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Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa is calling for comprehensive federal immigration reform that includes a pathway to citizenship for the estimated 11 million undocumented immigrants in the country.
California's budget is finally in balance as long as state lawmakers follow Gov. Jerry Brown's guidance to hold the line on spending.
The critics agree "Zero Dark Thirty" -- a film depicting the decade-long hunt for Osama bin Laden -- is gritty and moving.
After years of difficult budget cuts, Gov. Jerry Brown is offering more money to California's public colleges and universities.
Riding a wave of new tax revenue, California's spending plan for the coming fiscal year will rise by nearly $5 billion, a powerful indication that the state that came to symbolize fiscal mismanagement during the heart of the recession is emerging into brighter days.
The nation's largest teacher pension fund took the first step Wednesday toward divesting from companies that make guns and high-capacity ammunition magazines that are illegal in California.
Labor Secretary Hilda Solis resigned her post on Wednesday, saying she plans to return to her native California. She is expected to run for a seat on the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors.
California's financial fortunes are more optimistic than they have been in years, but Gov. Jerry Brown says he will propose a budget calling for continued frugality.
Los Angeles City Controller Wendy Greuel Tuesday denied allegations made by a local newspaper that she has been campaigning for the 2013 mayoral race on the taxpayer's dollar for the past three years.
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to support the reinstatement of a 1994 federal ban on assault weapons in the wake of the Newtown, Conn., elementary school massacre.
Gov. Jerry Brown said that he has concluded radiation treatment for early-stage prostate cancer.
Makers of a Discovery network documentary on presidential chiefs of staff have a perfect participation record.
A Southland woman whose son was killed by an unlicensed driver is fighting for tougher laws to make the roads safer.
The deal in Washington to avoid the "fiscal cliff" will bring a reprieve to California's slowly rebounding economy, but uncertainty remains in part because Congress delayed action on federal spending cuts.
Los Angeles could face at least a $22 million shortfall if a deal isn't reached in Congress by Tuesday to avoid the "fiscal cliff," according to the city's top budget analyst.
