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Your guide to Proposition 41: Special tax audit proposal could block billionaire tax
Prop 41 would require audits for new state special taxes and prohibit certain new state taxes. It also could nullify the billionaire tax.
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Your guide to L.A. City Charter Amendment PL: Streamlining Planning Department processes
Charter Amendment PL is a bit confusing, but at its core it contains five proposals that would streamline and speed up certain L.A. City Planning Department processes, such as reviews and appeals....
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Los Angeles County reported 69 rabid bats. What you need to know
Los Angeles recorded the highest number of rabid bats ever recorded. What to do when you encounter a rabid bat.
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Your guide to the Los Angeles Community College Board of Trustees Seat 4 race
Seven candidates are vying for Seat 4 on the board of trustees for the Los Angeles Community College District, where they will oversee some 200,000 students and an annual budget around $10 billion. Here is your voter guide....
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Your guide to the California Congressional District 45 race: Tran vs. Vo
California Congressional District 45 race: Democrat Derek Tran faces upstart Chuong Vo, a retired police officer who beat out a slew of fellow Republicans to reach the general election....
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Your guide to the Los Angeles Community College Board of Trustees Seat 6 race
Four candidates are vying for Seat 6 on the board of trustees for the Los Angeles Community College District, where they will oversee some 200,000 students and an annual budget around $10 billion. Here is your voter guide....
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Your guide to L.A. County Charter Amendment A: Binding arbitration
Measure A would require binding arbitration if talks between county officials and unions representing sheriff's deputies, firefighters, lifeguards and other groups reach an impasse....
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Your guide to L.A. City Charter Amendment EE: City Council meetings, ethics and elections
An amendment to the L.A. City Charter would reduce the amount the City Council meets from three times a week to once, among other changes to ethics commissions and campaign finance penalties....
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Your guide to L.A. City Charter Amendment PRK: More money for parks
Los Angeles City Charter Amendment PRK would double the amount of money set aside for L.A.'s park system over 10 years. City leaders would need to find a way to pay for those increases later on....
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Your guide to L.A. City Charter Amendment PRT: Greater public insight into airport, harbor departments
Los Angeles City Charter Amendment PRT would affect the city's departments of airports, harbor and water and power, which operate as self-funding businesses....
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Your guide to L.A. City Measure FD: Hiking Fire Department sales tax
Supporters say Los Angeles Measure FD will ensure adequate funding for the L.A. City Fire Department; opponents say it will boost sales taxes to 10.75% and cost $86 per person....
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Your guide to L.A. City Charter Amendment LA: Restructuring public works administration
Los Angeles City Charter Amendment LA looks to change the way the city manages its budget and administers public works to more efficiently deliver basic city services such as repairing streets and sidewalks....
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Your guide to Proposition TE: Exempting fire victims from the 'mansion tax'
Some Palisades fire victims are paying hundreds of thousands of dollars in Measure ULA taxes when selling damaged or destroyed homes. In November, voters will decide whether they deserve a tax exemption with Proposition TE....
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How to vote in California's November 2026 general election
Voters have several ways to cast their ballots in the Nov. 3 general election. Here's your guide for how to vote.
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Your guide to the California lieutenant governor race: Ma vs. Romero
California's low-profile lieutenant governor race pits Democratic Treasurer Fiona Ma against former Democratic Senate leader Gloria Romero, who's running as a Republican....
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Your guide to the California attorney general race: Bonta vs. Gates
Incumbent California Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta faces former Huntington Beach City Atty. Michael Gates, a Republican who finished second in the primary.
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Your guide to the California secretary of state race: Weber vs. Wagner
California voters will decide whether incumbent Shirley Weber will be reelected as secretary of state of California or her challenger, Republican Don Wagner, will take the office....
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SpaceX launches 4 astronauts on fast track to International Space Station
Four astronauts blasted off Thursday on a space station mission that will stretch until spring, among them a Canadian whose wife will give birth while he’s away. SpaceX launched commander Jessica Watkins and her crew for NASA after a three-week delay to fix the capsule’s leaking ...
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Burglars break through storage locker wall to steal $300K worth of items
Thieves accessed a woman’s storage locker in Gardena through a hole in the wall and stole about $300,000 worth of Pokémon cards and other items. The burglary was reported Monday at the storage unit in the 1400 Block of West 190th Street. A woman reported a hole in the wall at the...
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Reflecting Pool vandalism charges against former Olympian officially dismissed
The former Olympian accused of vandalizing the Reflecting Pool in a case championed by President Donald Trump has officially had his case dismissed. David “Davey” Hearn’s case was dismissed with prejudice, meaning the same case cannot be brought against him again. In a scathing o...
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Student dies after 4th-floor fall at high school in Highland Park, witnesses say
A student died at Benjamin Franklin High School in Highland Park, prompting a lockdown that lasted nearly three hours.
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Renee Good's family sues government, top Trump officials and ICE officer who shot her
The family of Renee Good has filed two federal civil lawsuits alleging wrongful death and excessive force, their attorney announced Thursday, nine months after she was fatally shot by an immigration officer in Minneapolis . One lawsuit seeks to hold the United States liable under...
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2 boats catch fire, 1 sinks in Huntington Beach
Two boats caught fire Wednesday in Huntington Beach and sent a thick plume of smoke over the harbor area. The Huntington Beach Fire Department responded at about 1 p.m. to the fire at a residential dock in the 16000 block of Ardsley Circle. No injuries were reported and firefight...
