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In tight South LA race, one city council candidate accuses the other of alleged voter fraud
Estuardo Mazariegos, left, a candidate for LA City Council District 9, speaks during the candidate forum that also featured his opponent, Jose Ugarte, that took place at A Place Called Home on Oct. 3, 2026. (J.W. Hendricks / The LA Local) As the race to represent L.A.’s Council D...
Mayor-elect Nithya Raman receives warm welcome from Los Angeles City Council at 1st meeting after election win
Nithya Raman was greeted with a warm introduction at her first City Council meeting since being elected mayor, but says she knows there's work to do.
Make It Make Sense: The billionaire tax fails, plus other election results
(Raymond Rivera / LAist) Good morning! We told you we’d return with another installment when we had major news to share, and well, here we are. Today, we bring you the latest on the billionaire tax, a House of Representatives Republican matchup and other races we’re watching clos...
Veres, Harris and Winston win terms on L.A. Community College board
Steve Veres, Darryn Harris and Randall Winston are poised to be declared the official winners in races for the Los Angeles Community College District board of trustees....
California voters reject Prop 40 billionaire tax
Campaign signs in support of Proposition 40 and opposing Propositions 41 and 42 at a rally in Los Angeles on Oct. 5, 2026. (Jae C. Hong / AP Photo) California will not become the first state to levy a wealth tax on its richest residents — at least not this election. Voters reject...
Breaking down the vote for LA mayor: Raman’s path to victory
Precincts won by L.A. Mayor Karen Bass, left, are shown in blue. Mayor-elect Nithya Raman's wins are in yellow. (Jill Connelly/Etienne Laurent / Associated Press/Getty Images) Nithya Raman turned the tide in the L.A. mayoral race by winning over large swathes of the city that vot...
California Coastal Commission approves Orange County Transportation Authority’s controversial rail protection plan in San Clemente
The California Coastal Commission approved a plan to protect a vulnerable stretch of railroad along the South Orange County coast.
FBI Houston investigate possible murder aboard MSC Seascape cruise out of Galveston
A suspected homicide onboard an MSC cruise ship caused the boat to turn back to Galveston after previously departing.
Shasta County measure that sought to eliminate most mail-in voting violates state law, judge rules
A Northern California judge on Monday permanently barred Shasta County from implementing a voter-approved initiative that sought to dramatically reshape voting in the conservative stronghold....
California voters reject Prop 40, a measure to tax the wealth of billionaires
California voters have rejected a first-in-the-nation tax on the net worth of billionaires following a contentious ballot fight.
Texas man accused of cruise ship murder says argument made him ‘snap,' strangle woman: Complaint
A Texas man was taken into custody after a woman he was with on a cruise with was found dead aboard the ship, which returned to port a day after departing from Galveston, Texas, according to a criminal complaint. Jason Leon Watford, 48, of Tyler, was charged with murder in connec...
2 men charged in connection with shooting death of reformed gang member in South LA
A Texas man was taken into custody after a woman he was with on a cruise with was found dead aboard the ship, which returned to port a day after departing from Galveston, Texas, according to a criminal complaint. Jason Leon Watford, 48, of Tyler, was charged with murder in connec...
How LA City Council plans to hold Nithya Raman accountable for all ambitious proposals
A Texas man was taken into custody after a woman he was with on a cruise with was found dead aboard the ship, which returned to port a day after departing from Galveston, Texas, according to a criminal complaint. Jason Leon Watford, 48, of Tyler, was charged with murder in connec...
Father of 2010 murder victim calls Newsom's death row commutations ‘a cowardly act'
A Texas man was taken into custody after a woman he was with on a cruise with was found dead aboard the ship, which returned to port a day after departing from Galveston, Texas, according to a criminal complaint. Jason Leon Watford, 48, of Tyler, was charged with murder in connec...
U.S. Justice Department drops bid to force California to set aside disputed ballots
A Texas man was taken into custody after a woman he was with on a cruise with was found dead aboard the ship, which returned to port a day after departing from Galveston, Texas, according to a criminal complaint. Jason Leon Watford, 48, of Tyler, was charged with murder in connec...
