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LSN Election Guide: City Council 2024 2/2/2024 Compiled by Delia Celeste Urbana-Champaign The Los Santos Network is dedicated to bringing you the most up to date information on the issues that impact your lives. This Election Guide seeks to serve as a font of information to give you the low-down on the candidates and to give you the information you need to make informed choices. We're going to kick off with some basic information on when the voting period begins and ends, how to figure out which District you live under and where to vote. Finally we'll round out with information packets sent to us by the candidates. Some candidates did not respond when asked to contribute to this guide, but rest assured the Los Santos Network will continue to try to get their take before election day so you can make the most informed decision possible. When to Vote Which District Do I Live In? Find your Primary Residence on the map below to figure out your District: Where Do I Vote? Voting will be conducted Online through the following City Government Web Portal, the Web Portal becomes active on February 10th until the 11th, and individuals naturally may only vote Once. Meet the Candidates Candidates are presented in the order by which they completed and submitted their Election Guide Information Packet. Northern District Race Josély Martínez (R) vs. David Wu (D) Campaign Theme Song Detailed Candidate Overview Campaign Theme Song Detailed Candidate Overview Western District Race Sophie Wu (D) vs. Daniel Park (I) Campaign Theme Song Detailed Candidate Overview Daniel Park (I) did not respond to contribution requests for this Election Guide. Central District Race Olivia Zhao (D) vs. Garrett Baker (R) Campaign Theme Song Detailed Candidate Overview Garrett Baker (R) did not respond to contribution requests for this Election Guide. He has however contributed this comment. Southern District Race Frank Buntz (R) vs. Eduardo Vargas (I) Campaign Theme Song Detailed Candidate Overview Eduardo Vargas (I) did not respond to contribution requests for this Election Guide. Los Santos County (Blaine) District Race Ted Cook (R) vs. Colton Reed (I) Neither Ted Cook (R) nor Colton Reed (I) responded to contribution requests for this Election Guide. Wrap Up All candidates were reached out to multiple times to contribute to the Election Guide and we'd like to thank them those that did contribute. We'll note that all candidates who contributed committed themselves to active involvement in the City Government and to attend a majority of City Council hearings. Finally, all those asked have committed themselves to working across party lines in order to best represent the needs of constituents. For further information on each of these candidates, see the links to their platform to see how you might get involved with their campaigns or to reach out to them directly with any questions. The Los Santos Network will continue to provide you up-to-date on all pressing City Council race updates. >Comments are enabled!

Election Results: City Council 2024 2/12/2024 Delia Celeste Urbana-Champaign The Los Santos Network is has compiled all the election results in one easy place for you to check out if your favorite candidate won or not. The election results were announced at midnight on the 12th of February, 2024 and LSNN covered the entire event live so you have the information you need when you need it. Northern District Winner Josely Martinez (R) - 60% David Wu (D) - 40% Central District Winner Olivia Zhao (D) - 70% Garrett Baker (R) - 30% Southern District Winner Frank Buntz (R) - 55% Eduardo Vargas (I) - 45% Western District Winner Sophie Wu (D) - 63% Daniel Park (I) - 37% Los Santos County Winner Ted Cook (R) - 75% Colton Reed (I) - 25% >Comments are enabled!

Body Found Outside Private Prestige Event: LS Dems Extortion Attempt Fails! 2/5/2024 Delia Celeste Urbana-Champaign CHUMASH - The body of an as-yet unidentified African-American teenager was found outside the exclusive Pacific Bluffs Resort on Saturday the 27th of January during an private event held by top fashion house Prestige. The media was notified by an email from an identified individual who was later revealed and implicated in an extortion attempt on the Los Santos Democratic Party, apparently misidentifying the event as one from the Los Santos Democratic Party. (Pacific Bluffs Resort & Spa) The email from the failed extortionist accuses those inside the resort of neglecting the body with videos showing two men seemingly exiting the Resort meeting, stepping over the body, and driving over it as they left. LSN's investigation revealed that the men were unaffiliated with Prestige, attempted to and failed to gain entry into the secure premises, and are currently unidentified at this time. An anonymous source from inside the event revealed to LSN that event-goers were engaged in the event, unaware of the body, and by the time they exited the body had been taken by the Los Santos Coroner's Office and the scene was clear of any Law Enforcement Officers which left many attendees unaware of it happening until after the fact. LSN as well as other media and police agencies received the following email at 5:00 AM this morning on the 5th of February, 2024: Note: Out of respect for the privacy of the deceased and to prevent interference with any ongoing investigations by Law Enforcement Agencies and their Cyber Crimes unit, the email address of the would-be extortionist as well as the videos will not be released by LSN at this time. Email from the would-be extortionist: This lead LSN to follow the trail back to it's source with this extortion email sent to State Senators Seth Andrews, Isabel Aguirre, and Diana Jones. The extortionist claims to know the various secrets of the email recipients, however given the fact that they critically misidentified the targets of this extortion, their claim remains dubious at best. Further, the email reveals the extortion attempt was for a mere $25,000 dollars in a quote... "empty plastic mayo jar" possibly suggesting that the extortionist was either unexperienced or experiencing acute financial hardship. Email originally sent to Senators: The Los Santos Democratic Party Chairman, Nikos Karagiorgis, on receipt of the email created a Crime Report with the LSPD, released a statement denouncing the extortion attempt and extended sympathies on behalf of the party to the family of the young boy cut down before his time. Los Santos Democratic Party Statement on the Extortion Attempt & Fatality: The full statement including images sent by the would-be extortionist has been released on Face Browser. LSN has received no updates from Law Enforcement Agencies on the investigation into the murder or the fatality, but given the public attention towards both, it is reasonable to suggest it is currently under investigation by agencies tasked with investigating Cyber Crimes in addition to homicide investigators. LSN will update this article as the situation develops and extends our own condolences to the family of the deceased at this time. >Comments are enabled!