LAUSD denied renewal for Green Dot's Locke College Preparatory Academy; the operator has appealed and the county board will review the case next month.

UC Davis Health’s trauma recovery center was left out of this year’s state grants after Prop. 36 cut into the Prop. 47 savings that fund victim services. Advocates want $34M in bridge money to keep clinics open.

CBA President Kevin Gould warns a budget trailer change and new emergency-forbearance bills could shrink mortgage access and threaten second loans many buyers rely on.

The FDA authorized four Glas e‑cigarette pods — including two non‑tobacco flavors — under strict phone‑based age verification and marketing limits. The move is a narrow test of whether tech can keep flavored vapes out of young hands.

Supervisor Janice Hahn asked the sheriff to estimate the cost of free hygiene kits and to guarantee reliable access to menstrual products for people in LA County jails. She called the push "about health and dignity."

Freddy Escobar sued Mayor Karen Bass, alleging a "campaign of retaliation" after he criticized LAFD staffing and protested the fire chief's ouster.

Federal investigators have opened a Title IX probe into LAUSD to determine whether 'reassignment' rules let accused teachers stay in student-facing roles instead of being removed.

The Long Beach teachers union has injected about $45,000 into the District 5 school board race to back incumbent Diana Craighead and attack conservative challenger Maureen Flaherty. The spending has turned a quiet local contest into a test of curriculum and budget priorities.

Pasadena’s minimum wage will rise to $18.57 per hour on July 1, 2026, nudging the city past Los Angeles city and county floors. The change is an annual CPI‑based adjustment under the city ordinance.

Rae Chen Huang lays out a sweeping progressive platform that centers social housing, a nonprofit public bank and budget reforms ahead of the June 2 primary. Her questionnaire spells out specific steps to shift resources and expand tenant protections.

Retired LASD Capt. Mike Bornman told a questionnaire he’d demolish Men’s Central Jail after a replacement is found, move inmates to Century Regional and build a women’s treatment campus.

Silver Lake neighborhood council member Maebe Pudlo has filed to run for the open 26th State Senate seat. Her progressive campaign joins a crowded June 2 primary.

FOX 11 will televise a Los Angeles mayoral forum on May 13 featuring Mayor Karen Bass and three challengers as the June 2 primary approaches.