LA Protesters Slam Trutanich Crackdown
A couple dozen of protesters say City Attorney Carmen Trutanich is trying to criminalize dissent in his campaign to stop illegal demonstrations.
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A couple dozen of protesters say City Attorney Carmen Trutanich is trying to criminalize dissent in his campaign to stop illegal demonstrations.
Less than one week after Lunar New Year, California legislators have introduced a bill to ban the possession, sale and distribution of shark fins used in a traditional soup.
Voters upset with partisan gridlock in the nation's most populous state decided last year to try a new way of electing lawmakers -- an open primary system in which only the top two vote-getters advance, even if they are from the same political party.
Arnold Schwarzenegger may have left the State Capitol with low approval ratings, but the former governor says he'll be back before the movie cameras soon.
City Councilman Ed Reyes has some harsh words for recent efforts by the top attorney in Los Angeles to punish "professional" protesters.
The financially-battered state doled out a new record in unemployment benefits, and the slumping economic recovery may see that amount grow even more.
The former governor wrote on Twitter that he's ready to start considering film roles again.
The campaign for the 14th District has been marked by mud-slinging and name-calling, but Jose Huizar and Rudy Martinez say they want to cool it down.
Gov. Jerry Brown will discuss his proposal to eliminate the state budget deficit Thursday night when he makes his first public appearance in Los Angeles since being sworn in last month.
City Clerk Rebecca Valdez is the second witness to be called during the first of three back-to-back preliminary hearings.
The Los Angeles City Council has voted to create a special committee tasked with reviewing issues related to a downtown NFL stadium proposed by sports and entertainment company AEG.
For the First Lady, there is such a thing as too many friends — or too many enemies.
California Gov. Jerry Brown says he's dropping a plan to sell 24 state government buildings to private investors.
The six current and former officials facing charges of looting the working-class suburb of Bell were actually highly paid puppets of the Los Angeles suburb's disgraced city manager, according to the testimony of the lone member of the city council not facing criminal charges.
Vernon plans to hire $500-an-hour lawyers to conduct an ethics review as it struggles to avoid losing its cityhood.