2 women skydivers killed in Lake Elsinore
A Texas man was taken into custody after a woman he was with on a cruise with was found dead aboard the ship, which returned to port a day after departing from Galveston, Texas, according to a criminal complaint. Jason Leon Watford, 48, of Tyler, was charged with murder in connec...
Looking to buy a Cybertruck? Time is running out for prospective buyers in SoCal
A Texas man was taken into custody after a woman he was with on a cruise with was found dead aboard the ship, which returned to port a day after departing from Galveston, Texas, according to a criminal complaint. Jason Leon Watford, 48, of Tyler, was charged with murder in connec...
How will Nithya Raman change Los Angeles? These are her plans
A Texas man was taken into custody after a woman he was with on a cruise with was found dead aboard the ship, which returned to port a day after departing from Galveston, Texas, according to a criminal complaint. Jason Leon Watford, 48, of Tyler, was charged with murder in connec...
Voters approve Prop. 38 medical research bond measure
California voters have passed Proposition 38, authorizing the state to issue $8.4 billion in bonds to fund immunology and immunotherapy research aimed at curing and preventing certain chronic diseases....
See how California's 58 counties voted on Prop 39 in the November election
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is scheduled to give his first news conference from the Pentagon in six months on Tuesday, just a day after a Republican lawmaker launched an effort to impeach him over his handling of the unpopular war against Iran and other actions. The briefing w...
California Prop. 40 fails: Voters reject one-time 5% wealth tax on billionaires
California voters rejected Proposition 40, which would have imposed a one-time 5% tax on residents worth more than $1 billion.
Rep. Calvert declared winner in contested Southern California congressional race
Longtime Rep. Ken Calvert has survived a fierce reelection battle against fellow Republican Rep. Young Kim to represent a newly drawn Southern California congressional district....
In a first, L.A.'s three citywide elected offices will all be held by Asian Americans
Mayor-elect Nithya Raman came to the U.S. from India as a child. City Atty.-elect Marissa Roy's mother emigrated from India. And City Controller Kenneth Mejia, who won reelection in June, has Filipino heritage....
Billionaire tax rejected on concern squeezing California's ultra-rich would harm the economy
Supporters of Proposition 40, a proposal to tax California billionaires to mostly fund healthcare, faced opposition from politicians, a teachers union and other powerful groups before residents cast their votes....
Man in custody in connection with woman's death on MSC Seascape ship, officials confirm
Federal authorities have a person in custody in connection with the alleged murder of a woman aboard the MSC Seascape cruise ship on Monday.
Caltrans says 2 Inglewood video billboard structures are violating state law
State transportation officials say two video billboard structures operated by WOW Media in partnership with the city of Inglewood are illegally located next to an interstate highway....
Charlie Kirk murder: Suspect Tyler Robinson to stand trial in summer of 2028
Tyler Robinson, the man accused in the 2025 murder of activist Charlie Kirk, was back in a Utah courtroom Monday where a judge set June 21, 2028, as the start of jury selection in his murder trial....
Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky launches bid to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth faces questions about Iran in congressional appearance. Rep. Thomas Massie moved Monday to force a vote to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth , setting the stage for a dramatic vote on whether to remove one of the Trump administration’s most pro...
Election results news: Prime Minister Netanyahu challenger Eisenkot tasked by president with forming new Israel government
Who won the Israel election? The Israeli president tasked Eisenkot, Prime Minister Netanyahu's challenger, with forming a government.
Cruise ship worker found floating miles offshore, rescued by Newport Beach fishermen
After floating in the ocean for 9 hours, a crew member for a Royal Caribbean cruise ship was rescued by three fishermen after going overboard miles off Newport Beach Friday....
ICE takes 8-year-old Haitian boy into custody during immigration check-in
A public spat between former Trump administration officials over alleged corruption in public health policymaking is the latest front in Republicans’ postelection recriminations , a battle that has exposed fault lines within the White House and could reshape political alliances i...
IRS unveils 2027 tax brackets, child tax credit and standard deduction changes
A public spat between former Trump administration officials over alleged corruption in public health policymaking is the latest front in Republicans’ postelection recriminations , a battle that has exposed fault lines within the White House and could reshape political alliances i...
Royal Caribbean cruise ship worker rescued by fishermen after going overboard off Southern California coast
A crew member aboard a Royal Caribbean cruise ship was rescued by three fishermen Friday after going overboard miles off Newport Beach.
