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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.
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...
