California
A disbarred Manhattan Beach attorney lied about having terminal cancer, stole $117,000 in client funds to support a gambling habit, officials said.
Oct. 22, 2024
Newsom’s preemptive strike signals the return of the hostile relationship between Democratic-controlled California and the Trump administration.
Nov. 7, 2024
The closure is expected to severely affect thousands of low-income families, seniors and homeless people who rely on food distribution sites for their nutritional needs.
Oct. 5, 2024
Gov. Gavin Newsom joined Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and county supervisors Hilda Solis and Kathryn Barger in Skid Row Tuesday to announce $380 million for the county in the fifth round of the state Homeless Housing Assistance and Prevention program.
Oct. 29, 2024
An appeals court revived a lawsuit by Orthodox Jewish families who sued over the state’s policy of not funding special education programs at religious schools.
Housing & Homelessness
A ballot measure that would have lowered the approval threshold for local bonds to support affordable housing and other projects failed.
Nov. 8, 2024
Hollywood Inc.
L.A.-area startups received $1.8 billion in the third quarter, the highest quarterly amount for the region, according to CB Insights. Most of it went to a single company.
Climate & Environment
The EPA said the facilities will treat groundwater in a part of the San Fernando Valley Superfund site, enabling the LADWP to use the water as part of its supplies.
Oct. 1, 2024
For decades, Little Tokyo Senior Nutrition Services has delivered meals to seniors. But volunteers are aging out and funding isn’t enough to serve all in need.
Oct. 4, 2024
This November, voters will decide whether to approve Measure A, a half-cent sales tax that would remain in effect indefinitely to fund programs for the unhoused.
Oct. 3, 2024