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Voters have chosen to increase LA's sales tax — here’s how it compares to other cities

Watch for an increase in sales tax coming next year. (Matt Slocum / Getty Images) The city of L.A.'s current sales tax is 10.25%. But after the region’s stretched firefighting services became visible during the devastating 2025 fires, voters solidly approved Measure FD this week,...

LAist (KPCC / Southern California Public Radio)Nov 6, 2026

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Los Angeles police are asking for the public’s help identifying two suspects accused of violently assaulting a Danish tourist in Venice , leaving him unconscious with serious injuries. The assault occurred Oct. 30 at approximately 12:35 a.m. near Speedway and Washington Boulevard...

NBC Los Angeles (KNBC)Nov 6, 2026

Rob Bonta reelected California attorney general, NBC News projects

Los Angeles police are asking for the public’s help identifying two suspects accused of violently assaulting a Danish tourist in Venice , leaving him unconscious with serious injuries. The assault occurred Oct. 30 at approximately 12:35 a.m. near Speedway and Washington Boulevard...

NBC Los Angeles (KNBC)Nov 6, 2026

See 2026 November election results in Orange County

Los Angeles police are asking for the public’s help identifying two suspects accused of violently assaulting a Danish tourist in Venice , leaving him unconscious with serious injuries. The assault occurred Oct. 30 at approximately 12:35 a.m. near Speedway and Washington Boulevard...

NBC Los Angeles (KNBC)Nov 6, 2026

How Mayor-elect Raman will remake L.A. City Hall

Raman is looking to boost housing production, add bike lanes and replace the current police chief. She's also planning to be a hands-on manager, using data to assess the city's effectiveness....

Los Angeles Times - CaliforniaNov 5, 2026

Crews battle structure fire in Chinatown

Crews are battling a structure fire in Los Angeles’ Chinatown neighborhood on Thursday evening, officials said. The blaze broke out along North Main Street, just north of downtown LA, around 7 p.m., according to the Los Angeles Fire Department. Officials say it started as an outs...

NBC Los Angeles (KNBC)Oct 8, 2026

Nithya Raman denies calling LA mayor, LAPD chief ‘fascist liars'

Los Angeles mayoral candidate Nithya Raman spoke out Thursday, two days after a social media video featuring her and a content creator appeared to call Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and Police Chief Jim McDonnell “fascist liars.” The video was posted to Raman’s social media accoun...

NBC Los Angeles (KNBC)Oct 8, 2026

Brush fire prompts evacuations, hard closure on 5 Freeway in Gorman area

A brush fire prompted evacuations and a hard closure on Interstate 5 in the Gorman area on Thursday, officials said. The 50-acre Danny Fire sparked near the I-5 and Smokey Bear Road around 4:50 p.m., according to Cal Fire. Authorities issued evacuation orders and warnings for are...

NBC Los Angeles (KNBC)Oct 8, 2026

1 injured after fire breaks out at strip mall in Inglewood

One person was injured after a fire broke out at a strip mall in Inglewood on Thursday, fire officials said. Crews responded to a commercial building on East Hyde Park Boulevard just after noon, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department. Officials say one of the buildin...

NBC Los Angeles (KNBC)Oct 8, 2026

2 LAFD members transported to hospital after South LA crash

Two members of the Los Angeles Fire Department were transported to a hospital Thursday after their truck overturned in a crash as they were responding to an emergency, the department said. The LAFD squad truck ended up on its roof near West 108th Street and South Broadway in Sout...

NBC Los Angeles (KNBC)Oct 8, 2026

London Metropolitan Police member identified as victim in Hollywood DUI crash

A member of London’s Metropolitan Police Service has been identified as the man killed when he was hit by a suspected DUI driver Sunday night in Hollywood . Sam Brown, 33, died Sunday from multiple blunt traumatic injuries, according to the county medical examiner’s office. Brown...

NBC Los Angeles (KNBC)Oct 8, 2026

Strip mall fire spreads to Inglewood businesses

Flames burned through the roof of a commercial building Thursday afternoon at a strip mall in Inglewood. Firefighters responded at about noon to the burning building in the 700 block of East Hyde Park Avenue, just north of Edward Vincent Jr. Park. Crews initially were on the roof...

NBC Los Angeles (KNBC)Oct 8, 2026

Skid Row drug enforcement operation targets dealers ‘preying' on homeless people

Authorities from local and federal law enforcement agencies carried out a drug enforcement operation Thursday morning in Los Angeles’ Skid Row area that targeted dealers accused of preying on homeless people in the area. The Los Angeles Police Department said it assisted the FBI ...

NBC Los Angeles (KNBC)Oct 8, 2026

$90K worth of jewelry, designer handbags taken from Sherman Oaks home

A search is underway for two people who police say broke into a home early Thursday in Sherman Oaks and took $90,000 worth of jewelry and designer handbags. The Los Angeles Police Department tells NBC4 Investigates that the homeowner was inside during the break in that took place...

NBC Los Angeles (KNBC)Oct 8, 2026