We just finished paying off the Convention Center. Here we go again
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These two City Hall opposites have one thing in common. At least for now
There are now just two City Hall incumbents who remain unopposed in their bids for reelection. So how did Councilmembers Tim McOsker and Hugo Soto-Martínez…
What is Monica Rodriguez running for?
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The San Fernando Valley gets another shot at the L.A. Olympics
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Homeless advocates sue L.A., saying city violated open meeting law
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L.A. County knows how it accidentally repealed Measure J. Fixing it is still a headache
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City officials want to fund immigration defense. The budget crisis makes it hard
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The county’s new headquarters was a steal. Some supes say the’re getting sticker shock
It was billed as a bargain-basement deal: L.A. County would buy the Gas Company Tower for $200 million — a third of what the downtown…
How a fizzled recall attempt actually helped Mayor Karen Bass
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L.A.’s bid to redo its City Charter kicks off with a leadership battle
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It’s a bureaucratic whodunit: Who killed Measure J?
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This city government veteran thinks Los Angeles is in deep trouble
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‘Performative politics’ on the council floor? That’s an eye roll
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How does NYC primary win reverberate in Los Angeles politics?
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Meet the face of L.A. Mayor Karen Bass’ immigrant outreach
Claudia Aragon was headed home after dropping her puppy off at obedience school when the first text came in early on Friday, June 6.“Ice showed…
What should L.A. politicians call those who cause protest chaos?
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L.A. County sheriff oversight chair says he is being forced out
The top official on the watchdog commission that oversees the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department is being terminated from his position, according to correspondence reviewed…
This Los Angeles city official testified for four days so Karen Bass wouldn’t have to
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Like Mayor Bass, Supervisor Kathryn Barger also deleted her fire text messages
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass has come under heavy scrutiny for deleting the text messages she sent during the region’s disastrous January firestorms. But she…
There will soon be a ‘mayor of L.A. County.’ How much power should come with the job?
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