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Karen Bass drew more votes than any mayor candidate in LA history

LOS ANGELES — A record number of Los Angeles voters cast ballots for mayor in this month's election, the result of changes in the electoral calendar, the state's easing of voter registration rules and the provocative contest between U.S. Rep. Karen Bass and businessman Rick Caruso, according to analysts and…

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LA voters approved more money to fight homelessness. Now they want to see results

LOS ANGELES — A generous but demanding electorate put Karen Bass in the Los Angeles mayor's office with the tools they believe she needs to reduce homelessness. Now they want results.

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His term expiring, Garcetti pushes hard for job as ambassador to India

LOS ANGELES — With less than a month to go before he leaves office, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti is pressing his effort to get the U.S. Senate to confirm his appointment as ambassador to India, a fraught campaign complicated by a Republican senator whose office is trying to renew…

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It’s still all sinking in for LA Mayor-elect Karen Bass

LOS ANGELES — Rep. Karen Bass was still getting used to the title “mayor-elect” Thursday as she stood in the sun-drenched courtyard of the Wilshire Ebell Theatre and invoked the women’s club that first constructed the building in 1894.

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In ailing LA, Mayor-elect Karen Bass promises unity, change

Los Angeles' new mayor has outlined her vision to turn around a troubled City Hall and restrain an out-of-control homeless crisis in the nation's second-largest city

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Los Angeles elects Karen Bass first ever female mayor

Bass takes office against a backdrop of multiple scandals that have shaken trust in government

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Congresswoman ahead of developer in seesaw LA mayor's race

U.S. Rep. Karen Bass has pulled ahead of developer Rick Caruso in their back-and-forth contest to become mayor of Los Angeles

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Karen Bass moves ahead of Rick Caruso in LA mayor’s race

LOS ANGELES — U.S. Rep. Karen Bass overtook businessman Rick Caruso in the seesaw battle to be mayor of Los Angeles, with Friday’s vote tally showing the veteran lawmaker 4,384 votes ahead of the real estate developer in a contest that will not be settled until next week at the…

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LA in crisis: Troubled city has stark choice for next mayor

Los Angeles voters have a stark choice for mayor: A billionaire developer who is promising a shift to the political right, or a progressive congresswoman who could become the first Black woman to hold the job

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Los Angeles is running out of water, and time. Are leaders willing to act?

LOS ANGELES — On a clear afternoon recently, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti looked down at the Hollywood Reservoir from 1,200 feet in the air.

Los Angeles Times

Bribes, kickbacks, secret recordings: A recent history of LA City Hall scandals

LOS ANGELES — The recent leak of a recording that exposed some of Los Angeles' top officials making abhorrent racist comments, disparaging multiple racial and ethnic groups, has rocked the City of Angels.

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Biden can’t quit LA, or its complex politics, even as racist audio leak rocks the city

LOS ANGELES — What a moment for the leader of the free world to show up in Southern California.

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LA Council faces uncertainty amid furor over racist remarks

The Los Angeles City Council is mired in uncertainty

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Racist comments. Corruption. City Hall in chaos. Welcome to LA politics 2022

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles City Hall has felt under siege the last few years.

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LA civic leaders call for Martinez, de León and Cedillo to resign from City Council

LOS ANGELES — The chorus of civic leaders calling for L.A. City Council members Nury Martinez, Kevin de León and Gil Cedillo to step down from the City Council grew louder Monday, as U.S. Sen. Alex Padilla, Mayor Eric Garcetti and both mayoral candidates called on the embattled politicians to…

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Billionaire Caruso on spending binge to sway LA mayor's race

The race for Los Angeles mayor has taken a nasty turn, with both candidates sharpening attacks

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More dogs walks, mediation for volunteers: Koretz calls for overhaul of LA Animal Services

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles City Councilman Paul Koretz called Friday for sweeping changes at the city’s Animal Services department, including regular walks for dogs, better handling of sick animals who face euthanasia and a mediation process for volunteers.

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‘How much did you pay for it?’: Bass apologizes to Latino group for comment during debate

LOS ANGELES — Facing anger from the leaders of a local Latino Democratic club, Rep. Karen Bass apologized Friday for suggesting the group was paid by her rival Rick Caruso to endorse him in the Los Angeles mayor’s race.

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LA mayor's deputy being named to high-level US diplomatic post, sources say

WASHINGTON — A senior aide to Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti will be appointed the first-ever U.S. State Department special envoy for linking local governments to national foreign policy, sources told the Los Angeles Times.

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California won't forgive parking tickets for homeless after Newsom veto

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill on Thursday that would have required cities to forgive parking tickets for homeless Californians.

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‘One pill kills’: Student’s overdose death prompts urgent action among educators, police

LOS ANGELES — Melanie Ramos, a 15-year-old student who died of a drug overdose this week at Helen Bernstein High School in Hollywood, loved to travel, dreamed of one day joining the Army and was best friends with her sisters.

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LA conserving water at record levels, but it's not enough as drought worsens

During a summer of soaring heat, shrinking supplies and mandatory drought restrictions, Los Angeles residents conserved water at an impressive pace in August, with that month's usage dropping below a record low set during the previous drought.

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'This is not the end': LA advocates say veto doesn't shut door to safe injection sites

LOS ANGELES — In the sweltering heat, activist Soma Snakeoil gripped the microphone and led the crowd outside Los Angeles City Hall in a chant.

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Police: Arrest after teen ODs and dies in school bathroom

Los Angeles police say they have arrested two teenage boys in connection with the death of a 15-year-old girl who overdosed in a restroom at her high school after buying pills possibly laced with fentanyl on campus

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Student information remains at risk after massive cyberattack on Los Angeles Unified

LOS ANGELES — The private data of more than 400,000 students could be at risk as federal and local investigators assess the damage wreaked by a massive cyberattack against the Los Angeles Unified School District, which overcame a complete digital shutdown to open schools on schedule Tuesday.

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