Some at L.A. City Hall want to end the mayor’s homeless emergency
It was the first and possibly the most dramatic act by Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass after she took office: declaring a city emergency on…
Commentary: Back in the news, Albert ‘Little Al’ Robles still has a lot of bones to pick
When the world calls you “Little Al,” you’re going to do what it takes to be seen.That’s what I thought after spending an hour last…
As L.A. rebuilds from the fires, residents ask: What’s the plan?
Carol Parks, the chief of Los Angeles’ Emergency Management Department, sat before a budget committee last year and painted a dire picture. Although tasked with…
Drivers or partners? An LAFD role could be nixed amid budget woes
To Los Angeles City Council members searching desperately for cuts amid a budget crisis, the Fire Department’s emergency incident technicians are “drivers” whose main role…
Cher backs lawsuit over L.A. Zoo elephants: They ‘served their time’
The decades-long controversy over the Los Angeles Zoo’s elephants is intensifying, even after officials announced that Billy and Tina will be moved to a zoo…
Frank Lloyd Wright’s Hollyhock House could close due to city budget cuts
Frank Lloyd Wright’s Hollyhock House could soon be closed to the public and lose its designation as a UNESCO World Heritage Site if budget cuts…
L.A. animal shelters won’t close under proposed budget, Bass says
Nathan Kehn has rescued cats and kittens from some tough spots — dumpsters, an abandoned police car and, in one case, a cramped space behind…
Mayor Karen Bass proposes layoffs for about 1,650 L.A. city workers
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass released a proposed budget on Monday that would eliminate a nearly $1-billion financial gap by cutting more than 2,700 city…
In State of the City speech to a battered L.A., Bass strikes hopeful tone
With Los Angeles battered by multiple crises, Mayor Karen Bass vowed Monday in her State of the City address to rebuild at a record clip…
NYC council sues to bar mayor from allowing ICE office on Rikers Island
NEW YORK — New York City lawmakers are suing to block Mayor Eric Adams from allowing federal immigration agents to operate within the Rikers Island jail complex.The…
Galway Downs is no longer 2028 L.A. Olympics equestrian venue
Galway Downs was informed this week it won’t host equestrian events for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, the Temecula Valley organization announced Friday.The 242-acre site…
Former U.S. Rep. Mia Love honored in Utah after brain cancer death
SALT LAKE CITY — Family and friends of former U.S. Rep. Mia Love gathered Monday in Salt Lake City to honor her life and legacy after she…
L.A. City Councilmember Traci Park stakes out a new role in the wake of Jan. 7 blaze
Los Angeles City Councilmember Traci Park made her way through an auditorium filled with Pacific Palisades residents who had lost homes, schools and churches. The…
Mia Love, the first Black Republican congresswoman, has died at 49
SALT LAKE CITY — Former U.S. Rep. Mia Love of Utah, a daughter of Haitian immigrants who became the first Black Republican woman elected to Congress, died…
Freddy Escobar leads the LAFD union in a turbulent time
With piercing brown eyes, a biker mustache, a gravelly voice and the build of an NFL defensive end, Freddy Escobar has long cut an imposing…
Responding to Trump, Ventura proposes protections for LGBTQ+ people, immigrants
The proposal considered Tuesday night was meant to be a big stand by a small city, an effort to protect from the Trump administration a…
Former LAFD chief Kristin Crowley appeals her dismissal
Former Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin Crowley took the extraordinary step Thursday of appealing Mayor Karen Bass’ decision to dismiss her, in part, for her…
Affordable housing in Valley advances despite L.A. leaders’ opposition
By summer 2023, developers had pitched building nearly 2,400 new apartments for low- and moderate-income residents in the San Fernando Valley, where little such housing…
Anaheim’s Big A study: Two years late at thrice the price. Why?
The city of Anaheim wanted out of the business of running a stadium. By selling Angel Stadium and the surrounding property to Angels owner Arte…
L.A. wildfires cause $350 million in damage to city facilities
The wildfires that have torn through Pacific Palisades and other parts of Los Angeles this month have damaged or destroyed about $350 million in public…