Politics

Governor Gavin Newsom Holds Press Conference For Official Reopening Of The State Of California At Universal Studios Hollywood

Five Things To Know About Newsom’s Budget Deal With Legislature

Gov. Gavin Newsom and legislative leaders reach a spending agreement to help residents recover from the COVID-19 economic crisis and, perhaps, help Newsom defeat a recall campaign.

Politics

Sealed Depositions Include Testimony That Garcetti Advisor Groped And Sexually Harassed Colleagues, Attorney For Witnesses Says

Key depositions in a sexual harassment lawsuit brought by a former bodyguard to L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti are hidden under a protective order. The attorney for two witnesses says their transcripts should be released.

Politics

California Reparations Committee Confronts Harms Of Slavery, Debates Direct Payments

As California’s reparations committee embarks on a two-year process to study the harms of slavery and systemic racism, task force members will confront how a single state, which never formally sanctioned slavery, can make amends. During the first meeting, members openly grappled with whether reparations should mean direct payments or long-term investments, such as education and housing, to boost African American households.

Politics

A protester standing behind a bright yellow and red sign holds a poster reading: RECALL Gavin Newsom Sign Here

When Is The Newsom Recall Election? Maybe Sooner Than You Think

The date of California's recall election still is not set, but voters may decide the governor's fate closer to Labor Day than November.

Politics

Members of the city council gather around a seated Mayor Eric Garcetti, who holds a pen ready to sign the city's FY 2021-22 budget.

LA City's $11.2 Billion Budget Boosts LAPD Spending And Dedicates $1 Billion For Homelessness

Garcetti and the City Council are bumping LAPD spending back up by $41 million.

Politics

Senate Republicans Block Plan For Independent Commission On Jan. 6 Capitol Riot

Bipartisan legislation to establish an independent commission to investigate the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol has failed in the Senate, as Republicans staged their first filibuster since President Biden took office to block the plan.

Politics

Garcetti-to-India Speculation Is Now An Open Secret

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti's colleagues on the Metro Board joined in the media speculation that he will be named Ambassador to India.

Politics

A sign reading: NEWSOM RECALL in block letters sits in a field of brown grass in Central California.

A Look At Who Is Bankrolling The Newsom Recall Campaigns

The big money for both sides in the California recall election is coming from the same wealthy enclaves, and not so much from out of state.

Politics

An image of a sign at Echo Park Lake that says the property is closed from 10:30 pm to 5 am. In the background is the lake and the skyline of downtown Los Angeles.

Fencing And Private Security: Echo Park Lake Has Reopened, With Some Big Changes

Two months since a homeless encampment was evicted from the park, it reopens to the public with noticeable new security.

Politics

A firefighter uses a water hose to put out a fire engullfing some unidentified material on the street

LAFD Commissioner Says Firefighters Union President Cut A Deal With Mayor's Office To Oust Him From The Oversight Board

Commissioner Andrew Glazier says he’s being kicked off the LAFD oversight board at the request of the head of the union that represents firefighters and paramedics. The Mayor’s office and the union president deny the claim.

Politics

Scores of people, some in masks some unmasked. walk the pier in Santa Monica. The view to toward the end of the pier on the water.

Suspense File Day: Which Controversial Bills Did California Legislators Kill?

Lawmakers shelve dozens of significant bills, many opposed by special interests. They include proposals on police reform, housing, health care and more.

Politics

A yellow, black and blue tent lined up next to the shore of Echo Park Lake in Los Angeles.

Echo Park Lake Will Reopen May 26, Two Months After A Homeless Encampment Was Evicted

The city spent $1.1 million in repairs and renovations but councilman Mitch O’Farrell won't say how the city intends to keep campers from once again using the park.

Keep up with LAist

Politics