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President Barack Obama compared the political landscape for the midterm election Tuesday to the 1958 elections during the presidency of Republican Dwight Eisenhower when his party suffered severe losses in the Senate.
Opponents of Proposition 45 say the measure, which would give the state insurance commissioner authority over proposed health insurance rates, could interfere with Covered California.
Authorities have filed a charge against the former mayor of Murrieta in connection with an alleged drunken-driving crash that left four teens injured.
Worker unions are firing back at the Los Angeles Unified School District after they allegedly told cafeteria workers at Harvard Elementary School they could only speak English on campus.
Interim Los Angeles County Sheriff John Scott threw his support behind Long Beach Police Chief Jim McDonnell to take over as sheriff.
With midterm elections just a week away, Gov. Jerry Brown was in Southern California Tuesday, addressing questions about his re-election bid.
The Bell Gardens City Council met Monday for the first time since the shooting death of Daniel Crespo, and some leaders publicly spoke about the loss.
As LA's Election Day 2014 approaches, the battle for County Supervisor is shaping up to be one of the hottest races of the season.
A debate over Measure R got heated in Malibu Sunday night, with director and Malibu resident Rob Reiner leading the charge in support of the bill and developer Steve Soboroff on the other side of the argument.
A Menifee City Councilman was out on bail after being arrested Thursday on suspicion of corruption.
The future direction of California's public schools will be decided in the Nov. 4 race for state superintendent of public instruction, which pits incumbent Tom Torlakson against challenger Marshall Tuck.
Outgoing U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder will speak Friday in downtown Los Angeles at a ceremony for graduates of an experimental federal diversion program that aims to keep low-level offenders out of prison.
The district runs from Malibu to Palos Verdes to Hollywood.
After months of stockpiling his campaign cash, Gov. Jerry Brown has begun spending big to boost the prospects of the water bond and rainy day fund measures on the November ballot, according to campaign finance reports filed Thursday.
Freshman incumbent Julia Brownley has a tough battle ahead if she hopes to keep her congressional seat in California's 26th district.
