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$80 million streetlight funding increase rejected by L.A. property owners
06/26/26 7:45 PM
The assessment has not changed since 1996, and the funds are used to operate and repair the city's streetlight system.
'I got crushed': AI giants are funding ad wars in races across the country
06/21/26 10:00 AM
In some races, the AI-backed political groups have spent more than the candidates they are backing.
06/26/26 7:41 PM
A 13-year-old boy was riding an e-motorcycle without a helmet when an officer tried to stop the teen inside a park in Orange. But the boy had other ideas and tried to speed away, police said.
'It's completely out of bounds': Democrat launches Linda McMahon impeachment effort
06/26/26 12:03 PM
Bonamici wants to impeach over McMahon's dismantling the Education Department.
'This crisis is not over.' Boyle Heights fire keeps burning as officials warn of polluted air
06/23/26 1:17 AM
With the Boyle Heights fire burning for a sixth straight day, here is an update on the latest conditions.
Andrés Chait selected to lead LAUSD three days after Carvalho's resignation
06/24/26 10:42 PM
The L.A. school board selected longtime insider Andrés Chait to lead LAUSD just three days after Alberto Carvalho resigned amid an FBI investigation.
As Trump pulls funding for HIV healthcare, Latino and queer communities suffer
06/23/26 9:52 PM
In his 2019 State of the Union address, President Trump promised to "defeat HIV in America." But L.A. nonprofits say his recent budget cuts have led to a rise in HIV spread among Latinos and little funding for lifesaving tests and medicine in L.A. County.
As World Cup fans pour into LAX, long-awaited people mover train struggles with delays
06/24/26 10:00 AM
The LAX's automated trains have been beleaguered by delays caused by legal settlements, and technical issues. The first runs with volunteers should start soon.
Asylum seekers may be turned away at the southern border, Supreme Court rules
06/25/26 6:27 PM
The Supreme Court sharply limited the right to asylum for migrants who say they are fleeing persecution.
Battle over single-use plastics erupts as 17 states move to block California law
06/23/26 10:00 AM
It seems everybody is upset with California's single-use plastic law. Wholesalers say it violates interstate commerce laws and the Constitution. Environmentalists aren't happy either.