Joe Biden to scale back book tour as cancer ‘slows me down'
What to Know Democrat Xavier Becerra defeated Republican Steve Hilton in the race for California governor. The contest was one of eight for statewide office in the nation’s most populous state. Four seats on the state’s board of equalization also were up for grabs. Becerra and Hi...
Eighth Post-Election Night Ballot Count Updates for the 2026 General Election
November 8, 2026 Contact: Media Info : (213) 462-1422 Eighth Post-Election Night Ballot Count Update s for the 202 6 General Election LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk (RR/CC) Dean C. Logan announced the eighth post-Election Night ballot count updat...
'I'm a hard yes': Hakeem Jeffries announces support for Hegseth impeachment
Hakeem Jeffries, who is expected to become the next speaker of the House, was interviewed on "This Week" following Democrats' historic victories in Tuesday's election....
Californians reject Prop 39, a voter ID requirement proposal, NBC News projects
President Donald Trump conceded that his immigration policies were “too tough,” saying in an interview on CBS’ “60 Minutes” that aired Sunday that mass deportations hurt him during the midterm elections. Trump said his policies had been overly harsh in removing undocumented immig...
Californians vote to keep environmental protections, even with the red tape
Construction laborers work on a housing project in Valley Center on June 3, 2021. (Mike Blake / Reuters) Voters on Saturday rejected a measure that would have weakened California’s landmark environmental law by fast-tracking reviews for some projects. With about 76% of votes coun...
Nithya Raman projected to defeat Karen Bass in LA mayor election
Blades Brown became the youngest PGA Tour winner in 95 years Sunday when the 19-year-old rallied from a seven-shot deficit with a 9-under 63 and beat Ben James with a birdie on the second playoff hole in the World Wide Technology Championship. Brown became the youngest winner sin...
How Gen Z voters helped fuel a blue wave for Democrats
James Talarico speaks on election night in Austin, Texas. Talarico won his race for U.S. Senate by 12 percentage points overall, but when looking at just Gen Z, he won it by 60 points. (Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images) Democrats have done well in recent elections when they win yo...
West Hollywood adopts ordinance allowing polyamorous partners to legally register
Kyle Larson is now a three-time NASCAR champion. Larson clinched his third Cup Series title in six years early in the 400-mile season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway on Sunday. He became the first back-to-back champion since Jimmie Johnson in 2010; Johnson won five in a row be...
Democrats plan to widen their probes of fatal ICE shootings
Community members placed "I voted" stickers on a pole next to the memorial for Alex Pretti, who was shot and killed by Border Patrol agents during the federal immigration enforcement surge in Minneapolis last January. (Tim Evans / AFP via Getty Images) The morning after Tuesday's...
LA voters approve Measure FD, adding half-cent to sales tax
Tom Brady is back at Gillette Stadium. No, not as a player. This time he’s broadcasting the game between the New England Patriots and Green Bay Packers. It marks the first trip to Foxboro as an announcer for Brady, who is in his third season working for FOX. The franchise spent t...
Bass ran on her strong relationship skills. So why did pivotal allies turn on her?
Bass spent her reelection campaign touting her ability to build relationships and work with others. Yet her fate was decided by moments where crucial relationships crumbled....
Newsom appoints former aide convicted in domestic violence case to state commission
Nathan Ballard, Newsom's former communications director, is returning to public service after pleading no contest in a domestic violence case. Some have criticized his appointment to a state commission....
Sixth and Seventh Post-Election Night Ballot Count Updates for the 2026 General Election
November 7, 2026 Contact: Media Info : (213) 462-1422 Sixth and Seventh Post-Election Night Ballot Count Update s for the 202 6 General Election LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk (RR/CC) Dean C. Logan announced the sixth and seventh post-Election Ni...
Inside Nithya Raman's improbable campaign for L.A. mayor
How a campaign that started on the last day possible, and in the candidate's backyard, was able to oust an incumbent mayor who had most of L.A.'s political establishment behind her....
Raman, L.A. leaders join in condemnation after ICE officers detain two near Boyle Heights hospital
Mayor-elect Nithya Raman and L.A. leaders condemn ICE detentions near Adventist White Memorial in Boyle Heights, calling the actions 'an affront.'