As an L.A. councilmember fights his ethics fine, the city gets hit with new legal bills
The City Council hired a law firm to represent the Ethics Commission as it defends its decision to fine Councilmember John Lee over gifts he allegedly accepted in Las Vegas.
Water from Boyle Heights warehouse fire carries foam into L.A. River, sparks testing
The copious water needed to put out the Lineage warehouse fire in Boyle Heights over a week is now running into the LA River.
L.A. finally reaches a deal for recovering its Olympic costs
The talks played out over the last year as critics became increasingly vocal about the potential for taxpayers to be saddled with the bill if the Games lose money.
Quicker count, bigger turnout: L.A. County certifies 2026 primary election ballots
L.A. County certified 2,227,461 vote-by-mail, in-person, conditional and provisional ballots. The Times compared the process with previous midterm primaries.
Newsom, California Legislature reach $351.7-billion budget deal
The agreement ends weeks of lobbying by outside interests and negotiations among Democrats in the California Legislature and Gov. Gavin Newsom about how to handle a surge of income tax collected on stock market gains related to artificial intelligence.
$80 million increase in streetlight funding is rejected by L.A. property owners
The assessment has not changed since 1996, and the funds are used to operate and repair the city’s streetlight system.
EPA touts crackdown on smuggled pesticides in L.A. visit
EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin announced a crackdown on pesticide smuggling into the United States.
In California governor’s race, voters face stark choice on immigrant healthcare
California’s next governor will face tough decisions on a highly controversial piece of healthcare policy: what to do about health coverage for the more than 1.4 million low-income residents without legal status.
Newsom blesses Uber ballot measure truce — but fight over car crash lawsuits continues
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation Thursday limiting medical billing in ride share accident litigation, averting a November showdown between Uber and the state’s trial attorneys. The agreement comes as Uber pushes forward with a lawsuit against two prominent L.A. law firms.
Controversial billionaire tax proposal will appear on November ballot
Proponents of a controversial billionaire tax pledge to make sure it appears on the November ballot to backfill federal healthcare funds.