Los Angeles city council member Nithya Raman enters mayoral race Raman, backed by the Democratic Socialists of America, enters a crowded field that includes incumbent Karen Bass The Guardian - US · Feb 7
LA County carving out ‘ICE-free zones’ to counteract ‘violence caused by the Trump administration,’ officials say LA County officials noted that federal immigration enforcement ‘has too often escalated into extreme violence’ The Independent UK · Jan 14
Los Angeles County declares state of emergency to aid those affected by ICE raids The motion will provide rent relief for tenants who have fallen behind on payments as a direct consequence of the crackdown on immigrants The Independent UK · Oct 15, 2025
Los Angeles County officials to vote on emergency declaration over immigration raids Los Angeles County officials will vote Tuesday on whether to declare a state of emergency that would give them power to provide assistance for residents they say have suffered financially from ongoing federal immigration raids The Independent UK · Oct 14, 2025
Pacific Coast Highway Reopens In Malibu After Wildfires Update on the reopening of Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu after devastating wildfires. Top News · Feb 4, 2025
Famed California Pacific Coast Highway reopens a month after wildfires tore through Los Angeles The Pacific Coast Highway is back open in Malibu, California, nearly a month after the deadly Palisades Fire The Independent UK · Feb 3, 2025
Deadline For FEMA Assistance Applications Extended For Los Angeles County Residents affected by Los Angeles wildfires must apply for FEMA assistance by March 10 to access crucial support. Top News · Jan 16, 2025
Price-Gouging Task Force Warns Against Predatory Practices In LA Los Angeles County officials combat price gouging post-wildfires to protect community recovery efforts. Top News · Jan 16, 2025
Los Angeles County Explores Resources To Support Businesses After Fires Los Angeles County considering a business interruption fund to aid businesses affected by recent fires, showing proactive support efforts. Top News · Jan 8, 2025
West Hollywood will have the nation's highest minimum wage. Businesses owners are not happy Thanks to a bump in his pay last summer, Norberto Ruiz was able to afford a $150 air conditioner to keep his family's two-bedroom home in North Hollywood from feeling like a furnace when temperatures soared. Los Angeles Times · Jul 1, 2023
California stockpiles abortion medication after Texas court ruling SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Monday that California will stockpile an emergency supply of 2 million abortion pills known as misoprostol in response to a federal judge in Texas ruling against the authorization of another medication that has been used to terminate pregnancies for decades. Los Angeles Times · Apr 10, 2023
News briefs Herschel Walker has moved his residency from Texas, report says Tribune News Service · Mar 9, 2023
Pride flag to fly on LA County buildings in June after unanimous supervisors vote LOS ANGELES — A month after the Huntington Beach City Council voted to stop flying a rainbow flag from its City Hall, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors has taken the opposite stance. Los Angeles Times · Mar 8, 2023
LA County supervisors call for probation chief’s ouster after video of violent restraint of teen LOS ANGELES — A majority of the L.A. County Board of Supervisors and members of an oversight panel called for the ouster of the head of the Probation Department this week after the Los Angeles Times published a disturbing video showing staff at a juvenile facility violently restraining a teenage… Los Angeles Times · Feb 25, 2023
Los Angeles Times · Feb 7, 2023 LA County passes gun control measures after mass shootings The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors unanimously passed a series of gun control measures Tuesday on the heels of last month's mass shooting in Monterey Park, just 8 miles away from the boardroom.
Los Angeles Times · Dec 16, 2022 George Skelton: After decades in California politics, Bob Hertzberg is hanging it up. Too bad there are term limits SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Bob Hertzberg should still be a state legislator. He's a prime example of why term limits are boneheaded.
Los Angeles Times · Dec 8, 2022 Powerful and a little incognito: What it's like to become an LA County 'supe' LOS ANGELES — In the 76 seconds it took to recite an oath of office, Lindsey Horvath was transformed into one of the most powerful players in California politics. In fact, few positions in American municipal politics confer as much sweep as the one Horvath assumed Monday.
Los Angeles Times · Nov 15, 2022 Bass ‘on track to win’ LA mayor’s race as lead grows to more than 29,000 votes LOS ANGELES — U.S. Rep. Karen Bass moved closer to victory in the still-undecided Los Angeles mayor’s race Monday, with an updated vote tally showing the congresswoman leading real estate developer Rick Caruso by more than 4 percentage points nearly a week after polls closed.
Los Angeles Times · Nov 13, 2022 Bass widens her lead against Caruso in LA mayor race LOS ANGELES — U.S. Rep. Karen Bass expanded her lead on Saturday against businessman Rick Caruso in the race to be the next mayor of Los Angeles, with an updated tally putting her 9,463 votes ahead of the developer in a contest that will not be settled until next week…
Los Angeles Times · Nov 11, 2022 LA County Sheriff Villanueva trails Luna as a new round of election results released LOS ANGELES — A new round of election results released Thursday shows Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva continuing to trail badly against his opponent, Robert Luna, leaving his bid for reelection in jeopardy.
Los Angeles Times · Nov 5, 2022 West Hollywood gay pioneers clash with younger progressives over future of city LOS ANGELES — John Duran is styling himself as a law-and-order candidate for West Hollywood City Council, posing in front of sheriff's cruisers on his campaign website and touting his endorsement by the deputies' union.
Tribune News Service · Oct 13, 2022 Top Democratic women call out California senator for downplaying unwanted hugging SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A Los Angeles state senator reprimanded four years ago for unwanted hugging and other touching is under renewed scrutiny for making light of his behavior at a July campaign event.
Los Angeles Times · Oct 11, 2022 Racist comments. Corruption. City Hall in chaos. Welcome to LA politics 2022 LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles City Hall has felt under siege the last few years.
Los Angeles Times · Jun 22, 2022 LA voter turnout numbers rise as Karen Bass widens lead over Rick Caruso LOS ANGELES — Turnout in the Los Angeles mayoral primary, which will see Rep. Karen Bass and developer Rick Caruso move to a November runoff, appears to have come in higher than years past.