Politics

Burke won't be charged for residency

Now that she's the lamest of political ducks, the DA's office has decided not to prosecute Supervisor Yvonne Burke for allegedly living in Brentwood — outside her district — while claiming to reside in a town house in Mar Vista. Burke had refused to talk to prosecutors about the issue, and her stonewall worked. "It's not really about residency; it's about whether or not they lied on any particular documents," chief deputy DA Dave Demerjian told the Times.


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