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Ordinary citizens across the country are participating in grassroots efforts to guard against possible election interference by the Trump administration.

The five Public Works board members are appointed by the mayor and earn about $200,000 a year. They oversee more than 5,500 city employees working in sanitation, street repairs, sewer systems and more.

LA Times/Berkeley poll on California governor's race, October 2026

Federal prosecutors issued criminal grand jury subpoenas to three L.A. County election officials, demanding they appear in court the day after the election.

Former ESPN reporter Britt McHenry says she threw a drink at a fan during a Wizards game after he allegedly made a sexually violent threat and insulted her.

A new UC Berkeley/Los Angeles Times poll finds 50% of likely voters oppose Proposition 40's one-time billionaire tax, as support has faded amid a heavily funded campaign against it.

With polls showing most Americans unhappy with the economy, President Trump is offering a portrait of national prosperity that many voters may not recognize.

U.S. District Judge David O. Carter ruled that the administration's allegations were "not credible" and that the intervention it sought would violate a host of federal laws.

The emotional compass of the United Farm Workers of America for decades, Huerta attained singular stature as godmother of the Chicano power movement and doyenne of American labor.

What a closer look at the June primary results map tells us about the L.A. mayoral race

If they can take real action on popular priorities, they will give the Democratic presidential candidate of 2028 a solid platform on which to campaign.

In California, fuel prices often are higher than anywhere else in the country, a reflection of the state's high cost of living that voters want their next governor to address.

California Deputy Atty. Gen. Marissa Roy leads Los Angeles County Deputy Dist. Atty. John McKinney by 17 points in the race to replace Los Angeles City Atty. Hydee Feldstein Soto, according to the latest poll results, which show a large number of voters still remain undecided in the contest.

Judge David O. Carter seemed skeptical of a Trump administration request to immediately block California officials from counting about 20,000 ballots from voters whose citizenship the administration questions, but said he would not rule until Wednesday.

The death on Saturday marks the 61st person to die in ICE custody so far under the Trump administration.

The FBI is raiding a mansion in Beverly Hills in connection with an investigation into former Rep. Eric Swalwell of Dublin, Calif.

Accusations of sexual misconduct have left Rep. Jimmy Gomez (D-L.A.) vulnerable to Angela Gonzales-Torres, an upstart challenger backed by the Democratic Socialists of America.

Measure A would mandate binding arbitration when labor talks between the L.A. County supervisors and public safety unions that are barred from striking reach an impasse.

The decision clears the way for the lower court to proceed with hearing the case. A hearing is scheduled Tuesday afternoon before Judge David O. Carter in Los Angeles.

The offer comes as the Trump administration has moved more aggressively to intervene in the midterms, including a push in California to segregate ballots from voters it considers likely noncitizens.