Court Rejects Calif. Plea To Delay Inmate Releases
A panel of federal judges Wednesday refused to delay its order that California release nearly 10,000 additional prison inmates by the end of the year.
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A panel of federal judges Wednesday refused to delay its order that California release nearly 10,000 additional prison inmates by the end of the year.
For the first time in over forty years, nearly half of the Los Angeles City Council will be made up of new members.
Lawmakers voted Tuesday to re-elect Herb Wesson as the president of the Los Angeles City Council.
Mayor Eric Garcetti pledged Tuesday to work closely with the City Council to tackle some of the city's biggest issues.
Governor Jerry Brown stopped by a Los Angeles elementary school Monday to sign a bill that provides more state money to low-income schools.
Mayor Eric Garcetti planned to meet with constituents Monday as he began the first day under his self-described "back to basics" administration.
Eric Garcetti is now Mayor Eric Garcetti.
The Orange County Register reports that Westminster's retired police chief and former city manager was killed Friday in a cycling accident.
Gov. Jerry Brown is asking a panel of federal judges to delay its order that California release nearly 10,000 inmates by year's end, granting him time to appeal the decision to the nation's high court.
Several members of Congress representing coastal states are voicing concern about a proposed federal regulation that could pre-empt state bans on buying or selling shark fins.
Friday marked Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa's last day in office.
Gov. Brown signed a state spending plan for the coming fiscal year that makes budget-busting deficits a distant memory, funnels billions of additional dollars to K-12 schools and begins restoring social service programs that were cut during the recession.
Backed by rainbow flags and confetti, thousands celebrated in California's streets after U.S. Supreme Court rulings brought major advances for gay marriage proponents in the state and across the country.
Married same-sex couples were overjoyed with the Supreme Court's decision Wednesday to strike down a key part of the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act.
Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was in Southern California Monday to speak at a public lecture series.
