Audit: $118 Million LA Stimulus Yields Few Jobs
The city of Los Angeles received a nice chunk of change from Washington to boost jobs, but a new audit finds they have little to show for it.
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The city of Los Angeles received a nice chunk of change from Washington to boost jobs, but a new audit finds they have little to show for it.
A new record was set in 2009 for the number of Americans living at or below the poverty level, and more than ever in Los Angeles and the nation are seeking government benefits to offset their troubles.
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen G. Breyer says the notion that federal judges make decisions based on politics is grossly distorted.
Although the city of LA's ethics panel has voted to ban free tickets for elected and other officials, it could be quite awhile before there's a final vote on this.
Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck promises to accelerate the department's investigation into the fatal police shooting of a Guatemalan immigrant.
Los Angeles' Ethics Commission voted to ban the city's elected officials from accepting tickets to events in exchange for performing a ceremonial function, if the source of the tickets has business before the city.
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The next time Air Force One touches down again in the Southland, city officials say commuters will feel it a whole lot less.
Mayor Villaraigosa will join police and fire officials from around the city to honor those lost in the worst attack ever on U.S. soil.
In an apparent push for more cash, L.A. officials say drivers can now get ticketed for parking at busted spots.
Olympic figure skating champion Kim Yu-na is set to train in Los Angeles. Although for how long and under whose tutelage still remain to be seen.
Activists who locked themselves together at L.A. intersections during three recent protests face up to a year in jail if convicted.
State prosecutors are reconsidering a motion to send a man back to prison after he was freed last year after 26 years behind bars in his mother's death.
The former head of a Los Angeles union is going to federal prison for stealing $52,000 from a voter outreach program.
Investigators said Thursday the trunk belonged to Janet M. Barrie, who immigrated to the U.S. from Scotland in the mid-1920s.
Federal agriculture inspectors at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach have found a destructive pest in a shipment of pineapples that's never been seen before in the United States.
What's old is new and you look sooooo good in it.
The weekend is expected to bring some much-needed relief to the San Fernando, San Gabriel and Santa Clarita valleys, where excessive heat warnings were reissued.
Los Angeles police are looking for a man they say tied up and raped two women from Skid Row in the past two weeks.
We went undercover to find city slackers -- city employees slacking off on your tax dollars. Our hidden camera caught a man helping with the groceries at home during a time when he was supposed to be at work, earning your taxpayer money.
Just a week after the two-weekend Coachella Music Festival left Indio, the Empire Polo Club grounds were flooded by country music fans for Stagecoach. Police arrested 119 people during the three-day event, most of whom were arrested for possession of alcohol under 21 years of age.
Top gubernatorial candidates faced off in the CBS California Governor's Debate at Pomona College.
The rider was arrested in the Harbor Gateway area after leading officers on a chase through South Los Angeles.
A former California Highway Patrol officer and an alleged DUI driver both pleaded not guilty on Monday to murder charges that stemmed from a fiery crash on the 605 Freeway in Norwalk last year that left four people dead.
Los Angeles police are searching for the driver who killed a 65-year-old man in a hit-and-run crash on Monday morning.
Top gubernatorial candidates faced off in the CBS California Governor's Debate at Pomona College.
Just a week after the two-weekend Coachella Music Festival left Indio, the Empire Polo Club grounds were flooded by country music fans for Stagecoach. Police arrested 119 people during the three-day event, most of whom were arrested for possession of alcohol under 21 years of age.
The rider was arrested in the Harbor Gateway area after leading officers on a chase through South Los Angeles.
Ahead of Tuesday's debate in the California governor's race, it's still a wide-open contest, CBS News' latest poll finds.
Compare the candidates for California governor with the CBS News California Investigates Side-by-Side Candidate Guide.
The rider was arrested in the Harbor Gateway area after leading officers on a chase through South Los Angeles.