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4 rescued, 1 missing after medevac helicopter crashes off Catalina Island
Multiple agencies were responding to the crash, and a search-and-rescue mission was underway, according to L.A. County Supervisor Janice Hahn.
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Screaming, panicking, blood: Passengers detail horrifying Israel-bound flight
A stabbing, an emergency alert, a terrifying mid-air plunge. Details are still emerging after an Israel-bound flight carrying some 180 people emitted a distress signal Wednesday, raising fears of a possible hijacking when one pilot stabbed the other in the cockpit . Aviatar Alevi...
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Investigation underway after student dies in fall from balcony at Highland Park high school
The student, who authorities have not yet named, was pronounced dead after falling from a fourth-story balcony.
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Woman arrested after video shows her deliberately running over puppy
Surveillance footage captured the woman placing the puppy under her vehicle before driving over it.
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Gas prices, AI data centers and Trump's long shadow: Top takeaways from the governor's race debate
The two candidates to become California's next governor painted vastly different portraits of the state they want to lead during a televised CNN debate Wednesday night — though they both agreed the state faces tremendous challenges....
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Tennessee unable to carry out Christa Gail Pike execution, witnesses say
Tennessee was not able to carry out the planned execution of a woman convicted in the 1995 killing of a classmate, according to media witnesses.
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'Blowout': Here's who won the Hilton-Becerra debate for California governor
Three Times columnists weigh in on the only scheduled face-to-face debate in the race for California governor.
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Lopez: The California I grew up in was full of ambition and possibility. Is the dream still alive?
From the next governor I'd like to see more of the striving, imagination and sense of collective purpose that made California great.
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Downey father charged in baby's death takes plea deal after mistrial in murder case
Jurors could not reach a unanimous verdict in the case of a Downey father accused of killing his baby.
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Attacker's motive remains unknown after FlyDubai flight to Israel escapes disaster
The motive of the Omani copilot who stabbed his captain on a flight to Israel , causing the plane to plummet dangerously and forcing it to land in Saudi Arabia, remained unknown on Thursday as investigators across the region raced to learn more. Israeli passengers who were on the...
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Who will manage LA’s federal homeless dollars after an embattled agency bows out?
An L.A. Metro bus drives past a man sleeping on the sidewalk on North Spring Street in downtown Los Angeles. (Christina House/Los Angeles Times / Getty Images ) The Los Angeles region’s troubled homeless services agency announced this month that it will no longer manage the regio...
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$7.5-billion mini-NIH plan goes to California voters under bill signed by Newsom
California voters will decide whether to create a $7.5 billion state scientific research arm similar to the National Institutes of Health. Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill that puts the issue before voters in March 2028....
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Former DHS Secretary Kristi Noem files for divorce
Former Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem is getting divorced, according to South Dakota court filings.
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Altadena fire survivors push for SB 1090 to block high-density rebuilding
Governor Gavin Newsom signed SB 1090 into law, placing a three-year pause on high-density developments in Altadena as residents fight to rebuild following the Eaton Fire in 2025....
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L.A. suburb lifts ban, will allow its Little Leaguers back on city fields
A day after The Times reported on the dispute, Santa Fe Springs said it was reinstating its previous agreement with the Metropolitan Little League, allowing children to return to city baseball fields....
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LA Olympics organizers are supposed to disclose contracts. City leaders say they haven’t
Matt Szabo (L), the City Administrative Officer who negotiated the agreement with LA28 alongside the city's Chief Legislative Analyst Sharon Tso (R), speak at an L.A. City Council meeting. (Courtesy of L.A. City Council / YouTube) Los Angeles city officials are asking LA28 to han...
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Pomona police sergeant identified as suspect in DUI hit-and-run crash in Chino
A Pomona police sergeant was identified as the suspected driver in a hit-and-run crash in Chino that injured another motorist, according to a police report....
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Inside the 'Coven Academy' premiere celebration with Malina Pauli Weissman, Swayam Bhatia and more
Inside the "Coven Academy" premiere celebration! Hear from Malina Pauli Weissman, Swayam Bhatia and more before the launch of the new Disney series, premiering Oct. 1 on Freeform and next day on Disney+ and Hulu....
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LA County shoppers to pay higher sales tax starting Oct. 1
Starting October 1, LA County's general sales tax rate jumps from 9.75% to 10.25% under voter-approved Measure ER, with rates reaching 11% or higher in cities like Santa Monica, Pasadena, and West Hollywood....
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Commentary: Live chat: Times columnists analyze the CNN California governor debate
Follow along as Times columnists Anita Chabria, Mark Z. Barabak and Gustavo Arellano chat about the California gubernatorial debate between Steve Hilton and Xavier Becerra....
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Swells from Hurricane Polo cause rockslide along Laguna Beach coast
High waves driven by Hurricane Polo sent massive swells crashing into the Laguna Beach coastline, triggering a rockslide near Agate Street Beach and forcing officials to close access to the area....
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TSA officers now not allowed to sit down while checking boarding passes and IDs
Airport security employees checking boarding passes and IDs will no longer be allowed to sit down while working, according to the Transportation Security Administration....
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Meritless Legal Challenge Freezes Spending of Measure ER Taxes
September 30, 2026 Contact: Countywide Communications pio@ceo.lacounty.gov Meritless Legal Challenge Freezes Spending of Measure ER Taxes Measure ER ½-cent sales tax still takes effect October 1 A meritless lawsuit filed to invalidate Los Angeles County’s Measure ER sales tax wil...