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California voters overwhelmingly approved Proposition 28 in 2022 with a promise: provide nearly $1 billion annually for arts and music education in public schools across the state. In many districts, the money has translated into new music programs, arts classes and performances....
The general election is less than three months away, with early voting starting in six weeks, and campaign season is heating up in the race for Los Angeles mayor and California governor....
Nithya Raman's mayoral campaign plans to hire the controversial progressive consulting group Fight Agency to shoot television advertisements, the campaign confirmed Wednesday....
California voters are more inclined to back progressives running for office than mainstream Democrats, a new poll found, though a marked generational divide separates those who favor each camp....
Councilmember Hugo Soto-Martínez says the camping bans were ineffective at combatting homelessness.
Legal analysts say the motive of Median Strategies in putting out the phony poll would be a decisive factor in determining whether any laws were broken....
The Los Angeles City Council voted 10-3 to remove 12 additional 41.18 enforcement zones in Council District 13.
People walk past a homeless encampment near a Target store on Sept. 28, 2023 in Hollywood. (Mario Tama/Getty Images / Getty Images North America) After homelessness advocates pushed a Los Angeles City Council member to change how the city treats encampments in his district, the f...
The fake opinion survey showing Karen Bass with a commanding lead in the L.A. mayoral race comes amid a wave of low-quality polls that have missed the mark in marquee races....
L.A. Mayor Karen Bass (left) and Councilmember Nithya Raman (right) at a mayoral debate in May 2026 ahead of the June primary. (NBCLA) The two candidates vying for the job of Los Angeles mayor — incumbent Karen Bass and challenger Nithya Raman — will face off Wednesday night in t...
Josh D'Amaro, CEO, The Disney Company, Chairman attends the press day of 'Disney Adventure World' & 'World Of Frozen' at Disneyland Paris on March 28, 2026 in Paris, France. (Aurore Marechal / Getty Images) The ABC network sued the Federal Communications Commission in federal cou...
Jane Kim speaks at the 2026 California Democratic Party State Convention in San Francisco on Feb. 21, 2026. (Jeff Chiu / AP Photo) Progressive Jane Kim, one of two Democratic candidates for California insurance commissioner, is betting that voters are as hungry for change as thos...
The general election is approaching, and you may be seeing more political ads and messages on your phone. (Robert Nickelsberg / Getty Images North America) It’s election season, which means California residents are receiving text messages from candidates making pleas for their vo...
A widely shared poll that showed Mayor Karen Bass leading Nithya Raman by nearly 12 points ahead of the Nov. 3 mayoral runoff was fake, according to a new report....
Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco is criticizing the Board of Supervisors over the county's latest budget, warning that the department could soon be forced to cut more than 600 positions....
Jeanie Buss and her siblings are selling their remaining share of the Los Angeles Lakers to Bob Iger and Josh Kushner, who bought a majority stake in the team on Aug. 12, 2026. (AP Photo / Jae C. Hong) The Buss family has voted to sell its 17.8% minority ownership of the Los Ange...
A new look at recent population changes in the United States shows a definite pattern in where people choose to live. All five states that top the leaderboard for population growth sit either in the South or the Rocky Mountains....
A sheet of voter stickers is seen inside a polling place in California. (David McNew / Getty Images) Topline: Recent polling from the Latino Working Class Project found that Republican support among California Latinos has dropped, with issues like cost-of-living moving more favor...
The bogus poll — which the company claimed was a social media experiment — also showed Bass picking up support from most voters who supported Spencer Pratt in the mayoral primary....
Gaspar touts his experience as a small business owner, while Worth Girvan says her experience in the public sector will make her a stronger advocate for Valley constituents....
Sen. Gallego reacted to reports of poor conditions aboard the USS Lincoln, saying they are ongoing and blaming the Trump administration's leadership and the war with Iran for the ship's extended deployment....
Ukraine launched hundreds of drones across Russia on Sunday, killing at least six people in one of Kyiv's largest aerial attacks of the war.
