Voters continued to take back abortion rights in this election
Ever since the Supreme Court took away the constitutional right to abortion in 2022, the people have been taking it back state by state.Before last…
Arizona voters back homeless crackdown. Will other states follow?
Arizona voters have approved a first-in-the-nation ballot initiative intended to force local police to crack down harder on homeless encampments. The statewide initiative — which…
How both Trump and abortion access won the 2024 election
PHOENIX — Abortion access was on the ballot Tuesday and voters supported it in seven of 10 states nationwide, giving an overwhelming win for the abortion…
No sign of strife over California’s latest same-sex marriage measure
After 20 years in the same house, I started to feel as though I no longer belonged on my street. It was 2008, the year…
Trump won’t say how he voted on Florida abortion measure
PALM BEACH, Fla. — Donald Trump is refusing to say how he voted on Florida’s abortion measure — and getting testy about it. The former president…
L.A. city charter amendments and L.A. County ballot measures: A last-minute guide
Charter Amendment FF would give some members of smaller L.A. policing departments access to the same retirement benefits enjoyed by the vast majority of the…
Teens 16 and 17 get to vote in Alameda County school board races
OAKLAND — Candidates seeking to lead the Oakland Unified School District faced a barrage of tough questions one recent evening — an interrogation led by an…
Half of voters polled favor Measure A sales tax for homeless services
In the final weeks before the Nov. 5 election, a measure that would double the county’s quarter-percent homeless sales tax was closing in on the…
Proposition 32 for $18 minimum wage lacks support in California, Poll shows
SACRAMENTO — Just under half of California voters support Proposition 32, the measure to increase California’s minimum wage to $18 an hour, a warning sign about…
California Prop. 6 seeks to ban slavery. Isn’t it already illegal?
Gathered on a sunny morning in Los Angeles on Wednesday, a coalition of criminal justice reform advocates urged voters to pass Proposition 6 and finally…
Measure G created a rift among the county supervisors. It’s not going away.
Good morning, and welcome to L.A. on the Record — our City Hall newsletter. It’s Rebecca Ellis, with help from my colleague David Zahniser, lining…
Column: Bonds on November ballot are worthwhile, but very, very costly
SACRAMENTO — There’s a lot more on the election ballot than Kamala Harris vs. Donald Trump, although those two rightfully are drawing extraordinary attention. The race…
Torrance measure asks voters to raise council’s pay by over 2,000%
Tucked into an anti-corruption measure on the Nov. 5 ballot in Torrance is a provision that would vastly increase pay for the city’s mayor and…
With Prop. 33, voters could remove state limits on rent control
Seeking to wield the power of government to keep rents low amid an affordability crisis, San Francisco officials last week passed a measure to dramatically…
Yes on Proposition 36 gave $1 million to California GOP
The political committee behind Proposition 36, which has touted the anti-crime measure’s support from top local Democratic leaders, donated $1 million to the California Republican…
Column: Newsom sends clear message about increasing benefits for undocumented immigrants
SACRAMENTO — Has California reached its limit in providing benefits for immigrants living here illegally? That’s the indication after Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed three bills passed…
Measure A homeless sales tax edges closer to the 50% majority needed for passage
A measure on the November ballot that would double the county’s quarter-percent homeless sales tax is edging closer to the majority it would need to…
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…
Debate erupts over California’s decision to reduce delta water flows
State and federal officials have decided to curtail additional water flows intended to support endangered fish in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta this fall —…
Proposition 5: Who’s donating money for, against housing bonds
Proposition 5 would lower the vote threshold needed to pass local bond measures for affordable housing, transportation, parks and other infrastructure. Supporters contend that changing…