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An underpass in Vernon, CA
In elections held on Tuesdaym Vernon voters passed a series of government reforms aimed at ensuring that history does not repeat itself.
Crowds fill in the streets at June's Downtown Art Walk
The popular and crowded Downtown L.A. Art Walk winds down an eventful year on a slightly high note.
Long Beach, the county's other big city, has Los Angeles-sized problems.
Map detail of Council District 15
This is the first election held in Los Angeles after the Supreme Court invalidated so-called "trigger" or "rescue" funds that provided publicly financed candidates.
Is Los Angeles resistant of planning or is it over-planned?
San Diego County is exploring the idea of having three retired judges chose the county district lines every 10 years. Could it start a trend of removing the power from county supervisors?
As far as San Diego County supervisorial candidate Steve Danon sees it, there's a trend about to take flight: Removing redistricting power from supervisors.
Photo Courtesy of Warren Furutani for City Council
"I'm running in the whole 15th. I want the votes from top to bottom. And I hope that people see my campaign walks the talk," the State Assembly member said.
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Dog owners were thrown a bone Tuesday evening as the Santa Monica City Council voted 6 to 1 to establish a pilot program for a dog park on Santa Monica State Beach.
Photo | Reut R. Cohen
More than half of the adult population is overweight or obese in Los Angeles County. Statistics show that low-income areas in Los Angeles are at higher risk for preventable diseases linked to obesity, including, heart attacks, strokes, diabetes and eve...
A City Council member has written a letter urging adoption of a sign ordinance provision that would allow signs, banners, and other forms of commercial advertising in city parks and other public facilities.
Detail of the approved 2011 redistricting plan for Los Angeles County
What would it take for an independent commission to draw the new district lines every 10 years, instead of the LA County Board of Supervisors?
U.S. President Barack Obama made a stop on Monday and ordered for food at the Roscoe's Chicken and Waffles on Pico Blvd. | Photo: JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images
Dear President Obama, please do not let the traffic hit you on the way out.
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