The Los Angeles Police Department on Thursday night was examining a suspicious package found at the Westside office of Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.). According to law enforcement sources, the package was not dangerous and appeared to be significantly different from those mailed in recent days…
Wall Street billionaire Michael Bloomberg spent $4.3 million this week to help Democrat Harley Rouda in his effort to unseat 30-year GOP Rep. Dana Rohrabacher in their fight to represent much of coastal Orange County. In the process, Bloomberg, a former Republican, helped make the 48th Congressional District the nation’s most expensive active House campaign in…
A judge said Thursday that Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department officials must reveal whether they know the names of deputies who have matching skull tattoos at the Compton station. Allegations about a secret society of inked deputies at the station have been at the center of a wrongful death…
Q. On my daily walks I have seen parked patrol cars in Dana Point and San Clemente with their engines running for a long time. The officers are elsewhere. I have asked why and the explanation is, “We need to keep our electronics on.” Well, I have a laptop and a cell phone and a…
With longtime Mayor Tom Tait termed out and half of the city’s council seats up for grabs Nov. 6, this election will change the face of Anaheim government and could determine the city’s future direction for years. Each of the 19 candidates – eight for mayor and the rest vying for council seats in three districts –…
Michael Bloomberg’s political action committee has launched a major ad campaign aimed at unseating Republican Reps. Dana Rohrabacher of Costa Mesa and Steve Knight of Palmdale. The intervention by the former New York City mayor has further tilted California ad spending in Democrats’ favor in the…
Los Angeles County Sheriff Jim McDonnell has launched a pair of internal reviews into a team of deputies who have pulled over thousands of innocent Latino drivers on the 5 Freeway in a search for drugs. Department officials told the Sheriff Civilian Oversight Commission on Thursday that auditors…
Voters in every city in Orange County will go to the polls Nov. 6 to pick who will represent them on the City Council and in some cases as mayor. Many cities’ races are for at-large council seats. Some others are first-time contests for newly created voting districts. Voters in those districts will be selecting…
Voters will go to the polls Nov. 6 to pick who will represent them on the City Council. Ahead of the election, all candidates were invited to share information about themselves and answer questions about their priorities and local concerns for this voter guide. In each city, all were asked the same questions and given the…
A device sent to Rep. Maxine Waters and found at a South Los Angeles mail facility Wednesday contained explosive materials, but authorities are still trying to determine whether it actually could have exploded, law enforcement sources said Thursday. Waters also spoke out Thursday, saying she would…
