The bogus poll — which the company claimed was a social media experiment — also showed Bass picking up support from most voters who supported Spencer Pratt in the mayoral primary.

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.

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

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

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

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

The city councilmember had a commanding lead in a field of five major candidates, with 33% of voters supporting her, while the mayor trailed at 17%, according to the poll by the Loyola Marymount Unive...

Adam Miller told Westside residents he's willing to spend $2 million on his mayoral campaign. Is that enough to grow his name recognition?

Estuardo Mazariegos believes his gun conviction makes him a better candidate.

Raman would immediately pose a formidable challenge to Bass. She was the first council member to be elected with support from the Democratic Socialists of America.

It's unusual for so many major candidates to be on the fence about a mayoral bid so close to the filing deadline, Pomona College politics professor Sara Sadhwani said.

Caruso had said he was reconsidering whether to run Wednesday.

“This is the most important thing for the LAFD really ever,” said Doug Coates, acting president of the city firefighter union.

A former state lawmaker questioned whether Mejia's logos, corgi images and other graphics violate a law barring the use of city resources for election campaigns. Mejia's team disputed the claims.

Rae Huang, a 43-year-old community organizer and democratic socialist, is waging a long-shot campaign for L.A. mayor, focusing on free buses, public housing and police abuse.

Residents in Harbor City are fighting against a proposed RV park that they believe could bring crime and lower property values.

The Los Angeles City Council on Friday voted 11 to 2 to support the project, despite warnings of the strain it would put on the general fund and city services.

The announcement came on the heels of an agreement with the L.A. City Coalition of Unions, whose tens of thousands of city workers will take up to five unpaid holidays in 2026.

Supporters of the plan say it could generate about $80 million in tax revenue annually, especially as tourists descend on Los Angeles for the 2026 World Cup, 2027 Super Bowl, and 2028 Olympics.

Amid immigration enforcement, city and school officials will set up "safe zones" monitored by LAPD and community volunteers to protect undocumented families when school resumes at LAUSD.

Labor leaders and business groups, looking to gain the upper hand, have submitted proposals that, if approved by voters, would disrupt the city in enormous ways.

The city’s contract with GLAZA, which governs fundraising, special events and more, ends Tuesday, leaving the zoo in a precarious place, with no firm plan for how to proceed.

The lawsuit, filed in California’s Central District federal court, accuses sanctuary cities such as L.A. of hindering efforts to address a 'crisis of illegal immigration.'

The Trump administration claimed the sweeps were aimed at criminals, but data shows otherwise.

City Atty. Hydee Feldstein Soto has blamed a backlog of cases following the COVID-19 pandemic, juries she says are increasingly antagonistic to municipalities and structured settlements set up by the ...

At a news conference Thursday, Mayor Karen Bass made a startling claim. U.S.

LAPD Chief Jim McDonnell appeared before the council to discuss the LAPD’s attempts to control protests that have erupted mostly in downtown Los Angeles every day since Friday, sometimes descending into chaos.

Councilmember Katy Yaroslavsky said the move would allow the city to preserve core city services. The plan heads to the full council next week.

The City Council voiced support for a slowdown in hiring that would leave the LAPD with about 8,400 officers by mid-2026, down from more than 8,700 this year.

The house in East Hollywood, commissioned by oil heiress Aline Barnsdall in 1918, could close to the public and lose its designation as a UNESCO World Heritage site if its staffing is cut to one full-...

The mayor said that she will reduce her office's operating budget. But the budget actually went up.

If all goes according to plan, the iconic sawtooth "Norms" sign hanging above the La Cienega landmark will lose its letters. They'll be replaced by "Cane's."