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Council Redistricting Fight Enters Its Decisive Month

Reporting from Highland Park and the Community College District on a decision that will outlast the news cycle that produced it.

By Omar Haddad · September 13, 2026 · 3 min read

Politics & Government

County Supervisors Split Over Jail Diversion Funding

Records, interviews and a month of meetings behind a question residents of Los Angeles keep asking.

By Claire Devereux · September 5, 2026 · 3 min read

Politics & Government

A Mayor's Budget, Read Line by Line

What the numbers show, what officials say, and what the people on the block have already learned.

By Wesley Kim · August 28, 2026 · 3 min read

Politics & Government

Ethics Commission Fines Test the Rules on Lobbying

Reporting from San Pedro and the County Board of Supervisors on a decision that will outlast the news cycle that produced it.

By Marisol Vega · August 20, 2026 · 3 min read

Politics & Government

State Legislators Return With Housing Bills in Hand

Records, interviews and a month of meetings behind a question residents of Los Angeles keep asking.

By Daniel Okafor · August 12, 2026 · 3 min read

Politics & Government

Ballot Measure Would Change How the City Hires Police

What the numbers show, what officials say, and what the people on the block have already learned.

By Priya Raman · August 4, 2026 · 3 min read

Politics & Government

Union Endorsements Reshuffle a Crowded Primary

Reporting from Van Nuys and the Department of Water and Power on a decision that will outlast the news cycle that produced it.

By Thomas Ballard · July 27, 2026 · 3 min read

Politics & Government

Public Comment: Three Hours That Changed a Vote

Records, interviews and a month of meetings behind a question residents of Los Angeles keep asking.

By Ines Cardoso · July 19, 2026 · 3 min read

Politics & Government

Charter Reform Commission Weighs Expanding the Council

What the numbers show, what officials say, and what the people on the block have already learned.

By Andre Whitfield · July 11, 2026 · 3 min read

Politics & Government

Campaign Finance Filings Reveal a Late Surge

Reporting from Boyle Heights and the County Department of Public Health on a decision that will outlast the news cycle that produced it.

By Hana Sato · July 3, 2026 · 3 min read

Politics & Government

The Deputy Nobody Elected Who Writes the Policy

Records, interviews and a month of meetings behind a question residents of Los Angeles keep asking.

By Gabriel Duarte · June 25, 2026 · 3 min read

Politics & Government

Governor's Office and City Hall Clash Over Encampment Rules

What the numbers show, what officials say, and what the people on the block have already learned.

By Ruth Feldman · June 17, 2026 · 3 min read

Politics & Government

A Recall Petition Falls Short, but Not Quietly

Reporting from Highland Park and Metro on a decision that will outlast the news cycle that produced it.

By Omar Haddad · June 9, 2026 · 3 min read

Politics & Government

Term Limits Return to the Agenda

Records, interviews and a month of meetings behind a question residents of Los Angeles keep asking.

By Claire Devereux · June 1, 2026 · 3 min read

Politics & Government

How a Single Amendment Rewrote the Zoning Code

What the numbers show, what officials say, and what the people on the block have already learned.

By Wesley Kim · May 24, 2026 · 3 min read