Sandra Oshiro

Voters in Tuesday's general election chose two pro-charter members, tipping the balance of the seven-member Los Angeles Unified School District board.

Permits for housing units declined in 2016, reversing what had been a steady post-recession recovery for the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim metropolitan area.

Uneventful races, lack of "wedge" issues, and off-year timing all may have played a role in Tuesday's low turnout election. Officials are hoping to turn that around.

In semi-official returns, L.A. County and city voters approve Measure H homeless tax, reject the Measure S development proposal and re-elect Mayor Eric Garcetti.

An unknown number of people still have not been released by border agents at LAX, attorneys say, as President Trump's immigration order is enforced.

The federal court decision follows a petition filed by ACLU on behalf of people from seven predominantly Muslim nations detained at airports across the country, including LAX.

Gov. Jerry Brown prepares to announce his budget proposal Tuesday against a backdrop of lower state revenues and threats of federal funding cuts.

If Hahn and Barger win their respective races, L.A. County could become the only board of supervisors in the state with a female supermajority.

GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump's backers gathered in Santa Clarita Sunday to cheer on their candidate. His campaign has been roiled by crude remarks he made in 2005.

U.S. Senate candidates Kamala Harris and Loretta Sanchez took on each other's record, experience and positions on the issues in their only general election debate Wednesday night.

The two presidential candidates debated a host of issues, with Republican Donald Trump naming LAX among "Third World" airports.

The Metro measure next goes to the L.A. County supervisors, who also serve on the Metro board. If approved by the supervisors as expected, the measure would be placed on the November general election ballot with a two-thirds approval required for passage.