California state lawmakers want to bolster the state’s water quality standards in light of possible federal rollbacks — but they're shying away from calling it Trump-proofing.

The proposal comes after a pair of scathing audits about the L.A. Homeless Services Authority, known as LAHSA. If approved, the money would instead be directly overseen by the county.

L.A. County joined San Francisco and other jurisdictions in the U.S. that have codified a ‘right to counsel ordinance.’ ...

Carolina Chavez, a Democratic council member from Chula Vista, is running to represent the South Bay in the April 8 special ...

Vivian Moreno, a Democrat serving her second term on t City Council, is running to represent the South Bay in the April 8 ...

The vote was announced Thursday by Supervisor Lindsey Horvath. The motion from Horvath and Supervisor Kathryn Barger would yank the funding from LAHSA and instead have the county oversee the spending.

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday formally supported Gov. Gavin Newsom’s $39.68 billion request ...

SCE customers billed for days without power, while water rates surge despite firefighting shortages Scrolling through local social media, one sees postings objecting to Southern California Edison ...

Post-Covid concerns about small landlords are continuing to drive the conversation around renter aid policies.

“Today, Republicans voted to hand the President and Elon Musk a blank check, freeing them to cut Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid, and veterans’ benefits,” said Thompson.

Concerned with possible cancer-risk and other impacts caused by the troubled Chiquita Canyon Landfill, Los Angeles County Supervisor Board Chair Kathryn Barger called for an update […] ...