HISTORICAL FACTS: 2 - The Untold Story

Angelenos are alarmed by air pollution, extreme heat. Poll finds they want action

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles voters are alarmed by deadly heat waves, destructive wildfires and dangerous air pollution — and they want politicians to take major steps to reduce the city’s reliance on fossil fuels and prepare for a hotter future.

Los Angeles Times · Apr 19, 2022

Michael Hiltzik: Rick Caruso's useless tax disclosure shows that he thinks LA voters are idiots

Have voters gotten their fill of billionaire businessmen keeping their personal finances secret while asking for the public's trust in fiscal matters?

Los Angeles Times · Apr 19, 2022

LA mayoral candidate Rick Caruso says he paid $1.6M in income tax over 5 years, but won’t release returns

LOS ANGELES — Rick Caruso has released information on the taxes that he and his businesses paid over the last five years but — unlike most other major candidates in the race for mayor — the billionaire businessman’s finances and tax rate remain a secret because of his unwillingness to…

Los Angeles Times · Apr 15, 2022

USC was in a free fall. Then it turned to Rick Caruso

LOS ANGELES — At the lowest point in its history, the University of Southern California turned to Rick Caruso.

Los Angeles Times · Mar 27, 2022

From LA mayoral candidates Karen Bass and Rick Caruso, sharply divergent views of city and how it should be run

LOS ANGELES — U.S. Rep. Karen Bass and businessman Rick Caruso showed up to Tuesday night’s Los Angeles mayoral debate with two sharply different messages — about leadership and, to an extent, the current state of the city.

Los Angeles Times · Mar 24, 2022

LA mayor's race: Rivals take aim in Caruso’s first debate, talking crime and a yacht

LOS ANGELES — The first attack against mayoral candidate Rick Caruso came less than 10 minutes into Tuesday night’s debate at USC’s Bovard Auditorium.

Los Angeles Times · Mar 23, 2022

LAFD chief deputy allegedly drunk during major fire gets no discipline, $1.4 million payout

LOS ANGELES — Last spring, a high-ranking official in the Los Angeles Fire Department alleged that its top administrative commander, Chief Deputy Fred Mathis, appeared to be intoxicated while he was overseeing the agency's operations center during the Palisades fire.

Los Angeles Times · Mar 15, 2022

Red flags missed? Critics raised concerns years ago about DWP lawsuit settlement

LOS ANGELES — In June 2015, attorney Tim Blood and other lawyers representing Los Angeles Department of Water and Power customers over inaccurate charges caused by a new billing system were growing increasingly suspicious of the city attorney's office.

Los Angeles Times · Feb 14, 2022