A former California Highway Patrol officer and an alleged DUI driver both pleaded not guilty on Monday to murder charges that stemmed from a fiery crash on the 605 Freeway in Norwalk last year that left four people dead.
Los Angeles police are searching for the driver who killed a 65-year-old man in a hit-and-run crash on Monday morning.
A homicide investigation was launched on Tuesday after a man was found suffering from fatal gunshot wounds in the trunk of a car in the San Gabriel Valley.
As the Carnival Firenze ship was at Catalina Island on Monday, law enforcement was on board to investigate. The FBI is also assisting with the death investigation.
The crash happened at around 11:50 a.m. near Newland Street, police said.
Evacuation warnings were lifted on Sunday morning, firefighters said.
A bat found on the Fullerton College campus last week has tested positive for rabies, according to the Orange County Health Care Agency.
They're diagnosed with ADHD, dyslexia, and for 20-year-old Roberto Reyes and his older brother Jesus, it's autism. Their mother was desperate to find support when they were young.
Mallett managed to wave as she landed at the airport, transferring from a Las Vegas hospital to the UCI burn unit in Orange. She suffers from burns on over 40% of her body.
Just a week after the two-weekend Coachella Music Festival left Indio, the Empire Polo Club grounds were flooded by country music fans for Stagecoach. Police arrested 119 people during the three-day event, most of whom were arrested for possession of alcohol under 21 years of age.
A Chino man has sparked debate amongst his neighbors after removing the grass from his front yard and replacing it with a home garden.
The Stagecoach Music Festival was evacuated on Saturday night due to extreme winds blowing in the area.
A human skull was found in a remote part of Twentynine Palms by a hiker early Wednesday morning, deputies said.
A Riverside County man was sentenced to more than five decades in prison last week for abusing three siblings who were in his care for years.
The regulatory agency issued the order after President Trump and first lady Melania Trump urged ABC to fire late-night host Jimmy Kimmel.
A federal appeals court rejected the Trump administration's policy of making immigrants subject to mandatory ICE detention without bond, including those who have lived in the U.S. for years.
Former FBI Director James Comey is again facing federal charges after the government's previous case against him was dismissed.
Federal prosecutors charged 34 defendants across two indictments, alleging sports betting and mafia-linked rigged poker games.
A closer look at voters' views on issues in the primary for the California governor's race going into Tuesday's debate.
Top gubernatorial candidates met onstage at the CBS California Governor's Debate on April 28. Here are the highlights.
A federal appeals court rejected the Trump administration's policy of making immigrants subject to mandatory ICE detention without bond, including those who have lived in the U.S. for years.
Former FBI Director James Comey is again facing federal charges after the government's previous case against him was dismissed.
A closer look at voters' views on issues in the primary for the California governor's race going into Tuesday's debate.
Top candidates for California governor will face off in the CBS California Governor's Debate at 5:30 p.m. PST on Tuesday, April 28.
Voters in California may soon decide on a ballot measure that seeks to help the state's middle class afford to buy a home, by establishing a $25 billion loan program that would provide down payment assistance.
Some Trader Joe's shoppers will get a payout after a lawsuit alleged that the retailer's customer receipts put shoppers at risk of ID theft.
California Attorney General Rob Bonta and local prosecutors urged parents to check their children's e-bikes, saying some of the vehicles may be motorcycles or mopeds capable of high speeds.
San Francisco officials said Tuesday that the city has filed a lawsuit against leading manufacturers of ultra-processed foods, accusing them of producing products linked to serious health issues and alleging that the companies knowingly made the foods addictive.
A bill that would reverse a 25% tax increase on California's legal cannabis industry is heading to Gov. Gavin Newsom's desk, after being approved by the legislature.
An unlicensed cosmetologist from Florida has been found guilty in a California court for providing an injection that killed a model who was known as a Kim Kardashian lookalike, prosecutors said.
LA County public health officials issued a bacteria warning at several beaches as a potentially record-breaking heat wave arrives in Southern California.