A paddleboarder drowned in a Colorado reservoir Friday. marking the second paddleboarding death there in nine days.
Connie Chan (left), a member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors representing District 1, and state Sen. Scott Wiener. (Beth LaBerge and Karl Mondon / KQED and Bay Area News Group) Progressives across the country are undeniably having a moment. Voters are rallying behind po...
Attorney General Todd Blanche said Sunday there’s a “possibility” that the Justice Department will ask the Supreme Court to intervene in dozens of cases where judges have ruled against the federal government’s efforts to gain broad access to state voter rolls ahead of November’s ...
Democrats seeking the party’s presidential nomination in 2028 will need to prove themselves early on in states where Black and Latino voters and union members are key supporters, under an election-year calendar approved Saturday. The primary lineup pushes Iowa from the traditiona...
An obstacle at the L.A River Fingerboard Skatepark. (Dañiel Martinez / LAist) There’re plenty of skate parks in the region — skateboarding, after all, got its start in Southern California. But a skate park of another kind has risen on the banks of the L.A. River. It’s for fingerb...
Waymo announced that the California Public Utilities Commission approved expanding its autonomous vehicle rideshare services across the San Francisco Bay Area, Los Angeles and two other major metropolitan areas....
Orange County Supervisor Andrew Do at a board of supervisors meeting on Nov. 28, 2023. Saturday marks one year since former Orange County Supervisor Andrew Do started his prison term, after pleading guilty to taking bribes to award tax dollars to people who diverted $7.9 million ...
Lawmakers are pressing for answers amid reports that sailors aboard the San Diego-based carrier have endured food shortages, plumbing failures and severe fatigue....
President of the Los Angeles City Council, Marqueese Harris-Dawson at a city council meeting in April, 2025. (Samanta Helou Hernandez / LAist) The 2028 Olympics and Paralympics in Los Angeles will cost billions to put on, but there are currently no guarantees that any of that bus...
Legislation that would allow Long Beach to install speed cameras along Pacific Coast Highway cleared a key Assembly committee and is headed to the Assembly floor for a vote, it was announced today. Senate Bill 1279, authored by Sen. Lena Gonzalez, D-Long Beach, cleared the Assemb...
President Donald Trump on Friday downplayed the toll on American sailors enduring a record-setting deployment of nearly nine months on the USS Abraham Lincoln as concerns escalated about mental health and supply issues aboard the aircraft carrier supporting U.S. operations agains...
California voters are sharply divided over a ballot measure to impose a one-time tax on billionaires to help fund healthcare programs, a proposal already triggering a fierce and expensive political fight as the November election approaches, according to a poll released Friday....
We're less than three months away from the November election when voters will pick a new California governor.
Cleanup continues Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026, at the Lineage warehouse. (Laura Anaya-Morga / Boyle Heights Beat) The deadline set by L.A. Mayor Karen Bass for the removal of all rotting food from the Lineage Logistics cold storage facility in Boyle Heights is fast approaching. Bass...
Round Stingray (Urolophus halleri) in an aquarium. (shurub / Getty Images/iStockphoto) Jake Hemann grabbed a board and headed out to surf. But an hour later, he wound up sitting at the lifeguard station soaking his foot in a pail of hot water alongside four other beachgoers. It i...
A city-imposed deadline for Lineage to clean up the rotting food sitting inside its warehouse in Boyle Heights is Friday afternoon and a city council member says the company will not be done in time....
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.
Matt Szabo, the City Administrative Officer who negotiated the agreement with LA28, addressed the city council Wednesday. (Courtesy of L.A. City Council / YouTube) The City of L.A. is still on the hook for a potentially infinite amount of money if the 2028 Olympics and Paralympic...
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...
The battle over the Kennedy Center’s future escalated Thursday as President Donald Trump’s allies on the board took new steps to commemorate him with physical changes to the iconic performing arts institution that could defy a federal court order. During an hourslong meeting that...
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.
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....
Tuesday's appearance could be the last time Luigi Mangione is seen in public before jury selection starts on Sept. 8.
