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.

A doctored video circulated in Scottsdale alleging Vice Mayor Adam Kwasman sought $500,000 for a synagogue crosswalk, prompting faith leaders and officials to push back.

Robertson County voters will cast ballots on Tuesday, May 5. Here are the key polling locations, hours and ID rules to know.

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.

City Council sent nearly $5M in private ambulance contracts back to committee as union pressure and patient‑billing risks forced a pause. Officials warn coverage gaps could follow without a plan.

The city is moving to cash in nearly nine years of Caesars lease payments — roughly $103M — to rebuild a drained rainy-day fund. Watchdogs back the idea but say the council must lock the money into a protected reserve.

Monroe mayoral candidate Surluta Anthony is under scrutiny after participating in a committee recommendation to fund a nonprofit she helps lead. The overlap raises legal questions under state recusal rules.

A Sherman Oaks homeowners forum will host a head-to-head debate between Mayor Karen Bass and Councilmember Nithya Raman Tuesday evening, a neighborhood preview of a TV debate.

Three Austin women say they were banned from the Capitol after an August 2025 protest and have asked a federal judge to review the bans as unconstitutional.

The Education Department has opened a Title IX investigation into Smith College over its policy to admit transgender women and access to women‑only spaces.

Indiana’s 6th district held its primary on Tuesday. Rep. Jefferson Shreve faces a GOP challenger while four Democrats vie for their party’s nomination; polls close at 6 p.m.

Mayor Brandon Johnson will join suburban leaders in Springfield this week to press lawmakers to reverse a proposed change to the LGDF that the city says would cost about $12.7M. Officials warn the tweak would freeze growth in a key state-to-local revenue stream.