Aaron Mendelson

In the March primary, Jackie Lacey racked up votes in Santa Clarita and Rolling Hills Estates — but it wasn’t enough to overcome her challengers in huge swaths of the county. It sets up a runoff between Lacey and former San Francisco D.A. George Gascón in November.

Lacey struggled in broad swaths of the City of Los Angeles, and other areas across the county. Nevertheless, Lacey won 48.7% of votes, by far the most of any single candidate.

Some landlords have been more sympathetic than others when it comes to demanding timely rent during the pandemic.

We asked LAist readers to share letters they'd received from their landlords. Here's what we learned.

After seeing our story, an LAist reader contacted Wilson, offering to cut a check for her rent, utilities and late fees.

After we published a story about a Pomona renter facing eviction, an LAist reader who owns a popular Silver Lake burger joint pledged to cut a check.

Effective immediately, the statewide order halts evictions through May 31 for renters affected by COVID-19.

Presley Wilson is a single mom who rents a travel trailer in Pomona, California. She got a three-day notice in mid-March and is struggling to pull together rent. Many more people could be in her situation on Apr. 1.

One renter finds herself self-isolating in her trailer, facing eviction during a pandemic, as a chronically ill person.

The number of California cases has risen dramatically in recent days, and is now over 1,000. That has prompted unprecedented action from Governor Gavin Newsom, who yesterday ordered all Californians to stay home.