A special Los Angeles City Council committee begins its review of the city’s constitution on Wednesday, three months after the full council all but killed the bulk of proposals offered by a Charter Re...

The Board of Supervisors is to consider the nomination of Michael K. Woo to the new county Ethics Commission on Sept. 29, according to a social media post late Monday. The item has yet to be listed on...

Aug. 12: The Governance Reform Task Force discusses Measure G's requirement to post agendas 120 hours in advance of board meetings

Aug. 17: The Task Force heard from community and city leaders who are anxious about losing the access to county government they currently have through the Board of Supervisors.

Aug. 7: The Los Angeles County Governance Reform Task Force discusses the elected executive and constituent services

Government reform in the county and the city

In a surprising role reversal, at least in image, the traditionally plodding L.A. County government looks more urgent and creative than L.A. City Hall.

By Robert Greene Even a strong mayor can't overcome a weak city. I was struggling with a dysfunctional parking meter in a city-owned lot, and complaining about it perhaps a little too loudly. I looked...

Even a strong mayor can't overcome a weak city.

An entire generation of California elected officials owe their current jobs and their political prospects to Gavin Newsom.

<em>Governance Matters</em> spotlights the people and ideas making a difference in our democracy in Los Angeles – with the goal of creating a more responsive, more accountable, and more effective gove...

News Editor Ashton Pittman argues that the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent ruling gutting the Voting Rights Act “relies on feigned colorblindness to racist systems,” enabling even Jim Crow-style policies…

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.

ICE will no longer report deaths of detainees who have recently been released from its custody.

Lonliness influencers, death of YouTube face, Airbnb robot cleaners, Suno addicts, George Santos Kalshi crimes, VidConization of Hollywood, why Alex Hormozi publishes 250 videos a day to social media

The Trump administration often flouts the law when deporting immigrants. Such disregard undermines the claim it seeks to uphold it in L.A.

We can't think the worst is behind us and we can't be inured to what happened and will happen again.

Becerra, a mild-mannered career politician, was considered an underdog until the final months of the race. His November challenger is still unknown.

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.

Fifteen Los Angeles Superior Court seats go to voters June 2, with only 11 races featuring competitive contests between two or more candidates. Here is your voter guide.

The company gave Becerra’s campaign $39,200 just days before the primary while giving the former attorney general a three-in-four chance of winning the office.

Last seen in this space chatting about Supergirl and Wonder Woman, Lisa Yee returns to talk about Maizy Chen’s Last Chance. Maizy was looking forward to the perfect LA summer; instead, her mother drag...

Antonio Villaraigosa was the man of destiny in LA. Now he's trailing a man he once defeated in the 2001 mayoral primary: Xavier Becerra.