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What the gubernatorial candidate's failed 2001 bid for L.A. mayor reveals about the man and how he might govern.
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Oct 20, 2026
Mayor Karen Bass has attacked challenger Nithya Raman for having no allies on the City Council. Should voters even care?
Oct 19, 2026
Here’s everything you need to make an informed choice about Los Angeles-area candidates, measures and issues ahead of the November 3 general election.
Oct 13, 2026
After playing coy for weeks, developer Rick Caruso stops just shy of revealing a decision.
Oct 21, 2026
Plus, drama at Netflix, rail construction in the San Fernando Valley, and a whole lot of public money for one small science institute.
Feds arrested more registered Republicans than Democrats in Monday’s voter fraud sweep, according to an L.A. Material review of voting records.
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A private company has cleared dozens of homeless encampments in Venice — with persistence, cash payments, and a team that includes former gang members. Clients love them. The people they move do not.
Jul 27, 2026
The festival promised John Legend, Janelle Monáe and more than a hundred events across Los Angeles. Instead, it was canceled on the day it was supposed to begin. How organizer Martin Ludlow’s 15-year vision came crashing down.
Aug 15, 2026
A Fourth of July season disaster last year revealed a sprawling alleged fireworks trafficking network — and raised urgent questions about why state and local officials failed to stop it sooner.
Jun 29, 2026
Bill Essayli is the face of Trump’s immigration and fraud crackdown in Southern California. Defending his own family’s fraud case, with the ACLU’s help, pitted him against the office he now leads.
Apr 21, 2026
Then built an interactive map of the 100+ ratings.
Jul 9, 2026
Two? Three? FOUR?
Mar 22, 2026
The cult leader’s portrait was put up almost two years ago. We found the guy who made it.
Apr 8, 2026
How a handful of strange bedfellows, united by ambition and frustration with the mayor’s leadership, scrambled to marshal a challenge to Mayor Karen Bass.
Mar 19, 2026
If the CD 4 council member becomes mayor, she’d leave an open council seat. In one of L.A.’s toniest districts, the behind-the-scenes jockeying to fill it has begun.
Oct 2, 2026
This year’s election raises a longstanding question: How much authority does any L.A. mayor really have?
Sep 21, 2026
L.A.’s mayor has a partner she rarely speaks of but occasionally travels to visit.
Sep 23, 2026
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