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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With L.A.’s latest budget, has the political pendulum firmly swung at City Hall?
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Newsom says bailing L.A. out of budget crisis is ‘nonstarter.’ Bass remains hopeful
For anybody confused about whether Gov. Gavin Newsom planned to come to Los Angeles’ rescue Wednesday when he announced his May revision to the state…
With L.A. in crisis, Mayor Karen Bass’ hiring goal for the LAPD slips further out of reach
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Mayor Bass said her office’s budget will be cut. The numbers tell a different story
When Mayor Karen Bass spoke about budget cuts during her State of the City address — before she even mentioned laying off city employees —…
How serious is L.A. City Hall about layoffs? The messages have been mixed
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L.A. County and city are reeling financially. Only one faces a $1-billion deficit
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How much did Bass talk to her acting mayor while she was in Ghana?
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