The new law follows last year's contested deployment of over 4,000 troops to Los Angeles. It leaves presidential authority under Title 10 intact.

A single hyperscale facility can guzzle up to 5 million gallons of water a day, county officials warn, as LA County halts new projects.

The gubernatorial candidate wants UCLA, USC and other schools to compete for the job of running it. Becerra's camp had no immediate reply.

The 30-second spot, filmed near a school in Raman's district, revives a fight over her stance on the city's anti-camping law.

Inglewood just opened public comment on a sweeping zoning rewrite that could reshape downtown and the Hollywood Park corridor.

A witness says Mayor James Butts put his arm around a visibly tense high school dancer at a voter event. Activists want him gone before November.

Only Hawaii pays more per kilowatt-hour, the analysis claims — and Gov. Newsom's office is pushing back hard.

Affected California LifeLine customers in qualifying declared disaster areas may avoid losing discounted phone service solely because they are offline.

A fresh PPIC survey shows Becerra leading among independents while Hilton leads in the Central Valley, 52% to 46%, as Hilton calls the numbers misleading.

Only five candidates showed up to face questions on the budget and lawsuits, while conservative slate-mates gathered at a private meet-and-greet instead.

A federal appeals panel says Jewish parents and teachers can rewrite their case against a contested ethnic studies curriculum used in some LA classrooms.

A new state lawsuit says the museum's $24 million Adam and Eve panels should go back to a Holocaust dealer's heir.

A judge found nearly 80% of reviewed arrest records skipped required flight-risk checks entirely.