The council sidelined a long list of charter reform proposals. But one key idea will make it to the ballot: reducing the number of council meetings.

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Some critics said the proposal lacked much-needed specifics, while others worried it would endanger the very people it was designed to help.

Joshua Mora lost his leg at 13 after being hit by a motorcycle in a crosswalk. He sued the city, saying officials knew the intersection was dangerous.

At least nine people were arrested Wednesday, part of what law enforcement officials described as a major "takedown" of a sex trafficking operation in the Figueroa corridor of South Los Angeles.

The flurry of votes brought an underwhelming end to the yearlong effort at rewriting the City Charter, L.A.'s municipal governing document.

The Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority has asked a federal judge to issue a temporary restraining order halting HUD's effort to suspend federal funding.

Los Angeles County Assistant Fire Chief Trey Espy said the situation on the ground in Venezuela was 'very grim.' 'Everywhere you look, everything’s collapsed.'

The City Council hired a law firm to represent the Ethics Commission as it defends its decision to fine Councilmember John Lee over gifts he allegedly accepted in Las Vegas.

Doug Herman, the top strategist for Bass' reelection bid, has been replaced by Julie Chávez Rodriguez, who was campaign manager for the Biden Harris campaign in 2024.

If approved by voters, the sales tax hike would raise an estimated $345 million per year for new fire stations and the hiring of more firefighters.

The LAX’s automated trains have been beleaguered by delays caused by legal settlements, and technical issues. The first runs with volunteers should start soon.

U.S. District Judge Fernando M. Olguin granted the city's motion to dismiss the lawsuit, but said the government could file an amended complaint.

L.A. schools Supt. Alberto Carvalho won praise for gains in test scores and for defending immigrants, but had been sidelined since a February FBI raid.

Councilmembers said the proposal to expand the council lacked crucial details. Others say the council didn't want to dilute its own power.

Raman achieved two crucial goals during her campaign: raise her profile outside her district, while framing Pratt as someone radically out of step with L.A. voters.

Nithya Raman pulled ahead of Spencer Pratt in the race to get into the Nov. 3 mayoral runoff on Sunday, five days after the vote counting began.

Raman has been steadily carving into Pratt's margin, cutting it to about 3% percentage points, down from 8% a few days earlier

A broad coalition that included organized labor and business leaders helped Bass win a spot in the mayoral runoff, where she will face either Spencer Pratt or Nithya Raman.

Raman continued to close the gap with mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt, trailing him by about six percentage points, according to the latest election update.

Bass has enough votes in the primary election to make a Nov. 3 runoff, the AP said, where she will face either reality TV star Pratt or City Councilmember Raman.

Some see fan-generated election campaign videos as a harbinger of how artificial intelligence could reshape political messaging across the country.

'Neighbors First' is targeting left-wing candidates in the L.A. City Council race. As a nonprofit, it doesn't have to reveal the source of its funding.

From a reality TV antagonist to a contender in the L.A. mayoral race, Spencer Pratt has jolted local politics, turning personal tragedy in the Palisades fire into a 2026 election campaign.

Raman says L.A. needs new leadership to address housing affordability and homelessness. Critics say she hasn't done enough to forge alliances.

Bass will likely be forced into a runoff in Tuesday's primary. Critics say her problems go well beyond the homelessness crisis and the Palisades fire.

No front-runner: Mayor Karen Bass, Councilmember Nithya Raman and reality TV's Spencer Pratt are locked in a three-way battle for the two top slots on Tuesday.

Trump didn't make a formal endorsement, but the his comments were the first the president has made publicly on the L.A. mayor's race.

'Neighbors First' is targeting left-wing candidates in the L.A. City Council race. As a nonprofit, it doesn't have to reveal the source of its funding.

The opening of three new Metro stops marks the first phase of the D Line extension project, a route long considered key for Los Angeles public transit.

At one point, Councilmember Nithya Raman accused Mayor Karen Bass and reality TV star Spencer Pratt of teaming up to attack her.

The multi-week trial featured testimony from numerous LAPD officers, use-of-force experts and witnesses about a fatal 2021 incident in which a bullet fired by an officer who charged ahead of his colle...

In a freewheeling debate in Sherman Oaks, Bass and Raman sparred over housing production, homelessness and other issues. Spencer Pratt wasn't invited.

Los Angeles County Dist. Atty. Nathan Hochman and the union that represents rank-and-file LAPD officers announced their support for John McKinney in the city attorney's race Tuesday.

The LAPD has cited state law as the reason for not disclosing information related to the June 2021 explosion that leveled much of a South L.A. city block, but investigative files associated with the i...

David Anthony Burke, the 21-year-old musician better known by the stage name D4vd, was charged with murder on Monday morning in the 2025 killing of a teen girl found dead in the trunk of a car in Holl...

Mayor Bass already gave one State of the City speech this year. Her next one will be a video.