It May Come Down to SoCal Congressional Races to Determine Majority

A handful of Southern California congressional races on Tuesday’s ballot could determine which political party holds power in the House next year, with two key races in Orange County, one in Los Angeles County and another in Riverside County, experts say. UC Irvine political science professor Lou DeSipio told City News Service he had not […]

De León, Jurado Face Off in Contentious Council Race

Voters in the 14th City Council District Tuesday will settle the tumultuous, high-profile contest between incumbent Kevin de León and progressive challenger Ysabel Jurado, who are vying to represent downtown and northeast L.A. neighborhoods. In the March primary, tenant-rights attorney Jurado received 24.52% of the vote, claiming first place in a field of eight candidates. […]

OC Voters Tasked with Electing New Supervisors, Reps, Councilmembers

Orange County voters will head to the polls Tuesday to elect candidates for city councils, school boards and Congress, with one of the most closely watched races being for the county’s first supervisor district, where former Supervisor Andrew Do resigned amid a bribery scandal. State Sen. Janet Nguyen, R-Huntington Beach, is facing off against Democratic […]

3 LAUSD Board Seats on the Ballot

Three seats on the seven-member Los Angeles Unified School District Board of Education are up for grabs in Tuesday’s election, with incumbent Scott Schmerelson looking to retain his spot and two other seats left available by the pending retirements of Jackie Goldberg and George McKenna. Battling for McKenna’s District 1 seat — representing areas including […]

Possible Power Cuts from Wind

Powerful winds are expected to sweep across parts of the Southland starting Tuesday, driving up concerns about possible wildfires, with an even stronger Santa Ana wind event anticipated for later this week. A red flag warning of critical fire danger conditions will be in effect Wednesday in the San Gabriel Mountains, the Antelope Valley (14) […]

Nazarian, Burgos Face Off to Succeed Krekorian

With longtime City Councilman Paul Krekorian termed out from his Second District seat, voters Tuesday will decide on a successor — choosing between former Assemblyman Adrin Nazarian and business owner/political newcomer Jillian Burgos. In a field of seven candidates, Nazarian took the top spot during the March primary, receiving 37.18% of the vote, while Burgos […]

Hutt Vs. Yoo Battle for CD10 Seat

While Heather Hutt enters Tuesday’s Election Day as the incumbent City Councilwoman for the 10th District, voters will actually be getting their first chance to weigh in on her candidacy, after she was appointed by the council last year to fill out Mark Ridley-Thomas’ unexpired term following his conviction on federal corruption charges. Tuesday’s runoff […]

Voters to Determine LA Board Expansion with Measure G

County voters will have the final say Tuesday on a package of charter amendments that would overhaul county governance structure, in part by expanding the size of the Board of Supervisors and making the county CEO an elected position. If approved by voters, Measure G would expand the Board of Supervisors from five to nine […]

LACo to Decide on Extending, Increasing Homelessness Sales Tax with Measure A

County voters will weigh in again Tuesday on a measure aimed at paying the region’s way out of homelessness, this time by replacing an expiring sales tax with a higher levy without a sunset date. If approved by a majority of county voters, Measure A would repeal a quarter-cent county sales tax approved by voters […]

LASD Locked in Six Hour Barricade Standoff in South Gate

A barricaded suspect is in a six-hour standoff with personnel from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Special Enforcement Bureau Tuesday in the unincorporated area west of South Gate. Deputies from the Century Station responded at 10:29 p.m. Monday to the 1200 block of Nadeau Street east of Central Avenue regarding a suspect wanted for […]

One Year Ago Today (November 5, 2023)…Deputy Injured in Moreno Valley Crash, Suspect Arrested

One Year Ago Today (November 5, 2023)…A man was under arrest on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon on a peace officer after he allegedly maneuvered his vehicle in a way that intentionally caused a motorcycle officer to crash in Moreno Valley, sheriff’s officials said. A deputy from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department’s Moreno […]