Jury selection began Wednesday in Meta's federal trial over claims its platforms have harmed youth mental health and track children in violation of federal law. The trial is scheduled to begin next week and is expected to last six to eight weeks....
As the campaign for California governor heads into the general election, Democrat Xavier Becerra maintains a strong lead over Republican Steve Hilton, according to a new poll....
Animal welfare has emerged as an issue in Los Angeles’ mayoral race between Karen Bass and Nithya Raman.
The L.A. City Council has approved an overdue agreement with the private Olympic organizing committee LA28 on financial responsibilities for the upcoming Games. (Myung J. Chun / Getty Images) The City of L.A. is still on the hook for a potentially infinite amount of money if the ...
The City Council, on a 10-4 vote, signed off on an agreement aimed at ensuring the city is reimbursed for services provided during the Games.
Under a proposed ordinance, workers at some smaller grocery stores in Irvine would gain short-term job protections in the event of a sale. (Jordan Madrid / Getty Images via iStockphoto) The city of Irvine is one step closer to adopting an ordinance to protect grocery workers from...
Orange County election officials will begin sending vote-by-mail ballots to registered voters starting in October. (Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times via Getty Imag / Los Angeles Times) Time is up for Orange County governments to add measures to the general election ballot. Here...
L.A. Mayor Karen Bass has long stated her interest in a fare-free Metro. As she runs for reelection and begins her second tenure as chair of the agency's board, she said she wants to develop a long-term plan to make that a reality. (Patrick T. Fallon / AFP via Getty Images) Los A...
L.A. County could become among the first major election jurisdictions to implement guidance or policy related to prediction markets.
Primary elections took place in six U.S. states on Tuesday — Alabama, Connecticut , Minnesota, South Carolina, Vermont and Wisconsin. In a race that showcased Democrats ’ struggle between the ideological left and center, Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley’s managed a razor-...
An LA City Council committee voted to approve an additional $2 price increase on admission.
President Donald Trump walks to board Air Force One at Morristown Airport, Sunday, Aug. 9, 2026, in Morristown, N.J. (Julia Demaree Nikhinson / AP) WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump likes to say that he started his war with Iran after 50 years of economic pressure had failed to...
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved a motion by Supervisor Lindsey Horvath to direct county agencies to report back on the feasibility of launching a county office of gender equity....
City Councilwoman and Los Angeles mayoral candidate Nithya Raman is expected to be removed as chair of the five-member Housing and Homelessness Committee....
A Shasta County Superior Court judge has halted a voter-approved measure that would eliminated most mail-in voting
A City Council panel voted to raise ticket prices by $2. The hike must still be approved by the full City Council.
El premio mayor de Powerball subió a los $975 millones de dólares después de que nadie se llevara el gran premio en el sorteo del lunes.
The Inglewood City Council opened up its July 21, 2026, meeting to public comments from members of the public dialing in over Zoom and by phone. (Isaiah Murtaugh Barish / The LA Local) This story first appeared on The LA Local . Locals can now dial into Inglewood City Council mee...
Benjamin Bycel worked as an attorney for the ACLU and later as a civil rights lawyer in Santa Barbara, successfully arguing a landmark California Supreme Court case. In 1991, he took on his most high-profile role: founding director of the Los Angeles Ethics Commission....
Los Angeles City Councilmember Nithya Raman is expected to lose her leadership role on the Housing and Homelessness Committee as she challenges Mayor Karen Bass in the November mayoral runoff....
Search and rescue efforts resumed Tuesday in dozens of cities and towns in western Colombia after a powerful earthquake left over 3,000 missing, with many trapped under the debris. Mayors and governors from Cali, Pereira, Choco and Manizalez said Tuesday at least 179 people had d...
Raman will lose homelessness committee chair as mayoral race heats up, sources say Los Angeles Times
Jury selection has begun in the Duane "Keefe D" Davis trial over the death of hip-hop icon Tupac Shakur.
Nithya Raman's retaliation claim is ‘bottom of the barrel,' LA city council president says NBC Los Angeles
L.A. City Councilmember Nithya Raman at a mayoral campaign event in May 2026. (Aaron Schrank / LAist) Topline: Los Angeles City Councilmember Nithya Raman will lose her spot as chair of the City Council’s Housing and Homelessness Committee, she confirmed in a campaign video Monda...
Jury selection began Monday in the murder trial of the man accused of orchestrating the 1996 murder of rap icon Tupac Shakur. Duane "Keffe D" Davis' trial is happening nearly 30 years after the deadly drive-by-shooting in Las Vegas....
Los Angeles Councilmember Nithya Raman, who is running to replace Mayor Karen Bass, publicly threw a political grenade Monday, suggesting the City Council president is colluding with Bass to “punish” her. Raman released a video message on her YouTube channel Monday, saying she wa...
The inaugural LA Jazz Festival remained dark after organizers canceled the event, citing unexpected public safety and municipal permitting costs.
Mayor Karen Bass' Inside Safe outreach teams went 25 times to a one-mile stretch along the 110 Freeway in South L.A. The area stands as a symbol of the challenges facing the program....
