An Orange County judge dismissed a $25M defamation suit by Huntington Beach’s mayor pro tem, granting the trustee’s anti‑SLAPP motion and exposing the potential for fee recovery. The ruling ends a months‑long dispute tied to a viral pier video.

State Democrats are bankrolling a high-frequency polling push, with six surveys starting March 24 to test which gubernatorial campaigns are truly viable.

A UMD graduate student urged bombing 'large swaths' of Los Angeles and Miami in a video that has drawn condemnation and calls for review.

Jordan Rivers, a San Pedro organizer running for LA City Council District 15, is accused in a 2018 play-date stabbing that media say was settled out of court. His filing for the June primary is drawing scrutiny.

A former Carson council aide says he was fired after refusing to run personal errands and to monitor colleagues; city attorneys say the dismissal was performance-based. The dispute is now in court.

There’s no active U.S. draft in 2026, but Congress ordered automatic Selective Service registration. Here’s what that change means for timing, penalties and privacy.

At a first Assembly hearing at LA84, lawmakers leaned on the 1984 Olympics to press LA28 for promises on youth programs, small-business gains and debt protections.

A charter panel urged new City Council authority over the LAPD — from a 60‑day review of police ordinances to per‑officer liability insurance — now headed to Council.

Palmdale’s City Council has appointed Sal Mendez as city manager after a March 3 vote. He brings public-works experience and industry recognition to the role.

Incumbent Rex Richardson has raised more than $336,000 while the field of challengers reports virtually no cash, tilting the Long Beach mayoral race ahead of the March 6 filing deadline.

A Los Angeles jury awarded $2.67 million to former LASD psychologist Christine Jones after finding she was retaliated against for reporting gender-discrimination complaints. The suit described anonymous complaints and threatening acts, including dead animals left at her home and work.

Janisse Quiñones will leave LADWP on March 27, 2026 to return to Puerto Rico to lead grid modernization. The mayor’s office called it a coordinated transition.

A federal class-action in Los Angeles says ICE is deporting noncitizen survivors pursuing U and T visas. Plaintiffs want a judge to pause a 2025 guidance they say stripped protections.