Democracy

“Business as usual is a death sentence for Los Angeles and I’m done waiting for someone to take real action,” said Pratt. Spencer Pratt, the reality television personality best known for The Hills, announced this week that he is running for Mayor of Los Angeles, challenging incumbent Karen Bass and existing city leadership Pratt believes is plagued by...

Mail-in ballot envelope holes serve a sight-impaired accessibility function and do not expose voter selections. In the lead-up to the Nov. 4 special election on Proposition 50, the California constitutional amendment that would put an end to the Independent Redistricting Commission, allowing Sacramento to redraw congressional maps through 2030. Viral videos have floated a false theory: that the...

Apartment completions in L.A. have declined by nearly 30% over the past three years, as rising costs, regulatory uncertainty, and investor retreat have hindered the development of new supply. Los Angeles is facing a serious housing squeeze: despite having some of the highest rents in the nation and among the lowest vacancy rates, the pipeline for new rental...

“Today’s sentencing makes clear that the FBI and our partners will not tolerate violence, and we will hold accountable anyone who seeks to harm our communities,” said FBI Acting Special Agent in Charge Matt Cobo.Last week, a federal judge sentenced Casey Robert Goonan to 235 months—nearly 20 years—in prison for a series of politically motivated firebombings at UC...

“I’m always glad when bigots die,” said UCLA’s Johnathan Perkins. It’s been just over two weeks since the assassination of conservative commentator Charlie Kirk, who was fatally shot at a campus event at Utah Valley University. While most—even those not on the Right—condemned the attack as ghoulish, cowardly, and intolerable, there have been several notable instances of high...

Amid shrinking tourism numbers and continued resident interstate emigration, Los Angeles pushes forward with a $30 tourism minimum wage, raising questions about timing and economic impact. Los Angeles is moving ahead with a phased minimum wage increase for hotel and airport workers, climbing to $30 an hour by July 1, 2028, even as California confronts declining tourism and...

A bill making its way through the legislature will function as a gift for traffickers and a license for taking vulnerable children and make them disappear, according to parental rights advocates who are opposing the bill. According to critics, including family rights attorneys, Assembly Bill 495 creates a number of serious legal loopholes that make it make it...

“There was so much pepper spray in the air,” recalled Ryan Benson, a victim of the teen mob. Grappling with the memory, he feels for the troubled youth but insists that “we can’t just decide that it’s not happening.” Los Angeles recently felt the wrath of another teen biker mob at a Ralphs on Vermont Avenue and Adams...

Assemblyman Bill Essayli (R-Corona) called out Governor Gavin Newsom for seemingly agreeing with Republicans on the issue of trans athletes in women’s sports on a recent podcast, but failing to support the effort when it came before state legislators. California State Assemblyman Bill Essayli’s (R-Corona) AB-844 was written to protect elementary to college-level students in their locker rooms...

Council President Marqueece Harris-Dawson leads initiative to prohibit offensive slurs during public sessions. The Los Angeles City Council is taking steps to address the use of offensive language during its meetings. Council President Marqueece Harris-Dawson has introduced a proposal aimed at curbing the use of specific slurs that have disrupted proceedings and discouraged public participation.  For the past...