of this year. "This all started...when Richard was a police officer. I was his TO, also known as Training Officer, and we did a few FTPs (also know as Field Training Patrols) together. Our relationship was completely professional at the time...we were just colleagues." Later, Dianna and Mr. Orosco (both of whom had transferred to the Los Santos Sheriff's Department) began working with each other at the Sandy Shores station. "Over time we kind of got closer and closer. We started to spend a lot more time together. Just him and I. And then - it turned into a full blown relationship. This happened in like...June. I think. It was going amazing for the first month - until July." Richard Orosco, Democratic Party Central District Candidate [image reproduced from Democratic Party campaign website] "(On the) first of July I received a message from Richard on (Facebrowser). He wanted to break up out of nowhere. It was really odd because we had just planned a date together. And then...I was shocked, you know? I kept asking him why he wants to break up - I didn't have any bad intentions. I just wanted to try and fix our relationship. I thought it was possible. I was wrong. He told me to stop messaging him, to stop seeing him. He was going all in. I was even more confused because like...I didn't really know what was going on. Like, at all." Dianna approached Mr. Orosco at work, before the two agreed to meet at her apartment at a later time. They exchanged heated SMS messages, within which Dianna states Mr. Orosco became abusive to her. "Fast forward...I messaged Richard again. I have no idea why. I thought he was just drunk and it wasn't him. Funny because I had been a detective for years. He seemed calm over messages - until he actually came to my place. He told me, and I quote, 'You snitched on me, b***h? You're gonna take me to the court, is that it? Stupid b***h.'" "Before I could even answer, he pinned me against a table. He hit me multiple times in the face. And I'm talking full blown punches. Not slaps or something. Punches. He let go of me. I told him to get the f**k out of my flat and he told me, "No b***h, I'm staying." He opened my fridge and took a beer. This part's important because he's already known to have alcohol problems." I was crying and begging him to leave. He told me he wouldn't leave until I explained how (a friend) knows about his messages. I was honest...I told him I was with (two friends) then he questioned why I was with two males. He threw a (cooking) pan and a bottle cap at me. I got angry too, and scared. I told him to leave once again, very clearly. I told him I'll get a restraining order issued too. That set him off once again." "He tried to hit me again." "I ran and locked myself in my bedroom. He kept punching the door. He told me I had nowhere to run. He said, and I quote, 'Open the door, b***h'. At this point I had no other option. I opened my drawer, I always kept my pistol inside the drawer. I unlocked the door and I immediately ran to the opposite corner. He opened the door and I immediately aimed the gun at him. Told him I'd shoot him if he didn't leave." "He froze. He wasn't expecting me to pull a gun on him. Love is a little complicated. I didn't have it in me to shoot him. He sweet talked me out of it all. He told me he'd go through rehab for his alcohol addiction. He asked for one last chance. I loved him, you know? I was fine with giving him one last chance. It was all a play. He told me things I wanted to hear." Dianna attended Hope Health Center in early July, which is confirmed by a witness who attended with her. She did not tell treating medical staff how she obtained the injuries. LSNN was provided with copies of a series of Facebrowser messages between Dianna and a friend after she had revealed that Mr. Orosco had hit her. Friend: "if ur happy getting punched around and then forgiving him because he cried at the (threat) of u leaving then live ur life lol who am I to stop you? me and (another friend) only had ur best interests at heart, we'd never do anything to wrong you." Dianna: "Just promise me you'll let us handle our own problems ourselves, please. I don't want a repeat of last night. It won't happen cause I'm never telling anything to anyone ever again. I trusted you and you betrayed my trust. I shouldnt have told you anything to begin with, its my private life and I should have stayed quiet but I had confidence you'd not talk about it." LSNN was approached by four witnesses, some who have departmental links, and all of whom confirm various aspects of Dianna's complaint. One, who has never served with the LSSD, stated that she had just met Dianna at a hiking event in July. She saw, "Just bruises on her face. I don't remember who mentioned them first, it might have been (a friend). But she said she fell down the stairs or something...Richard (Mr. Orosco) was saying stuff about how Dianna was clumsy. (I) think Richard said it was bleeding, even." "I offered her makeup to cover it up." A second witness stated, "She came into work and all we could see was an abnormal amount of makeup, right? More than she'd usually wear. And I remember...I slammed a door on a (crime) scene and and she just yelped and flinched, right? And that's when we took a closer look at it. I pulled her aside in the locker rooms and she told me how Richard hit her over -- he thought she was cheating on him." "Basically he...threw her up on a table and just f**king whaled on her face...beat her black and f**king blue. And she was trying to hide it with makeup but...her jaw was all swollen. She was a mess, you know? A mess." "Ms. Pierce, she's a real sweetheart. Good deputy. Attentive. Soft spoken - compassionate, you know?" said another who knows the case intimately. "Real good to have around victims that went through nasty stuff...(but) Pierce pissed me off. Her Stockholm syndrome f**ked up a good cop - her." "Mr. Orosco used to abuse her. Back then, as a deputy sheriff? He was real rough. Jumpy. Aggressive almost...she'd show up to work bruised, purple eyes. The things that made her a good cop slowly started fading away." A fourth witness stated, "Dianna shows up to work with a black eye. It's poorly covered with makeup. She says it's because she fell down the stairs. After some pressuring, she says she got mugged, still lying. She eventually tells me Richard did it to her. She also tells me she had to pull a firearm to make Richard back off of her, he would not stop." "We advise her to leave him. She doesn't, she sticks to him, he claims she's lying. She switches stories, says it was mutual combat. It became rather clear he was playing her, I'm afraid, playing with her emotions." When asked why she didn't report the violence to the authorities, including to press charges, Dianna stated, "I thought I could save our relationship. Fix it." LSNN has reached out to the Democratic Party for comment. The official comment, provided to LSNN by a Party representative, is: "We are troubled to learn of recent communications between Ms. Pierce and an LSNN journalist. The communications were about serious allegations of domestic violence. Domestic violence is always wrong regardless of who perpetrates it. Domestic violence is also criminal. As we often see, charges are pursed against alleged domestic abuser and they have their day in court. That is how our system operates and, despite its flaws, it the best system we have. Mr. Orosco has not been charged and tried; if what Ms. Pierce said is true, he is entitled to have his day in court just like everyone else. Just as Mr. Orleans had his day in court, Mr. Orosco should have had his. But he didn't, because Ms. Pierce did not immediately go to the police to initiate a criminal proceeding. We can infer many things from this, but the fairest inference is to presume Mr. Orosco's innocence until he is, if ever, proven guilty. As Mr. Orosco is presumed innocent, we assume Mr. Orosco will consider and take every remedy available to him under the law. He is entitled, like everyone else, to be left alone and to protect his good name. As a decent and compassionate community, we cannot allow people with vindictive and ulterior motives to make false, serious, distressing, and outrageous accusations. Mr. Orosco deserves the same courtesy." 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