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D.A. reduces charges against LAPD officer who recorded racist remarks by colleagues
L.A. County Dist. Atty. Nathan Hochman said an LAPD officer who was charged with multiple felonies for secretly recording racist, sexist and homophobic remarks by his colleagues will instead face misdemeanor charges.
WATCH: New report points to rising used car prices
Edmunds' director of insights, Ivan Drury, weighs in on a new report showing 3-year-old used cars could top $32,000, and why prices are surging.
The L.A. mayoral poll was a fake. But was it illegal?
Legal analysts say the motive of Median Strategies in putting out the phony poll would be a decisive factor in determining whether any laws were broken.
Arellano: Why Catholics must take the lead to rebuke MAGA in the midterms
Trump is a walking manifestation of the seven deadly sins, to the point that he has depicted himself as Jesus and a pope on social media.
Becerra pledges to debate Hilton — more than once — between now and Nov. 3
Democrat Xavier Becerra pledged on Tuesday to participate in more than one debate against Steve Hilton, his GOP rival in the California governor's race.
L.A. City Council repeals homeless camping bans in Echo Park, Silver Lake, Hollywood
Councilmember Hugo Soto-Martínez says the camping bans were ineffective at combating homelessness.
Trump administration advances plan to rescind 'Roadless Rule' protecting national forests
The federal proposal to rescind the 2001 Roadless Rule clears the way for roads and logging across more than 44 million acres of national forest, including in California.
This clumsy green beetle is buzzing all over L.A. It might just crash into your face
Big, green and notoriously bad at flying, figeater beetles are taking over Los Angeles this month. Here's why the clumsy insects are thriving.
19-year-old UC Santa Cruz student ID'd as victim after car plunges off cliff into ocean
The life of 19-year-old UC Santa Cruz student Alli Renee Singh was abruptly cut short when the car she was inside plunged off a cliff at night and into the ocean.
Family of L.A. man killed by ICE agent calls for grand jury investigation into shooting
The family of Keith Porter Jr., who was shot and killed by an off-duty ICE agent on New Year's Eve, called on Los Angeles County Dist. Atty. Nathan Hochman to put the case before a grand jury.
Blow to Westside child care: UCLA to close infant and toddler centers charging $3,000 a month
UCLA will close its remaining child-care centers in June, leaving hundreds of families scrambling to find new care amid an acute countywide shortage.
Poll showing Bass leading Raman by double digits was bogus, company says
The bogus poll — which the company claimed was a social media experiment — also showed Bass picking up support from most voters who supported Spencer Pratt in the mayoral primary.
Aug 20, 2026