Adrin Nazarian, former state Assembly member and onetime aide to outgoing Councilman Paul Krekorian, is up against Jillian Burgos, a business owner and NoHo Neighborhood Council member.
There are three other law enforcement agencies in addition to the LAPD that patrol Los Angeles parks, the port and the airport. But their officers have a different retirement plan than the city's other public safety employees.
Two bills newly signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom outlaw the possession and distribution of sexually charged images of minors even when they're created with computers, not cameras.
The 12 candidates in the L.A. Community College District Board of Trustees election include activists, former and current faculty and staff members, and incumbent trustees.
City Councilmember Heather Hutt faces her first election for the seat. Attorney Grace Yoo argues she should lead the district.
This November, voters will decide whether to approve Measure A, a half-cent sales tax that would remain in effect indefinitely to fund programs for the unhoused.
These college majors will lead to jobs that pay off your educational costs most quickly -- and lower-cost California State University and community colleges offer many of them.
Rep. Adam B. Schiff, a Burbank Democrat, faces former Dodger All-Star Steve Garvey, a Palm Desert Republican, for the California U.S. Senate seat long held by the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein.
Charter Amendment LL, like Charter Amendment DD for the L.A. City Council, would create a redistricting process for the Los Angeles Unified School District.
This November, voters will decide whether they want to reshape Los Angeles County government, nearly doubling the size of the Board of Supervisors and making the county's top executive an elected position.
As the Supreme Court opens its new term Monday, transgender rights, gun kits, e-cigarette marketing to minors and porn site age limits are among the issues to be decided.
Voting in California's primary election continues through election day, Nov. 5. Read up on the races in L.A. city and L.A. County, the California statewide ballot propositions and other measures.
From parks to concessions, the ballot measure Amendment II would allow for changes in how the city operates.
De León says he has delivered for the district on homelessness, housing and public safety. Jurado says he's an ineffective career politician.
The Dodgers' Mookie Betts might not be entering the playoffs with his hottest swing. But he's been freed from some of the stresses he carried into previous postseasons.
As election day 2024 nears, Californians will soon begin voting by mail, drop box and in person. Here's what you should know about where to submit your ballot.
Plus, one of L.A.'s most celebrated Thai restaurants opens a street-food spot, tandem Japanese restaurants fill a former recording studio, celebrated tacos land in Long Beach and more.
Shanice Dyer, 22, was charged with playing a role in a Pomona murder last month. L.A. Dist. Atty. George Gascón previously declined to try her as an adult for two killings committed as a juvenile.
"A woman's fundamental right of individual liberty, to her own life, grants her the authority to terminate her pregnancy if she wishes," wrote Trump, whose husband's judicial nominees helped overturn abortion protections.
The Dodgers and San Diego Padres will meet in the National League Division Series. Here are eight things the Dodgers will need to be wary of in the series.
One of two doctors charged with supplying ketamine to Matthew Perry pleaded guilty Wednesday to illegally distributing the surgical anesthetic.
California Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta wants new boundaries for the Los Angeles City Council's 15 districts in time for the 2026 primary election, according a draft legal document prepared by his office.
O.C. plastic surgeon who branded himself 'Dr. Laguna' is facing criminal chargers after reaching $6-million settlement with three dozen former patients.
A state parole panel reversed an earlier decision that could have freed former LAPD Det. Stephanie Lazarus from a life sentence for a 1986 murder that went unsolved for years.
From Sundance to streaming, a new wave of Tejano documentaries is seeing wider audiences and telling vibrant stories in new and different ways.
