A new law that aims to ease the housing crisis by reducing the burden and cost of building "granny flats" is now in effect.
City leaders voted to complete the purchase of 42 acres by the LA River even though President Trump may pull river restoration funding.
Los Angeles County Assessor Jeffrey Prang said nearly 400,000 homeowners are blowing off an easy tax exemption.
An effort to purify wastewater and inject it into groundwater basins could serve 335,000 homes, according to a water district study.
Community organizer Tenaya Wallace is the latest candidate to throw her name into the hat for Xavier Becerra's Congressional seat.
“Bad officials are the ones elected by good citizens who do not vote.” - George Jean Nathan
"We will never abandon the values of brotherhood and sisterhood that the enemies of peace seek to take away," said Mayor Eric Garcetti.
The founder of a nonprofit education program backed out of the mayoral race a day before the City Clerk announces the qualifying candidates.
Gov. Jerry Brown taps Los Angeles Congressman Xavier Becerra to serve out Kamala Harris' remaining 2-year term as attorney general.
The Los Angeles City Council set into motion the initial stages of a $1.4 billion plan to repair a backlog of broken sidewalks.
The legendary Dodger broadcaster Vin Scully and champion Los Angeles Laker Kareem Abdul-Jabbar are among 21 Medal of Freedom recipients.
A court-appointed monitor has verified at least $67.5 million in refunds owed DWP customers in the aftermath of the overbilling scandal.
David Ryu and Mitch O’Farrell welcome the public to a meeting on the Silver Lake Reservoir Bypass Project on Monday, November 14.
Proposition 61, the Drug Prices measure, is opposed by Republicans, and championed by Bernie Sanders.
Local lawmakers hail the Pentagon's decision to halt its controversial efforts to make California soldiers repay wartime enlistment bonuses.
The free showing of the live debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald will start at 6 p.m. ET Wednesday in Alhambra and at LA Live.
A series of low interest loans will help build affordable and homeless housing projects across Los Angeles.
The end is near. That is, the end of this election season is finally upon us. County election officials are sending out the mail-in ballots.
DWP's cleantech campus opened Friday includes 3D printers and labs for robotics, chemistry and electronics to attract experts and start-ups.
Los Angeles' only Asian-American councilman called out the "The O'Reilly Factor" for "racist, bigoted and divisive" Chinatown segment.
County officials vote to re-evaluate social worker tools after an emaciated 11-year-old died despite numerous abuse reports.
While condo builders were required to contribute to fund, apartment builders were not. [Breaking]
One bill mandates state reductions by 2030, and the other puts the pollution focus on "disadvantaged" communities. [Breaking]
City to use GPS sensors to reduce the number of unnecessary street sweeping tickets issued throughout Los Angeles.
The alert by the California Independent System Operator asks residents to cut back their power use, especially during the hours of 2 to 9 pm
A parole board had recommended in April that Leslie Van Houten finally be paroled after denying parole19 times for her role in the murders.
If you believe that “all lives matter”, then you also need to demand answers to the questions asked by activists from the black community.
The Board of Supervisors voted to put a measure on the epic November ballot, asking voters to approve a 1.5 cent property tax increase.
The aim is to "put the public back in the Public Utilities Commission," one state senator said.
The Silver Lake resident, key to Rock the Vote and "Motor Voter" campaigns, today filed candidacy paperwork
A November ballot measure could make porn stars targets for harrasment actors argued, but AIDS activists contend it makes them safer.
The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power will offer classes to teach gardeners of varying skill levels drought-tolerant landscaping.
"Voice and symbol of baseball," or "only a sportscaster?" Despite pushback from locals, the city approves Vin Scully Avenue.
Hundreds, mainly Bernie Sanders supporters, lined up on Sunset Boulevard outside CNN's bureau, over extensive coverage of Donald Trump.
Tinder's launched an app to help undecided voters find a presidential candidate to get into bed with.
The cancellation of the rally in Chicago pulls back the curtain to expose the Wizard of Ego.
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted to look into a possible new tax on the wealthy to help combat the homelessness epidemic.
Obama was elected to lead and must not let Republicans rob him of his responsibility to appoint the next justice to the Supreme Court.
The Board of Supervisors agreed to pay $500,000 toward the roughly $1.5 million needed to preserve the 10-acres as open space.