Mayor to select Jim McDonnell as new LAPD chief
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass is expected to announce that she has selected Jim McDonnell to serve as the city’s next police chief, ending a…
Proposition 5 could unleash a flood of public projects — and tax hikes
Money for new fire stations, repaved roads, renovated libraries and more is on the ballot in the city of Santa Clara next month. Voters in…
Californians broadly support Prop. 36 to get tougher on crime, poll shows
SACRAMENTO — A solid majority of likely California voters support Proposition 36, the November ballot measure that would impose stricter penalties for retail theft and crimes…
Why Biden hasn’t been able to end Israel’s year-old Gaza war
As the world prepares to mark the first anniversary of Hamas’ Oct. 7 terrorist attack and the ensuing war is set to drag into a…
California fire chiefs blast federal rules on aircraft use
An aerial firefighting task force has been thwarted — and sometimes grounded — by a new interpretation of a U.S. Forest Service policy that prohibits…
Franky Carrillo owned oil, tobacco stock in run for state Assembly
Like many Democrats seeking support from progressive voters, Franky Carrillo — who is running for a Los Angeles seat in the state Assembly — pledged…
Analysis: Why U.S. probably can’t stop a wider war by Israel in Lebanon
WASHINGTON — The relationship between Israel and its closest and most reliable ally, the United States, has started to feel like a case of unrequited love.Despite…
Campaign donor’s cash arrived with baggage
On a sun-dappled October afternoon, Ray Jinnah stood beside his Bel-Air swimming pool to address 60 guests gathered for his latest fundraiser, a 2004 affair…
Pelosi Wins Democratic Contest for Burton Seat
SAN FRANCISCO — Party activist Nancy Pelosi won the Democratic nomination Tuesday night in a special election to decide who will succeed the late Rep. Sala…
2024 November election: California voter guide
Voting in California’s primary election continues through election day, Nov. 5. Here is information Times reporters gathered about the races and issues on the ballot:L.A.…
L.A. Unified School District 3 election: Schmerelson vs. Chang voter guide
The campaign spending in District 3 is partly a throwback to the last 20 years or so in which the same two big-spending camps opposed…
What Walz, Vance need to understand about child care, paid family leave
The vice presidential candidates appeared to find some agreement during their Tuesday night debate over child care and paid family leave, in the longest and…
California law boosts wildlife protections and connectivity
Cities and counties must soon consider the impact of development on wildlife connectivity in their land-use plans following the passage of a law intended to…
Former Colorado clerk sentenced to 9 years for voting system data scheme
DENVER — A judge ripped into a Colorado county clerk for her crimes and lies before sentencing her Thursday to nine years behind bars for a…
LAUSD Measure US voter guide: $9 billion in property taxes to schools
With declining enrollment, L.A. Unified no longer needs to build new campuses. The district is, however, going to continue replacing or updating aging buildings. L.A.…
Where Schiff, Garvey stand on energy, environment: U.S. Senate election voter guide
The two also differ on President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act, which is providing hundreds of billions of dollars in tax credits to solar, wind and…
Judge blocks California law that targeted deepfake campaign ads
With deepfake video and audio making their way into political campaigns, California enacted its toughest restrictions yet in September: a law prohibiting political ads within…
Photos show Rep. Mike Lawler in blackface at 2006 Halloween party
ALBANY, N.Y. — U.S. Rep. Mike Lawler said he was sorry Thursday after the New York Times obtained photos of him wearing blackface about two decades…
Where Harris, Trump stand on tax policies: election voter guide
Though sparse on details, the broad outlines of what Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Trump want to do on taxes are clear —…
Melania Trump’s abortion defense shows how the GOP ignores women
It pays to listen to women.Republicans have repeatedly ignored that adage, as evident in their demolition of Roe vs. Wade, opposition to IVF and contraception,…