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Nithya Raman advances over Spencer Pratt in Los Angeles mayoral race

Los Angeles City Councilmember Nithya Raman has overtaken Spencer Pratt in the closely watched Los Angeles mayoral primary election.

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A battle over billboards roils Inglewood

Billboards are at the center of a corporate power struggle that may be headed to the ballot this November.

A long-stalled Venice affordable housing project could be moving forward

Last month, a judge ruled the city of L.A.'s Board of Transportation Commissioners erred in rejected the Venice Dell affordable housing project in 2024. The ruling opens a pathway to build the project, which was first proposed in 2016.

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New evidence confirms Edison's idle line ignited Eaton fire, lawyers say

New surveillance footage and evidence from Southern California Edison confirms that a century-old, idle transmission line that the utility failed to remove ignited last year's deadly Eaton fire, lawyers said in a court filing.

Push to install license plate readers comes amid questions about how data are shared

The Bureau of Street Lighting has played a key role in the proliferation of automated license plate readers, a surveillance tool mounted on poles around the city.