After a century, concrete plant that helped build L.A. makes way for a deluxe tower
As the region grew up around it, a concrete plant in West Hollywood kept churning. Now, it has ceased operations to make way for development.
‘It’s close’: Half of voters polled favor L.A. County Measure A sales tax for homeless services
A measure that would double L.A. County’s quarter-percent homeless sales tax is closing in on the majority it needs to pass, a poll of likely voters found.
Employee asked for a pen in Spanish. The school then issued an English-only policy
The English-only rule was put in place after someone overheard two employees speaking Spanish at work.
Incoming LAPD chief could make more than the U.S. president
The proposed $507,000 annual salary for incoming Los Angeles Police Chief Jim McDonnell is on the high end of the pay range advertised for the position.
In two L.A. City Council races, police ‘abolition’ is a wedge issue
Police abolition — and law enforcement spending overall — has emerged as a political fault line in two L.A. city council races, particularly for voters worried about crime and disorder.
Prop. 6 supporters ask voters to end slavery in California. Isn’t it already illegal?
Prop. 6 would ban forced labor in California prisons, paving the way for incarcerated people to have more freedom over the work they do.
Two recalls on the Oakland ballot show frustration about crime ‘boiling over’
Voters in Northern California will decide in the Nov. 5 election whether to recall Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao and Alameda County Dist. Atty. Pamela Price.
Despite its name, South Park is park-poor. That could change
The news is being welcomed by South Park residents, who consider a park the missing ingredient in their community.
FBI affidavit details bloody attack aboard cross-country flight out of San Francisco
Everett Chad Nelson was charged with the assault of an unnamed man aboard a United Airlines flight from San Francisco to Washington, D.C., on Monday.
‘It didn’t have to be this way’: Beverly Hills settles investigation over abortion clinic battle
The city of Beverly Hills has settled an investigation after a battle over an abortion clinic, requiring it to train officials on abortion clinic protections, California Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta announced Thursday.