Local lawmakers reacted to the State of the Union Speech with partisan vigor, but did the president say anything that resonates with you?
A construction worker and an ex-con who created a prison education program are also among the four locals chosen to sit with the first lady.
You would if you worked for the LAUSD. It is time to bring accountability back to the District.
Jeb Bush is scheduled to appear in Los Angeles as part of a Southern California fundraising trip.
City leaders have vowed to take on body cameras for police, a minimum wage hike, and infrastructure earthquake readiness in 2015.
The March 3, election covers even numbered City Council seats, odd numbered LAUSD Board Seats and the LA Community College Board of Trustees
Opponents of a pending ban on plastic bags in California submitted more than 800,000 signatures seeking a referendum on the ban.
Seats are limited as six council candidates vie to win over North Hollywood voters.
Sentenced to jail for fraudulent voting, Ex-Los Angeles City Councilman Richard Alarcon surrendered Friday but was sent home.
Candidates' petitions must have at least 500 valid signatures from voters in their districts.
Ballot arguments in favor of and against these measures will be published in the Voter Information Pamphlet which is mailed to all voters.
10% of W SFV residents determined who legislates how big the bite taxes will have in your budget and how much more debt DC will incur. WHY
Roybal joins Stephen Sondheim, Meryl Streep, Tom Brokaw and Stevie Wonder as Medal of Freedom recipients.
The rules, which would set how closely a home could be built next to others, would still allow people to build slightly bigger homes.
Santa Monica Mayor Bobby Shriver has pulled ahead of former Sen. Sheila Kuehl in fundraising.
The incentive to get rid of water-guzzling grass was raised 75 cents a square foot today.
The move would hopefully bring more people to the polls, where turnout now is embarrassingly low.
Signature gathering has begun.
The inspection fee is aimed at strengthening the city’s four-year-old Foreclosure Registry program to track such properties.
The cost of adopting a rabbit will go up from $56 to $71 in order to include the $15 microchipping fee.
“I have absolutely NOT endorsed either candidate in this supervisor’s election,’’ Zev Yaroslovsky says.
Council members tentatively back a proposal to ban the cultivation of genetically modified crops in the city.
Here's how to get registered just in the nick of time.
The move comes after the makers of an app known as MonkeyParking said they plan to launch service in Los Angeles County.
Marshall Tuck was in the Valley today for the announcement.
Going green right now can be costly; obtaining a permit to install artificial turf can cost residents more than $2,000.
But first up, a 20 percent cut by 2017.
To be successful, the effort needs the signatures of 504,760 registered voters by Dec. 29 to qualify for the ballot.
AEG signed an agreement to build a football stadium and expand the Los Angeles Convention Center. But that deal expires next week.
William Fujioka is retiring after 40 years, but before he heads out the door, he wants a say in the race for the Third District.
The Imitation Firearms Safety Act aims to curb the use of replica guns that look like the real deal.
The law will start to take effect in July 2015.
While the city is full of creative people, our building designs -- which were required to feature helipads -- were less so, says the mayor.
"[W]hen the dog is injured it is akin to having one’s own body compromised.” Now, owners of attacked guide dogs are eligible for assistance.
Los Angeles took in more than it expected and spent less than budgeted.
The Pink Ribbon Breast Cancer Awareness plate will fund the “Every Woman Counts” program.
The wage hike would affect an estimated 13,000 hotel workers, according to one economist commissioned by the city.
Gov. Jerry Brown signed the legislation on Wednesday.
Chamber President Gary Toebben said pushing minimum wage to $13.25 by 2017 would kill jobs and costs businesses about $10K per employee.
Venture capitalist Tim Draper isn't ready to give up, though.