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Former L.A. City Councilman Ridley-Thomas' ultimate campaign: To clear his name

The veteran politician seeks to have his conviction on graft charges overturned. On Thursday, his lawyers will argue before the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals.

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California water agency considers spending $141 million on Delta tunnel project

The Metropolitan Water District's board is set to vote in December on whether to spend $141.6 million for planning of the proposed Delta tunnel project.

Nearly half of L.A.'s record homelessness budget went unspent, city controller finds

Los Angeles city Controller Kenneth Mejia reported that the city failed to spend nearly half of the $1.3 billion budgeted for homelessness in 2023-24.

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WATCH: Piano prodigy plays music for shelter pets

Zen Micheline Hung, 14, plays her keyboard every week for cats and dogs waiting for their forever home.

WATCH: Robot dog owners take pets to be blessed in Japanese shrine

A Japanese traditional coming-of-age festival took place at a shrine in Tokyo for an unusual kind of visitor — robot dogs.