The grand jury is concerned the number of shelters and beds available for the homeless during rain storms are not enough.
The center tracks real-time water levels at dams operated by the Army Corps so that they can modulate the release of water based on weather.
Statewide, residents cut their use by 20.3% in November compared to the same month in 2013 but are still short of the 25% reduction mandate.
The county’s wage hike is set to take place amid a larger conversation about raising the minimum wage throughout the state and the country.
Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard has been leading efforts in Congress to end experiments on monkeys.
Following a rainstorm, bacteria, debris and other public health hazards are likely to enter the ocean around storm drains, creeks and rivers
There are roughly 6,150 homeless youths in Los Angeles County, according to estimates by the Los Angeles Coalition to End Youth Homelessness
In addition to helping voters, the online database will allow county officials to accurately maintain voter rolls.
Supervisor Hilda Solis urged residents to resist calls to scapegoat American-Muslims and individuals of Middle Eastern descent.
The county is drafting an ordinance that would allow a shame campaign targeting sex purchasers, namely those soliciting minors.
Here's a list of the places where viewing parties are being held during Wednesday's presidential debate.
The presidential candidate and self-avowed socialist will discuss his platform for combating economic inequality and influence peddling.
California Coastal Commission gives the OK for SeaWorld to expand its killer whale attraction, but banned future breeding to fill them.
County leaders agree to spend $905K to open some shelters six weeks early, and keep all shelters open 24 hours during major storms.
County supervisors vote 3-2 to raise minimum wage in unincorporated areas to $15 per hour by 2020. Small business get a year's break.
The Secretary of State approved a signature gathering process for a measure that would tax homes worth more than $3 million.
The five-year-old Southern California girl was chosen to represent millions of families living in limbo.
After breaching security and summoned by Pontiff, she asks for immigration reform while getting up close and personal in the Pope-mobile.
Candid interviews with several Republican voters after the GOP debate seem to suggest so.
Candidates gather at Reagan Library in Simi Valley to take another step toward determining Republican presidential nominee.
Supporters of a California initiative that would make the state its own nation can begin hitting you up for signatures for its petition.
The board voted to urge the paper to sell to local business leaders, lamenting the management decisions made "two time zones away."
In following suit with LA in adopting a $15 minimum wage, the county rejected exemptions for nonprofits and seasonal employees.
A petition to oppose the Republican candidate's appearance will not stop Donald Trump from giving a campaign speech aboard the ship today.
With the primary nearly a year off, the state attorney general is polling with a 9 percent lead over the Orange County Congresswoman.
All day care workers in California would be required to get vaccinated if Gov. Brown signs a new law passed by the senate.
A dozen mountain lions have been killed on local freeways, and a Caltrans report confirms the viability of a bridge in Agoura Hills.
The U.S. Olympic Committee formally chose LA as the nation's bid for the 2024 Olympics moments after the City Council voted to host.
Put on your thinking caps! Three California agencies are holding "$25K Find A New Way" innovation contests.
The council could decide today on whether to go forward with a bid to host the 2024 Olympics at an estimated cost of $4.6 billion.
The Court of Appeals is reviewing a ruling in the case of an LA man that the system is so “dysfunctional” it's cruel and unusual.
Called out for having their county cars washed several times a week, supervisors look to place new restrictions on themselves.
An electrical vault fire knocked out electricity to a large swath of Long Beach.
A divided City Council voted to allow companies such as Uber to operate at LAX, but some city leaders worry drivers aren't vetted enough.
Families with children are often reluctant to seek assistance for fear of having their children taken away, a report concludes.
The new “Water Lovers Station” on Pandora includes 100 five-minute songs to help you keep your showers short.
For employees' and customers' well-being, nail salons need to use safer products and improve ventilation, officials say.
The governor said he signed the bill to bring the proceedings into the public eye.
Criticizing the state's new mandatory vaccination law, Carly Fiorina is quoted, saying, “California is wrong on most everything, honestly."
A judge has thrown out a lawsuit filed by three therapists contesting a law requiring them to report patients who view child porn.