For the first time since the 1960s, L.A.’s District 9 will have no Black candidate on the June 2 ballot. Six qualifiers reflect long-term demographic shifts in South L.A.

AG Rob Bonta asked a federal judge to force the Education Department to restore full school mental‑health grant funding after the agency issued only partial payments. The state says truncated funding has already prompted layoff notices and threatens student services.

A new state bill would bar users under 16 from social networks and require platforms to add age checks, echoing Australia’s approach and raising legal questions.

Riverside will pause its César Chávez proclamation, review a community center and a downtown memorial, and solicit public input as national reporting prompts broader reckonings.

Sen. Sasha Pérez and local officials called for an independent audit into Caltrans' handling of homes bought for the defunct SR‑710 project, citing deferred maintenance, vacancies and lost revenue.

AG Rob Bonta reached a proposed settlement with El Monte Union after a DOJ probe found failures in handling sexual harassment and abuse complaints.

Los Angeles County is hiring bilingual election workers for the June 2 primary, offering pay plus a $100 language stipend and urgent openings in several languages.

A Los Angeles federal judge dismissed the DOJ's challenge to California egg‑production laws, finding the government lacked the concrete injury needed to sue.

Palmdale posted photos from the AV EDGE summit touting aerospace and film incentives, capital projects and industrial approvals as part of a push for more local jobs. City leaders say the packages will attract supply‑chain and production work to the Antelope Valley.

Five Los Angeles‑area Assembly districts will be without incumbents this year, setting up competitive primaries and fresh opportunity ahead of the June primary.

The Los Angeles Superior Court has begun a limited pilot with Learned Hand’s judicial AI to help judges summarize files and draft orders while keeping humans in charge.

A new UC Berkeley/LA Times poll shows two Republicans leading California’s gubernatorial field as Democrats split the vote and voter engagement lags. The top‑two system raises new stakes ahead of June.

A coalition of food, farming and packaging groups sued to block California’s Truth in Recycling law, arguing the chasing‑arrows ban unlawfully limits packaging labels. The case asks a federal judge to pause enforcement while the courts decide.