L.A. wildfires cause $350 million in damage to city facilities
The wildfires that have torn through Pacific Palisades and other parts of Los Angeles this month have damaged or destroyed about $350 million in public…
Huntington Beach’s future after Tito Ortiz resignation
From the moment Tito Ortiz entered the political arena in Huntington Beach, some of his supporters saw him as the local government version of Donald…
Did L.A.’s mayor cut the fire department budget? The answer gets tricky
When Mayor Karen Bass unveiled her budget plan for 2024-25, she called for a 2.7% reduction in spending at the Los Angeles Fire Department.Her proposal,…
Mayor Karen Bass’ next pick for Metro’s board is being closely watched
Good morning, and welcome to L.A. on the Record — our City Hall newsletter. It’s Dakota Smith, Rachel Uranga and David Zahniser at the helm.The…
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…
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…
State attorney general wants L.A. to redraw council districts, document says
California Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta has begun pressing Los Angeles political leaders to sign a legal agreement that would force them to draw new boundaries…
L.A. City Councilmember Marqueece Harris-Dawson is the new council president
During his years as a community organizer in South L.A., Los Angeles City Councilmember Marqueece Harris-Dawson saw the devastation wrought by the crack cocaine epidemic…
LAPD voiced concerns about city attorney’s push to charge a protester, memo says
Earlier this year, high-level officials in the Los Angeles Police Department asked for a meeting with city prosecutors to discuss a source of friction between…
Karen Bass vetoes proposal to let police chief fire problem officers
Mayor Karen Bass has vetoed a proposed ballot measure to rework the disciplinary process at the Los Angeles Police Department — a step that could…
Plan to overhaul LAPD discipline system faces last-minute collapse
With a deadline for submitting ballot measures looming, the Los Angeles City Council remains divided over the language for a proposal that could give the…
L.A. City Attorney Mike Feuer lied to investigators, FBI affidavit says
Los Angeles City Atty. Mike Feuer lied to government investigators and likely obstructed justice during a massive federal probe into a fraudulent lawsuit orchestrated by…
Ethics reform measure will go to L.A. voters. Critics say it’s watered down
Los Angeles voters in November will weigh in on a ballot measure that would strengthen the city’s ethics oversight after a string of scandals at…
Opinion: Is the Los Angeles City Council serious about ethics reform?
Los Angeles city government has a corruption problem. Since 2020, three L.A. council members and a former deputy mayor were found guilty of or pleaded…
L.A. seeks to keep tenants from being pushed out by affordable housing
Eagle Rock resident Sally Juarez has a rental home that many in L.A. can only dream of. It’s a five-minute walk from busy Eagle Rock…
Calexico recalls first transgender mayor and a council ally
Voters in Calexico have resoundingly ousted the first out transgender member of the City Council and her council ally after a bitter recall campaign rife…
L.A. to pay $21 million to man injured by falling street lamp part
A man injured by a falling street lamp part will receive a settlement of up to $21 million from the city of Los Angeles. In…
Calexico’s first transgender mayor faces recall. Is gender the reason?
The LGBTQ+ pride flag had just been hoisted outside Calexico City Hall when a woman in overalls pushed past a police officer, charged through the…
Trump should pick Gracey Van Der Mark of Huntington Beach as his VP
So you’re Donald Trump, you’re the presumptive Republican presidential nominee and you’re salivating to return to the White House. There’s a big issue you need…
Courts say Anaheim did not violate Brown Act in stadium talks
The plea agreement signed by former Anaheim mayor Harry Sidhu was damning: At a time the city of Anaheim was negotiating a stadium deal with…