The Senate has passed a short-term measure to keep federal agencies funded into early December and avoid a government shutdown during campaign season.
The Senate has confirmed Todd Blanche as the next attorney general of the United States.
Los Angeles residents and tourists alike flocked to Sunset Boulevard and Selma Avenue in West Hollywood Friday morning. People were there to take photos of and see one particular billboard about 30 feet above the ground....
WASHINGTON — The Senate voted 90-6 early Saturday to pass a short-term funding bill to remove the threat of a government shutdown before the midterm elections. The legislation , advanced in a late-night session that stretched into the early hours, would keep federal funds flowing...
The inaugural LA Jazz Festival, including its marquee “Jazz on the Beach” concerts at Dockweiler Beach, has been canceled, organizers announced Friday, citing unexpected public safety and municipal permitting costs. On Friday, festival founder and CEO Martin Ludlow announced the ...
A state judge Thursday rejected a challenge to how California Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta's office summarized a strict new voter ID measure on November ballots....
Westminster City Councilmember Amy Phan West could be headed for trial. (iStock / iStockphoto) Westminster City Councilmember Amy Phan West caught a break after she was accused of attempting to bribe parking officers who were about to tow her husband's car: A judge ordered her to...
Michael Fine (right) and Shayleen Harte, representatives with the Fiscal Crisis and Management Assistance Team (FCMAT), praised the Inglewood Board of Education at their Aug. 5, 2026, meeting for making significant strides to exit state control. (LaMonica Peters / The LA Local) T...
If you're driving down Sunset Boulevard, you may notice a man living inside a billboard that was turned into a temporary home 30 feet above the street....
The LA Galaxy have acquired forward Hirving “Chucky” Lozano on loan from San Diego FC for the rest of the Major League Soccer season. The Galaxy will have an option to make the move permanent through trade under the deal announced Friday. MLS Aug 4 New MLS commissioner Larry Berg...
The rescue effort required assistance from a local contractor, who helped remove floorboards of a shed so responders could safely access the animal.
Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, came out Friday against President Donald Trump’s pick of Todd Blanche for attorney general, leaving the nomination hanging by a thread. Murkowski joins fellow centrist Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, to oppose the president’s choice. With Sen. Mitch Mc...
Man living inside billboard above Los Angeles' Sunset Strip for Netflix movie promotion CBS News
The LAPD has said it is renegotiating its deal with Flock Safety to address data-sharing concerns. But Mayor Karen Bass says the company has 'lost the trust of Angelenos.'...
The vote followed hours of emotional testimony from southeast Los Angeles County residents who demanded Lineage do more to suppress sickening odors.
Mayor Karen Bass criticizes prosecutors for charging LAPD officer accused of recording co-workers' racist, sexist comments ABC7 Los Angeles
Mayor Karen Bass criticized prosecutors for criminally charging an LAPD officer accused of illegally recording the conversations of colleagues.
There’s no place like home when you’re living in a billboard high above Sunset Boulevard. That’s where a man began living Thursday as part of a Netflix promotion for the upcoming film “The Last House.” The living quarters, which look out over the the street near Selma Avenue, inc...
Republicans on the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on Thursday voted to hold Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress.
A Senate committee voted to hold Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress after his recent testimony before lawmakers during which he invoked his Fifth Amendment rights more than one hundred times....
Aviation officials and the NTSB are reviewing an air traffic safety incident involving the Marine One presidential helicopter that occurred this week
Senate Republicans voted to hold Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress after he declined to answer lawmakers’ questions during a fiery hearing last week . Fauci, who has been a target of the right since he served as a top health official during the Covid pandemic, repeatedly ...
The owners of Treasure Banquet Hall told the Ontario City Council Tuesday night that their downtown event venue has been unable to operate for nearly a year and a half after the city cut power to the building amid a dispute over permits....
The city of Santa Ana wants in on California's speed camera pilot program. (Getty Images / iStockphoto) The Santa Ana City Council voted Tuesday to ask California leaders to include the city in the state’s speed camera pilot program in an effort to scale up enforcement. A 2023 st...
Mayor Karen Bass speaks at a news conference before LAHSA's annual homeless count on Feb. 18, 2025. (Carlin Stiehl / LAist) New campaign finance data shows who’s bankrolling the closely watched race for Los Angeles mayor — and most of the money is backing Mayor Karen Bass. Money ...
Two municipal water systems in New Jersey were targeted in cyberattacks widely thought to be the work of Iran, the state said Wednesday.
With three months left until Election Day, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and Councilmember Nithya Raman are locked in a close race.
In recent years, Boyle Heights residents have endured a slew of health and quality of life issues that can be traced to industrial facilities operating near the area. (Brian Feinzimer / LAist) L.A. City Councilmember Ysabel Jurado introduced seven motions Tuesday, all geared towa...
Tired of teens terrorizing the town on e-bikes? Los Angeles City Council members are too.
President Donald Trump visits California and Nevada for political events as polls reflect voter concerns over high inflation and living costs ahead of the November midterm elections....
President Donald Trump visits California and Nevada for political events as polls reflect voter concerns over high inflation and living costs ahead of the November midterm elections....
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