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.
Sen. Barbara Boxer announced that she will not seek reelection in 2016 after 24 years as a liberal leader in Congress.
City leaders have vowed to take on body cameras for police, a minimum wage hike, and infrastructure earthquake readiness in 2015.
Opponents of a pending ban on plastic bags in California submitted more than 800,000 signatures seeking a referendum on the ban.
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.
Roybal joins Stephen Sondheim, Meryl Streep, Tom Brokaw and Stevie Wonder as Medal of Freedom recipients.
The 33rd Congressional District is one of the most affluent in the nation. Waxman has held the office since 1975.
When you vote on Tuesday, show off your "I Voted" sticker with a selfie. Tag pics with #PacificPalisadesPatch on Instagram!
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.
Council members tentatively back a proposal to ban the cultivation of genetically modified crops in the city.
The council is proposing to put Jim Rea in the seat after being recently ousted from the council.
It's a $32,400 per person fundraiser at Brentwood's Tavern restaurant.
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.
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.
The president also stopped at a phone bank in Venice to thank supporters for volunteering for Ted Lieu.
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.
"[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.
An event at the Pacific Palisades Library Community Room will focus on three propositions.
Venture capitalist Tim Draper isn't ready to give up, though.
He'll be headed to the Westside house of actress Gwyneth Paltrow, a longtime supporter of the president's.
The governor has until Sept. 30 to veto the bill or sign it.
The restriction was put in place in 1983 by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration when there was no way of testing for HIV in blood or plasm
The agency’s revision of the city’s bonds outlook is recognition of the city’s “prudent budgeting," says Mayor Eric Garcetti.