Food containing norovirus may smell and taste normal but still cause serious illness if consumed, FDA warns.
HHS Secretary RFK Jr. wants the popular coffee chains to prove their surgery drinks are safe for teens and suggested the Trump administration could place limits on your cup of coffee.
Tests of dozens of baby formulas by Consumer Reports found that nearly half contained potentially dangerous chemicals.
Voters in California may soon decide on a ballot measure that seeks to help the state's middle class afford to buy a home, by establishing a $25 billion loan program that would provide down payment assistance.
Some Trader Joe's shoppers will get a payout after a lawsuit alleged that the retailer's customer receipts put shoppers at risk of ID theft.
California Attorney General Rob Bonta and local prosecutors urged parents to check their children's e-bikes, saying some of the vehicles may be motorcycles or mopeds capable of high speeds.
A home-based food movement has been heating up in California, with home cooks turning their beloved family recipes into small businesses.
More than a dozen cities and counties across California were given a "final warning" from state officials Wednesday, saying they have failed to properly plan for additional new homes amid the state's lack of affordable housing.
Federal prosecutors charged 34 defendants across two indictments, alleging sports betting and mafia-linked rigged poker games.
Munetaka Murakami hit a three-run homer in a big seventh-inning rally, and the Chicago White Sox held off the slumping Los Angeles Angels for an 8-7 win.
Kyle Tucker singled in the tying and go-ahead runs with two outs in the bottom of the ninth, rallying the Los Angeles Dodgers past the Miami Marlins 5-4.
Ryan Poehling scored 2:29 into overtime, and the Anaheim Ducks pushed Connor McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers to the brink of first-round elimination with a 4-3 victory in Game 4.
Amen Thompson scored 23 points, Tari Eason added 20 and the Houston Rockets avoided elimination with a 115-96 rout of the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 4 of the Western Conference playoff series.
Just a week after the two-weekend Coachella Music Festival left Indio, the Empire Polo Club grounds were flooded by country music fans for Stagecoach. Police arrested 119 people during the three-day event, most of whom were arrested for possession of alcohol under 21 years of age.
The Stagecoach Music Festival was evacuated on Saturday night due to extreme winds blowing in the area.
Jake was at the funeral for one of his closest friends when he learned of his parents' deaths, he said.
During a court appearance on Thursday, Los Angeles County prosecutors said that singer D4vd, who was charged with murder in connection with the death of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez, had a "significant amount" of child pornography on his cellphone.
Michael Tilson Thomas, the 12-time Grammy Award winning composer and famed conductor who led the San Francisco Symphony for a quarter century, has died.
A dog was shot and killed by police after the dog bit an officer and a sanitation worker during a Pacoima encampment cleanup, police say.
Federal investigators are zeroing in on possible clues after the shooting outside the White House Correspondents' Dinner. Jasmine Viel reports.
Several families in Koreatown are displaced after a fire ripped through an apartment building on Tuesday morning. Joy Benedict reports.
Police in the San Gabriel Valley are looking for a man who they believe committed four commercial burglaries in one night on April 22. Jeff Nguyen reports.
It’s the tenth time in 15 years that GHC has won the U.S. Academic Decathlon. Their final score reached over 52,000 points, more than 3,000 points higher than the second-place team.
Widely considered the greatest architect of his time, Frank Gehry helped shape Los Angeles' skyline.
A suspect was taken into custody after an attack on Pearl Street Mall in Boulder on June 1 in which there were 15 people and a dog who were victims. The suspect threw Molotov cocktails that burned some of the victims, who were part of a march for Israeli hostages.
A look back at the esteemed personalities who've left us this year, who'd touched us with their innovation, creativity and humanity.
The Franklin Fire in Malibu quickly grew overnight and threatened several homes. Evacuation orders were issued and Pepperdine University instructed students to shelter in place.
Several people have been injured and multiple homes burned after the Mountain Fire broke out Wednesday morning in Ventura County, burning over 10,000 acres within hours.
