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Councilmember Nithya Raman at a campaign news conference in May 2026. (Aaron Schrank / LAist ) Los Angeles City Councilmember Nithya Raman on Wednesday won the backing of the Democratic Socialists of America L.A. in her challenge to incumbent Mayor Karen Bass. The DSA-LA is a pot...
Los Angeles Unified is blocking student access to artificial intelligence tools on district-issued devices. (Robyn Beck / AFP via Getty Images) Los Angeles Unified is blocking student access to artificial intelligence tools on district-issued devices. The district’s decision, ann...
A coalition of immigrant and voting rights groups filed a federal lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, claiming the department is attacking naturalized citizens' right to vote....
The Los Angeles chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America endorsed Councilmember Nithya Raman for mayor Wednesday, giving the challenger a boost of left-wing, door-knocking energy as she challenges incumbent Karen Bass in the Nov. 3 election....
An immigrant rights group sued the Trump administration Wednesday to block the U.S. Department of Homeland Security from using federal databases that it alleged are being used to target naturalized citizens who are eligible to vote. The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in Wa...
The use of generative artificial intelligence is unavailable for students using school-issued devices across the Los Angeles Unified School District, board leaders clarified in a committee meeting on Wednesday. Parents and board members met on Wednesday to discuss concerns about ...
As concerns over e-bike safety rise across communities in Southern California, one Inland Empire city is taking extra steps to control illegal riding. New rules by the city of Murrieta will penalize not only the rider, but the parents, as well, if underage individuals are found t...
Should artificial intelligence have a place in the classroom? That's the question the Los Angeles Unified School District is taking up, just months after the district voted to limit screen time for students....
Officials in Texas' third most populous county voted on Tuesday to reduce polling locations by 92.
The House passed a short-term measure Tuesday to fund the federal government into early December, a move designed to avoid a chaotic shutdown as lawmakers campaign for reelection....
The Los Angeles Board of Supervisors meeting on April 15, 2025. (Samanta Helou Hernandez / LAist) Los Angeles County rolled out a new way to participate in Board of Supervisors meetings Tuesday with a revamped registration system that officials say will make it easier for residen...
Tina Peters, who served prison time for tampering with election equipment in Colorado, has declined a job offer in Shasta County, her attorney said.
Forest Lawn Drive, which has become a contentious street safety topic in the run up to the mayoral election, provides access to Griffith Park. (Robyn Beck / /AFP via Getty Images) Topline: A bill that threatens a long-planned project to slow cars on Forest Lawn Drive near Griffit...
LAUSD's current policy allows students 13 and older to use AI tools. (Robyn Beck / AFP via Getty Images) The Los Angeles Unified Board is reevaluating how students, educators and schools use artificial intelligence as some parents call for an in-classroom moratorium. A new board ...
Most local labor unions are backing Mayor Bass, but the powerful Unite Here Local 11 representing hotel workers endorsed council member and challenger Nithya Raman....
California lawmakers on Monday voted to ban federal immigration agents from being hired for many local and state government jobs and outlaw electric-shock gloves....
The U.S. Postal Service is poised to launch a hastily built, error-riddled computer system that could jeopardize the process of mail voting relied upon by one-third of all voters, according to a whistleblower statement released Tuesday by Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal. The e...
New digital billboards are operating above Santa Monica’s Third Street Promenade, with as many as 16 potentially coming to the city.
California lawmakers sent a $7.5-billion science research bond measure to Gov. Gavin Newsom. If signed, it would go before voters on the March 2028 ballot....
California state lawmakers on Sunday voted to fast-track a San Diego stadium and housing project by helping it avoid lawsuits over its impacts to the environment....
A street safety project at the center of a debate between Mayor Karen Bass and mayoral candidate Nithya Raman could be affected.
When Taneisha Moody stepped aboard her first train as an operator 22 years ago, she relied on the women of SEPTA to train, support and mentor her.
California lawmakers on Sunday approved bills aimed at preventing interference in this fall's midterm elections and requiring more transparency from social media influencers who are paid by political campaigns....
The 2019 law resulted in billions of dollars in payouts from local governments.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford has responded to President Trump’s “Lake America” decree with a billboard declaring “Lake Ontario. Now and Always.”
Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, on Sunday renewed his call for free and fair elections to be held in Venezuela, just two days after the Trump administration announced that the U.S. would take over 65 billion barrels of oil from the South American nation. “There need to be democratic, fre...
