In Kitty Felde’s young adult novels, the lead character is modeled after a girl she’d mentored in L.A. For the father, she picked a certain ex-L.A. congressman.

The L.A. school board selected longtime insider Andres Chait to lead LAUSD just three days after Alberto Carvalho resigned amid an FBI investigation.

Doug Herman, the top strategist for Bass’ reelection bid, has been replaced by Julie Chávez Rodriguez, who was campaign manager for the Biden Harris campaign in 2024.

Bass, who is running for reelection, said in an interview that she rarely travels and always worries about what could happen when she does — whether it’s a fire or a big car accident.

If approved by voters, the sales tax hike would raise an estimated $345 million per year for new fire stations and the hiring of more firefighters.

The California Legislature will vote on a constitutional amendment Thursday that seeks to amend a spending limit and give lawmakers more flexibility over how they appropriate state revenue.

A California labor union has offered to scale back a proposal to temporarily increase taxes on billionaires, but it wasn’t enough to get the governor on board.

Judges agreed officer had reason to fire four shots at a knife-wielding suspect but not six.

The man who brought California the top-two open primary now thinks it needs a drastic overhaul.

Voters will have a chance to elect democratic socialists for mayor and city attorney of Los Angeles, reflecting a trend seen in other Democratic cities. What would it mean for L.A. if Raman and Roy win?