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.

AB 1537 would bar California peace officers from moonlighting for federal immigration enforcement and could put noncompliant officers on the path to decertification.

After youth at county juvenile halls helped shape AB 1646, the Los Angeles County Board voted to back the "Hug Act," which would allow nonsexual contact during visits. Probation officials warn implementation will need careful planning and added staff.

City leaders asked staff to craft an amnesty to recoup part of about $400M in unpaid cannabis taxes, swapping penalties for payment plans.

Supervisors ordered expanded naloxone access, closer camera monitoring and randomized safety checks after another spike in jail deaths. The motion sets 120‑day deadlines and audits.

AB 1967 would require counties to act faster when foster youth ask for protection and close administrative gaps that can block extended-care benefits.

The Mirabelli case is still tied up in appeals after a December injunction and a 9th Circuit stay. The Supreme Court had not publicly acted on the emergency application as of March 2, 2026.

A March 23 debate at LA Center Studios will center housing, homelessness and transit as candidates Raman, Huang and Miller debate ahead of the June primary.

Two bills would force the Legislature to publish position letters filed by lobbyists and advocacy groups, documents critics say have been hidden from public view.