Forest Lawn Drive, which has become a contentious street safety topic in the run up to the mayoral election, provides access to Griffith Park. (ROBYN BECK/AFP via Getty Images / AFP) In a last-minute move, state legislators added language to a bill on Friday evening that street s...
Long Beach is proposing deep cuts and hundreds of layoffs and eliminated positions as it tries to close a $58.2 million budget deficit. But at the same time, the city’s proposed fiscal year 2027 budget shows higher pay for some of the people at the top of City Hall, including the...
If the GOP wants any chance of holding on to Congress in the midterms and winning other key races, they need to get down on their hands and knees and beg Latinos for forgiveness,...
On the outskirts of Phoenix, a small town with a huge reliance on the Colorado River has capped growth, revived old wells and struck water deals. But Cave Creek Mayor Robert Morris can’t shake the real possibility that it’s not enough to keep the desert community of about 5,000 p...
Polls show voters are turning sharply against data centers and several bills to regulate the facilities are advancing in the California Legislature. Utilities and tech companies, meanwhile, are spending millions lobbying state officials. A lobbyist talks on his phone at the state...
A Canadian city council is considering renaming a street named after US President Donald Trump to “Obama Avenue” or “Taco Avenue.”
A closeup of the corner of a California Real ID driver's license. (Rix Pix Photography / Shutterstock) Have you ever had trouble getting or updating a government ID … like a driver's license or state ID card? Or was it super simple? LAist wants to hear from you. Proposition 39 is...
A Studio City couple is seeking justice after accusing a dog trainer and boarding facility of negligence following the death of their dog.
Thousands of protesters are rallying on the National Mall in support of voting rights and racial justice ahead of the midterm election
The Trump administration is appealing a judge’s ruling that blocked limitations on mail voting before the midterm elections, the latest twist in a court fight unfolding days before the first states begin sending out mail ballots for the pivotal November elections. The notice of a...
Mayor Karen Bass announced on Friday that burglaries are down 43% in the San Fernando Valley since last August, and 27% citywide as a result of her comprehensive approach to safety....
Bill Essayli, the top federal prosecutor in Los Angeles, and California Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta have engaged in a public and personal online spat this week....
Street vendors are a new pressure point in the mayoral race, as Councilmember Nithya Raman unveiled a new pro-street-vendor plan Wednesday and Bass' office announced that some erroneous criminal citations were being rescinded....
Just days after the U.S. Supreme Court gave President Donald Trump a procedural win in his effort to limit mail-in voting, California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced a new lawsuit intended to protect the state’s power over how elections are administered. The lawsuit, filed i...
Mayor Karen Bass and Councilwoman Nithya Raman are clashing over street vending regulations as part of the Los Angeles mayoral debate.
California's Air Resources Board will start tracking estimates of the climate-warming methane that bubbles up from the state's dams and reservoirs.
Volunteers spot an RV that people appear to be living in during LAHSA's annual homeless count on Jan. 21, 2026. The volunteers added the RV to their tally of temporary shelters. (Jordan Rynning / LAist) The Los Angeles City Council on Wednesday called for a review of this year’s ...
Three Southern California Republican state senators press the UC Board of Regents to restore SAT testing for admissions, weighing new legislation as faculty demand tests return....
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass waves the Olympic flag next to US skateboarder Tate Carew on Aug. 12, 2024. (Etienne Laurent / AFP via Getty Images) Federal lawmakers representing the Los Angeles region warned that the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games could be a congestion nightmar...
Shasta County has condemned its registrar of voters, who has sought to hire a convicted election denier who served prison time to be his assistant.
A person bikes past a Kevani digital billboard is seen on Manchester and Prairie Ave. in Inglewood on April 18, 2026, in Los Angeles. (Dania Maxwell / The LA Local) This story first appeared on The LA Local . There are still more than two months to go until the Nov. 3 election, a...
The selection of cookbooks at Bar Betsy in Altadena (Cathy Chaplin / LAist) In an era when countless recipes are available at our fingertips, and endless culinary hacks crowd social media, cookbooks remain refreshingly relevant by offering authoritative voices, immersive storytel...
Democratic-controlled states filed another lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump’s executive order seeking to limit mail voting in this year's midterm elections....
A City of Commerce City council member is running for a fourth term despite a city law that appears to make that illegal.
U.S. Sen. Darline Graham won the Republican nomination to replace her late brother on South Carolina's general election ballot, notching another win for President Trump after he threw his support behind the political novice....
A Los Angeles City Council committee advanced a motion aimed at restricting rebuilding efforts related to the burned-out warehouse in Boyle Heights.
