Libyan Crisis Drives Up Gas Prices In Southern California
The crisis in Libya is reaching Southern California as oil prices continue to push higher.
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The crisis in Libya is reaching Southern California as oil prices continue to push higher.
Los Angeles voters Tuesday will decide 10 ballot measures, including one aimed at cutting the costs of pension benefits for new public safety hires.
A partisan split over how to change California's massively underfunded pension systems is playing an increasingly prominent role in the debate over Gov. Jerry Brown's plan to fix the state's woeful budget.
Nine months ago, residents of this hardscrabble suburb on the edge of Los Angeles were united with one common battle cry: "Throw the bums out!"
A candidate for Bell City Council has died just days before the election.
Gov. Jerry Brown says he's still optimistic he can get the necessary Republican support to pass a budget plan to address California's $26.6 billion deficit, as he picked up an endorsement from another business group.
House Speaker John Boehner said Friday the House may go to court to defend the federal law against gay marriage, which President Barack Obama's administration has concluded is unconstitutional.
City Controller Wendy Greuel says some departments in Los Angeles are spending far too much on salaries.
A judge in Los Angeles has thrown out two of eight criminal charges against state Sen. Roderick Wright.
A California parole board has denied parole for Robert F. Kennedy's convicted assassin, Sirhan Sirhan.
A new campaign mailer from the L.A. Area Chamber of Commerce in support of L.A. Councilman Bernard Parks has many scratching their heads at the number of dead people lending their names for endorsement.
Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa's plan for an across-the-board freeze is similar to one being considered in the state legislature.
Local lawmakers say Los Angeles has a vested interest in the dispute between the governor and public sector workers in Wisconsin.
Graffiti removal, street maintenance, jail operations, 911 police dispatch calls and other services will be privatized after a 4-1 vote aimed at cutting the city deficit.
More than four decades after Sen. Robert F. Kennedy was assassinated, his convicted murderer wants to go free for a crime he says he can't remember.
