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Fires, tariffs and high interest rates: L.A. housing construction plunged at start of year
In the first three months of 2025, the city of Los Angeles approved building permits for 57% fewer new homes than a year earlier, according to a report from research firm Hilgard Analytics.
Bass proposes laying off about 1,650 city workers, a quarter of them civilians at LAPD
Mayor Karen Bass' spending plan for 2025-26 would bring layoffs to 5% of the city workforce. Bass said she's hoping state relief can stave off those cuts.
Three months after Palisades fire, mayor proposes adding more than 200 LAFD jobs
As some city departments prepare for possible layoffs, the L.A. Fire Department is seeing its budget grow.
Reams of documents related to L.A. County sex abuse cases never turned over, lawyers say
Lawyers suing L.A. County over childhood sexual abuse say they found thousands of documents the county should have turned over.
Conservative commentator Steve Hilton announces a run for California governor
Conservative commentator and Silicon Valley entrepreneur Steve Hilton is the second prominent Republican to enter the 2026 race to replace termed-out Gov. Gavin Newsom.
In State of the City speech to a battered Los Angeles, Bass strikes hopeful tone
Faced with a nearly $1-billion budget shortfall, Bass released a budget after her speech that calls for the elimination of more than 2,700 city positions — including 1,650 layoffs.
Fragile baby spider monkeys 'ripped' from mothers, brought to SoCal. Trafficker sentenced
A Texas man was sentenced for smuggling six baby Mexican spider monkeys, too young to be separated from their mothers, into Southern California.
Vandals chainsaw dozens of trees across downtown L.A.
Dozens of shade trees were hacked down throughout downtown L.A. this weekend.
Mayor Karen Bass weighs deep cuts, including layoffs, as L.A.'s challenges mount
Bass, who releases her budget for 2025-26 on Monday, has been weighing whether or not to lay off more than 1,500 workers.
Amid Trump tariffs, the world responds with a free export: Humor
What do penguins, the Chinese government and sewing machines have in common? Tariff jokes.
As heavy as 100 Eiffel Towers: Monumental L.A. County fire debris removal could finish by June
Almost 8,800 property owners have asked the Army Corps of Engineers to direct the cleanup of burned homes. With more than 100 parcels a day being cleared, the job is almost halfway done, with June a likely date for completion, officials say.
Property owners sue California insurance companies over alleged 'collusion' following wildfires
A new lawsuit alleges that California's major insurers worked together to push higher premiums and lower coverage caps onto property owners.
