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The chairman of a Congressional watchdog panel Wednesday played an audiotape he says is evidence of former Southland lawmaker Hilda Solis illegally soliciting money for President Barack Obama.
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti has convened with non-profits to shelter undocumented immigrant children in L.A. while they await court hearings on whether they can remain in the United States.
CBS2's Cristy Fajardo reports the county Board of Supervisors voted 4-0 to fully implement Laura's Law, which allows families and counties to get court-ordered outpatient treatment for the seriously mentally ill.
Los Angeles City Attorney Mike Feuer is trying to put a stop to the so-called "Farmers Market" for medical marijuana.
Congressman Adam Schiff, of Burbank, has pushed to secure $5 million from the federal government for a system that could give people a few seconds to a minutes notice depending on how far you are from the epicenter.
The suit, filed Monday, says Bellflower's system of electing five council members at large instead of choosing each one from a specific area dilutes the voting strength of minorities.
The 125-by-150-foot artwork on the side of a historic building, which serves as the cover art for the group's new "Supermodel" album, was scheduled to be painted over Monday, six months after its unveiling.
California Attorney General Kamala Harris announced Monday that the meeting will focus on human trafficking, money laundering and the gangs' growing sophistication in digital piracy and computer hacking.
A half-dozen states with backlogs for Medicaid enrollees, including California, were facing a federal deadline Monday to create plans for getting those low-income residents enrolled in health coverage.
At a time when election officials are struggling to convince more Americans to vote, advocates for the disabled say thousands of people with intellectual or developmental disabilities have been systematically denied that basic right in the nation's largest county.
The State Water Resources Control Board next week is scheduled to consider draft emergency regulations made public Tuesday. They are intended to put teeth into conservation efforts that so far have produced disappointing results.
Dozens of people rallied Tuesday outside the Port Hueneme Naval Base, where 575 undocumented immigrants have been detained since last month.
Workers with the International Longshore and Warehouse Union are negotiating a new contract with their employers at 29 West Coast ports, but their action was unrelated to those talks.
Gov. Jerry Brown signed AB2683 on Tuesday, repealing a law that made it a misdemeanor to disobey a judge's order to stay off electronic devices during a trial.
Local civil rights leaders met Monday with CHP Deputy Commissioner Ramona Prieto in an impromptu gathering outside the agency's downtown headquarters.
