Politics
Release of sex offenders leads to clash over parole board confirmations
The Democratic-led state Senate last week voted to reconfirm five commissioners to the California Board of Parole Hearings, a move that drew outcry from Republicans who said the board recently made several egregious decisions.
What the primary chaos says about California Democrats
Not even party officials could rein in the chaos of the Democrats in California’s recent primary. What does the chaos mean for Democrats in a true-blue state?
Mainstream California Democrats survived election night, but their brand remains challenged
When Nithya Raman stepped up to a podium on the night of L.A.’
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. 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.