Citing a series of violent crimes that followed criminal defendants being spared of convictions due to diagnosed mental illnesses, state lawmakers have pushed forward legislation backed by California prosecutors to limit who can qualify.

President Trump recently rescinded executive orders that restricted off-roading on federal public lands, but other rules remain on place.

On Wednesday, the Los Angeles City Council directed the City Attorney to draft a ballot measure that would exempt new apartment buildings from the Measure ULA tax that funds affordable housing and homeless prevention efforts.

Adam Walker has been under scrutiny since 2024, when the local union’s parent organization suspended him from his union position and accused him of improperly depositing more than $75,000 of the charity’s funds into his personal accounts.

With the redistricting battle just about over, Republicans come out ahead but are still at serious risk of losing the House. Democrats face an uphill fight to win the Senate, but their odds have improved.

As he eyes a run for president in 2028, Gov. Gavin Newsom of California is taking advantage of a federal investigation into him and his wife to boost his national profile.

As prediction markets stir debate over betting on politics, the Los Angeles mayoral race raised a new question: What happens when people wager on elections?

The Department of Justice investigating Jennifer Siebel Newsom has all the appearances of the Trump administration seeking to stop a political rival who has a real shot at knocking MAGA out of the top office.

Newsom said that in recent days, “federal agents have knocked on the doors of family friends and former employees,” and have been “demanding records” in a quest to find any kind of wrongdoing by him or his wife.

Despite all the attention toward California’s slow vote count, the legislature doesn’t seem eager to fund faster counting.