Proposition 32 is the latest in a flurry of efforts to raise wages for workers in California. The measure proposed increasing ...

Under Measure FF, city council members, including the mayor, would get an immediate salary increase from $12,000 per year to ...

At a time when the need for local journalism has never been greater, many newsrooms are facing cutbacks, including LAist.

In California, ballots postmarked on or before Nov. 5 are counted toward the results as long as they arrive within seven days ...

California offers same-day voter registration at any voting center. These new voters must cast a provisional ballot, which is ...

County authorities have said the Fire Department needs to replace old equipment, including fire engines and other vehicles, modernize an outdated 911 communications system, boost personnel training, ...

In California, ballots postmarked on or before Nov. 5 are counted toward the results as long as they arrive within seven days of the election. The California Secretary of State's Office is scheduled ...

The winner of District 1 will join a five-member board that oversees a county of about 3 million residents with an annual budget of about $9 billion.

Superior Court judges oversee trials across all of L.A. County. These trials include family law (such as child custody and divorces), contract disputes, thefts, felony murder, probate (distributing a ...

Water officials today are making decisions that will affect water availability, water rates, and long-term drought resilience for decades to come.

This measure is a hodgepodge of charter amendments meant to clarify rules that have caused confusion — or to set new rules to address problems.