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Councilmember Nithya Raman to run for L.A. mayor, challenging onetime ally Karen Bass
52+ min ago (883+ words) Los Angeles City Councilmember Nithya Raman is running for mayor, shaking up the field of candidates one final time. Raman said she will challenge Mayor Karen Bass, her onetime ally, campaigning on issues of housing and homelessness, transparency and "safety…...
Everybody who’s anybody is at the city clerk's office
1+ hour, 39+ min ago (980+ words) Good morning, and welcome to L.A. on the Record " our City Hall newsletter. It's Noah Goldberg, giving you the latest on city and county government. For six days this week, anybody could dream at the L.A. city clerk's office. Angelenos seeking elected…...
It's busy, it's bumpy and now pilots fear an imminent crash. Burbank Airport's safety is under scrutiny
3+ hour, 9+ min ago (649+ words) Those bumpy and rough landings and takeoffs out of Hollywood Burbank Airport are the chatter of legendary social media rants. They've left passengers with an "unnerving feeling" or feeling like "stones skipping on water" throughout the course of rough landings....
Letters to the Editor: A cautionary tale of the dangers of self-certification in construction
3+ hour, 39+ min ago (232+ words) Letters to the Editor: A cautionary tale of the dangers of self-certification in construction'latimes.com To the editor: A very real story from my own experience of self-certification should give us pause (In Palisades visit, Trump officials vow to speed…...
With a Super Bowl ad, California governor’s race 'is now kicked into gear’
6+ hour, 39+ min ago (929+ words) SACRAMENTO'Only one of the candidates for California governor will appear in a splashy Super Bowl ad on Sunday, though a rival has locked in a valuable spot on Animal Planet's lighthearted, cuddly "Puppy Bowl" before the big game. A Silicon…...
Should some L.A. beaches be a national park? It's being studied. Here's how you can weigh in
10+ hour, 39+ min ago (445+ words) Northern California has Point Reyes National Seashore. New York has Fire Island National Seashore. And North Carolina has Cape Hatteras National Seashore. But should some of L.A.s most famous beaches also receive such a designation? Unbeknownst to many Angelenos, the…...
Fountain Valley city officials review how mayors are picked
17+ hour, 31+ min ago (408+ words) Fountain Valley City Council members Tuesday passed an ordinance to provide clarifying language pertaining to the selection of the panel's mayor. The legislation came to the governing body after Councilman Ted Bui raised an issue concerning tie-breaking procedures that could…...
Column: Trump keeps reminding us why people support him. It's the racism
19+ hour, 34+ min ago (558+ words) The president of the United States posted a racist video Thursday night depicting Barack and Michelle Obama as apes. On Friday, the White House dismissed criticism " but the president deleted the post. Was this episode disappointing? Yes. Surprising? Not anymore....
Contributor: Our era really is like the Civil War in one key way
21+ hour, 37+ min ago (1010+ words) We're one year in, and President Trump's second term has already produced a parade of problematic historical analogies. Critics have invoked King George III and the Revolutionary War (No Kings!), flirted with comparisons to Nazi Germany (subtlety has never been…...
Commentary: Bad Bunny is American; Coldplay is not. The right is selectively freaking out over the Super Bowl
22+ hour, 19+ min ago (620+ words) President Trump told the New York Post that music artist Bad Bunny was a "terrible choice" to headline the 2026 Super Bowl halftime show and that the NFL's selection of the Puerto Rican singer and rapper sows "hatred." Department of Homeland…...