A new $30.5M settlement for 19 Miramonte students pushes LAUSD’s payouts tied to convicted teacher Mark Berndt past $200M, intensifying budget and policy pressure.

Three Riverside officers were fired after a dispute over disabled‑veteran license plates on their personal cars. The move follows a lawsuit, an internal probe and a City Council decision.

The Charter Reform Commission wants to make the City Attorney an appointed post and split civil and criminal duties; City Council will weigh the package in early May.

State Sen. María Elena Durazo is the early favorite to replace Hilda Solis in L.A.’s sprawling 1st District, but a crowded field and a half‑cent health tax make June’s primary unpredictable.

An Orange County judge ordered Huntington Beach to pay $959,853.73 in attorneys’ fees after a court found the city’s restricted‑books policy violated California law. The award is split among ACLU and co‑counsel.

Measure TC would force booking platforms to collect Los Angeles' hotel tax on the full price paid by guests, a change the city estimates could bring about $5 million a year.

Councilmember Hugo Soto‑Martínez filed a proposal to ask voters this November to let the city authorize noncitizens to vote in local and school board elections.

Measure CB would extend the city's cannabis business tax to unlicensed sellers, with officials estimating $30–35M a year while enforcement and equity concerns linger.

Incumbent Megan Kerr and challenger Tara Riggi head into a June 2 primary where airport noise, traffic safety and the rise of 'Space Beach' are on the ballot.

Long Beach says 20 local ballot drop boxes will be available through 8 p.m. on June 2, 2026. County mailings are slated to begin at the end of April and ballots can be tracked online.

John Seymour, a onetime Anaheim mayor and the last Republican to represent California in the U.S. Senate, died April 18 at 88. He later led housing nonprofits in Southern California.

LAUSD has launched a study and regional meetings to decide whether seven aging high‑school fields should be replaced with artificial turf or restored as natural grass.

Westminster has installed ceremonial “Charlie Kirk Way” plates beneath All American Way at its Civic Center, a move approved last fall that has drawn both praise and protest. Local leaders say it honors free speech while critics call it divisive.