Trump to lead task force on ’28 Summer Olympics
1 of 7 | President Donald Trump speaks before signing an executive order establishing a White House task force for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympic…
Pentagon recalls 2K National Guard troops from Los Angeles
July 16 (UPI) -- The Trump administration has recalled 2,000 National Guard troops from Los Angeles, where they were deployed by President Donald Trump last…
Judge blocks random immigration raids in LA
July 12 (UPI) -- A federal judge in California issued two restraining orders blocking federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents from conducting random detentions of…
27 workers rescued from collapsed L.A. tunnel
July 10 (UPI) -- Twenty-seven workers were rescued after they became trapped inside a Los Angeles tunnel that collapsed Wednesday night, officials said. Los Angeles…
Bass condemns Trump’s troop deployment to LA park as ‘un-American’
July 8 (UPI) -- Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass has criticized the federal government as "un-American" over its deployment of U.S. troops to MacArthur Park…
JD Vance mocks Sen. Alex Padilla, criticizes California officials
June 21 (UPI) -- Vice President JD Vance got the name of Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Calif., wrong while criticizing him, along with California Gov. Gavin…
Chicago relaunches ‘Know Your Rights’ campaign amid increased deportations
June 17 (UPI) -- Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson is warning President Donald Trump to "respect the Constitution" after the president ordered Immigration and Customs Enforcement…
‘We don’t want them here’ Los Angeles mayor says of Guard troops
Protestors rally in Los Angeles amid enforcement raids by U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement agents. Photo by Caroline Brehman/ EPA-EFE. June 15 (UPI) -- Mayor…
Appeals court stays order against Trump’s use of National Guard
June 13 (UPI) -- The California National Guard will remain on the streets of downtown Los Angeles on Friday after an appeals court put an…
Federal judge weighs National Guard, Marine Corps deployments in LA
June 12 (UPI) -- A federal judge on Thursday might rule on whether or not the Trump administration lawfully deployed National Guard and Marine Corps…
More arrests as LA extends curfews and other cities brace for protest, too
June 11 (UPI) -- The second night of curfew took place in downtown Los Angeles on Wednesday, as local law enforcement, backed by several thousand…
LAPD warns ‘many more arrests’ as 700 Marines deployed to Los Angeles
June 9 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump escalated a war of words with California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday, as the administration authorized the deployment…
700 Marines deployed to LA as Trump, Gov. Newsom clash over response
June 9 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump publicly endorsed the arrest of California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday during a war of words, as the…
Marines could be sent to L.A. protests, Hegseth says
June 8 (UPI) -- The Los Angeles Sheriff's Department arrested one person overnight in Paramount, a city in Los Angeles County, amid ongoing protests against…
Trump orders National Guard to Los Angeles amid ICE raid protests
Federal agents fire smoke grenades at protesters near a Home Depot after Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents conducted a raid in Paramount, Calif., on Saturday.…
Aides to Karen Bass received weather warnings before she flew to Ghana
The day before Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass left for Ghana, her aides received an email from the city’s Emergency Management Department warning of a…
LA mayor removes fire chief over wildfire response
1 of 3 | Citing the city’s response to the region’s devastating wildfires, Los Angeles Mayor Karen removed the city's fire chief this week. File…
Rick Caruso launches foundation to help rebuild L.A. after wildfires
Rick Caruso, the developer and longtime civic leader, launched a new foundation on Monday to hasten the rebuilding from wildfires in Los Angeles and Altadena…
What does Trump know about California water? Much less than he’d admit
SACRAMENTO — Several years ago, after she’d been elected state Assembly speaker, I asked Karen Bass about her views on the water supply — specifically from the…
Almost 100K Californians under evacuation warning as wildfires still burn, winds pick up
1 of 8 | Rubble inside the Pasadena Community Church, destroyed in the Eaton wildfire, is all that remains amid the walls still standing in…