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Dean Florez retweeted
Los Angeles has never been a place that dreams small. But for too long, our County government has moved too slowly, failed to meet the moment, and allowed bureaucracy to stand in the way of progress.
I fight everyday to reform our government because I believe the people of Los Angeles deserve better — a government that works for them, delivers real results, and is accountable to the people it serves.
That’s why I’m running to become Los Angeles County’s first elected County Executive.
This is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to build a government that finally meets the scale of our challenges and the ambition of our people. From making Los Angeles more affordable and ending homelessness, to protecting our communities and responding urgently to crises, we need bold, unified leadership that puts progress over politics and people over process.
The future of Los Angeles is ours to write. I'm running because I'm ready to fight for it — and together, we're going to build it.
Dean Florez retweeted
NEW: Lindsey Horvath is officially running for LA County CEO
Her announcement fires the starting gun on a 2028 race for the new position, which will arguably be the second-most powerful elected office in California after the governor.
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Dean Florez retweeted
David Valadao won by over 10K votes in 2024.
This is breathtaking.
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'My love language is cooking.' How Olympian Danny Everett found his culinary calling latimes.com/sports/olympics/…
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The Canvas breach was an early warning. PHP2Shell shows how much of higher education’s technology is exposed to the new economics of cyberattacks.
AI is making it cheaper to find and adapt exploits. At the same time, colleges still have a long tail of public-facing applications run by departments, labs, and individual teams. When a critical vulnerability appears, someone has to know each application exists, identify the software beneath it, and act quickly.
The response to PHP2Shell made that operating challenge visible. Some providers patched and restored services across their customers. Universities also restricted access to departmental sites while they worked out who could update them.
I see this as a marker of a larger shift in EdTech: faster movement toward managed services and shared infrastructure, especially where institutions cannot fund continuous attention to every locally operated tool. AI may make useful software easier to create while making it harder to operate safely on the public internet.
My new On EdTech analysis: onedtech.philhillaa.com/p/ed…
#EdTech #HigherEd #Cybersecurity
May she rest in the peace she so tirelessly sought for others. May her courage outlive the forces she confronted. And may her extraordinary life remain an enduring light for every generation that refuses to surrender its hope for dignity, fairness, and justice.
¡Sí, se puede!
— Senator Dean Florez Retired
Dolores Huerta, the fiery and resolute activist who helped launch and guide the nation’s first enduring labor union for poor farm workers and later became an inspiration to women and liberal true believers, has died. She was 96.
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Dolores Huerta taught us that grace comes through service to the humble, justice through collective courage, and truth through speaking out—even against our own. She gave voice to the voiceless and dignity to the forgotten. May her legacy live wherever justice is sought. ¡Sí, se puede!
I invite you to read my commentary in today’s Los Angeles Times.
🔗 latimes.com/opinion/story/20…
Dean Florez retweeted
With El Niño increasing the odds of big storms this fall and winter, California is on alert for possible flooding. But if El Niño delivers a wet punch, it will also bring an upside: a bonanza of water. How prepared is California to capitalize on it? latimes.com/environment/stor…
Dean Florez retweeted
California has heat-safety rules for farmworkers, but enforcement waned
In this opinion piece, @deanflorez references an @latimes investigation by Robert J. Lopez that revealed inspections fell nearly 30% between 2017 and 2023. sacbee.com/opinion/op-ed/art…
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Labor Day, many of us will rest, but the people who pick the food on our tables will still be working under California’s punishing summer sun. I wrote this piece in The Sacramento Bee and The Fresno Bee as a reminder to policymakers that passing heat-safety laws was only the beginning—the real promise is making sure water, shade, rest and enforcement actually reach the workers in our fields. When the heat comes, California must show up. Read it here: fresnobee.com/opinion/articl…
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California has heat-safety rules for farmworkers, but enforcement waned | Opinion sacbee.com/opinion/op-ed/art…
Community Voices: Meta profited from California’s children. Now its billions must help heal them bakersfield.com/opinion/comm… via @Bakersfieldcali
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Dean Florez retweeted
WATCH: Chinese robot beats Usain Bolt's 100m world record on the opening day of the Olympics-like World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing. Read more here: bit.ly/4qwJetf
Dean Florez retweeted
“Cape Verde. Thank you, on behalf of the world. You made us dream and watch your dreams lived out in real time. We’ll never forget you.” - @stuholden
People will never forget this run by Cape Verde 🇨🇻
La Colonia film premiere set for Sept. 12 - The Shafter Press theshafterpress.com/story/20…
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Dean Florez retweeted
Xavier Becerra is now on the brink of the California governorship.
ICYMI, we spoke to more than 50 people who worked with Becerra over his career. They paint a picture of an understated but determined politician who few would’ve picked as the favorite.
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