June 2026
From here to November: Our columnists size up the California governor’s race
Democrat Xavier Becerra starts out with a huge advantage over Republican Steve Hilton. How will they use the next five months? To discuss their policy differences? Or just talk about Trump?
Raman closes in on Pratt as more votes in L.A. mayor’s race are tallied
The latest vote tally Saturday evening showed Nithya Raman closing the gap with Spencer Pratt in the L.A. mayor’s race, now behind by 1 percentage point.
Judge pauses USDA plan to tie SNAP benefits to Trump’s gender, immigration ideology
Twenty states and the District of Columbia filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Agriculture in March, alleging that the Trump administration is attempting to place unlawful conditions on $74 billion in federal food assistance.
Proud Boy booted from Spencer Pratt election night party
Spencer Pratt’s election night party at Don Antonio’s Mexican restaurant in West Los Angeles included a few uninvited guests.
For mayoral candidates and all of L.A., here’s the homelessness conversation we must have
The mayoral general election is an opportunity to lay out a better plan on homelessness.
L.A. region begins the year with the smoggiest first 5 months in a decade
So far this year, the South Coast air basin, which includes Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside and San Bernardino counties, has seen 39 days when the concentration of lung-irritating ozone exceeded the federal standard, according to preliminary state air quality data.
L.A. divided: Bass, Pratt and Raman dominated in different parts of the city
Pratt took large swaths of the Westside and West Valley, Bass locked up South L.A. and Raman showed strength in renter-dominant neighborhoods such as Echo Park, partial election returns show.
Becerra advances to November, moves closer to becoming California’s first elected Latino governor
Democrat Xavier Becerra consolidated Democratic support to advance in a bitter primary to become California’s next governor, while the second spot remains up for grabs.
How a simple mix-up fueled false conspiracies about L.A. vote count
An update of votes for Los Angeles mayor, reported by media outlets, led some observers to believe there was a large batch of votes counted that included zero votes for candidate Spencer Pratt. There was no such batch, but there was a misleading update.
Pacifica pier cracks; another coastal casualty as seas continue to rise
The Pacifica Municpal Pier was abruptly closed Thursday after city workers found cracks and missing concrete. It’s one more coastal landmark that has begun to crumble as the ocean slowly rises around it.