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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...
Jury selection has begun in the Duane "Keefe D" Davis trial over the death of hip-hop icon Tupac Shakur.
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....
What should you know about choosing a trustworthy immigration lawyer? (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 t...
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...
LAPD has said it is renegotiating its deal with Flock Safety to address data sharing concerns, but Mayor Karen Bass issued statement that said 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 criticized prosecutors for criminally charging an LAPD officer accused of illegally recording the conversations of colleagues.
A performer began living inside a furnished billboard above Sunset Boulevard Thursday as part of a promotional campaign for Netflix’s upcoming film “The Last House.” The installation, at Sunset Boulevard and Selma Avenue, features a furnished living room built into a billboard ab...
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....
Republicans on the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on Thursday voted to hold Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress.
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....
Tenant advocates in Anaheim had hoped the city would follow Santa Ana in enacting rent control. (Trevor Stamp / LAist) An effort to put a rent control measure on the November ballot in Anaheim has fizzled. That means Santa Ana is likely to remain the only Orange County city with ...
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...
L.A. Mayor Karen Bass (left) and Councilmember Nithya Raman (right) at a mayoral debate in May 2026. (A cropped still frame of video of the debate from host NBC LA.) New campaign finance data shows who’s bankrolling the closely-watched race for Los Angeles mayor — and most of the...
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....
The expected vote comes after he secured the support of Republican senators who threatened to block his confirmation.
A hospital in South Los Angeles is at risk of shutting down as it faces an $80 million to $100 million funding gap for next year. Leaders say overcrowding is creating a crisis at Martin Luther King Community Hospital, where representatives are going to the LA County Board of Supe...
Tents are set up in a homeless encampment along a Los Angeles freeway in May. (Damian Dovarganes / AP) In October 2023, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass appointed herself to the board of the regional Homeless Services Authority, also known as LAHSA. No other mayor had done that. It w...
A major union representing Los Angeles carpenters announced on Monday its endorsement for LA mayoral candidate Nithya Raman — changing its support after it had previously endorsed Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass in 2022. Western States Carpenters, which represents 60,000 carpenters,...
President Trump's executive order required the U.S. Postal Service to use state-by-state lists of eligible voters who may send a ballot by mail.
Larry Berg, co-owner of Los Angeles FC , will be the next commissioner of Major League Soccer , the league announced Monday. At the start of the new year, Berg will take over for Don Garber, who has served as the league’s commissioner since 1999. The 60-year-old Berg, who will di...
California voters left without a candidate from their own party after the top-two primary could still hold strategic sway in key congressional contests....
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass is outpacing challenger Councilmember Nithya Raman in campaign fundraising, according to a local election finance tracker. Bass, who is running to return as mayor, garnered more than $3.7 million in campaign fundraising, while Raman, who is seeking to...
A Georgia man is facing child abuse charges after authorities say he allegedly attacked two children aboard a Carnival Cruise Line ship while intoxicated....
Bass pulled in more than $510,000 in contributions while Raman raised just over $170,000.
Long Beach Mayor Rex Richardson speaks at a press conference about the city budget as City Manager Tom Modica listens. The two outlined a series of cuts they said are necessary to balance the municipal budget on July 30, 2026. (Thomas R. Cordova / Long Beach Post) This story firs...
Hundreds packed into Monterey Park City Hall to call for a moratorium on data centers. (Josie Huang / LAist) The Alhambra City Council voted unanimously Monday to put a measure on the November ballot that will ask local voters to ban data centers citywide. Why it matters If the m...
Crews navigate around piles of debris and puddles of water on the eastern edge of the Lineage warehouse as they begin cleanup efforts on June 25, 2026. (Andrew Lopez / Boyle Heights Beat) Topline: L.A. Mayor Karen Bass is directing city departments to stop the Lineage warehouse f...
Sean Grayson, the former Illinois sheriff's deputy who was convicted in the shooting death of Sonya Massey, was denied early release by a prisoner review board on Friday....
UEFA's 55 member associations in Europe voted on Thursday to boycott the World Cup if FIFA continues with the plan.
Secretary of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin answers questions from reporters on July 17 after remarks about his agency alleging that more than 250,000 non-U.S. citizens are on the voter rolls in just four states. Those states dispute that tally. (Anna Moneymaker / Getty Image...
Cyberattacks targeting municipal water systems have been reported in at least seven states this week, prompting the FBI and the Environmental Protection Agency to warn utilities nationwide that hackers are trying to disrupt critical water infrastructure. In a public service annou...
