Melanie Mason is a Senior Political Reporter at POLITICO. She specializes in government and politics, covering a range of topics including elections, public policy, and security policy, while also delving into personal finance and lifestyle issues. Her work has been featured in numerous outlets, including the Los Angeles Times and Yahoo News.
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A proposed tax on billionaires remains short of majority support as Californians begin casting ballots,
Sergey Brin’s political awakening
Nithya Raman is facing “a full-on, multiple-person verbal assault” from her City Council colleagues, not one of whom has endorsed her. If Raman wins, her ambitious agenda may depend on her ability to persuade a council majority to go along.
Raman’s apology and polling on Newsom
Poll: Lurie and Mahan unknown, Bass unpopular
By: Daniel Miller, Melanie Mason, Blake Jones
LEGAL GUIDANCE — Nithya Raman is pushing back against Karen Bass ' criticism of her Hollywood record and questions in the Los Angeles mayor's race
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