The vice mayor of Cudahy is apologizing for a video she posted to social media last month apparently encouraging gang members to organize amid immigration raids in Southern California. Vice Mayor

The 72-year-old former mayor (Pasadena), city manager (Ventura, Azusa, Santa Monica) and deputy mayor (Los Angeles) returned for a third stint at Los Angeles City Hall in 2022, bringing a depth of experience to political neophyte and then-newly elected City Controller Kenneth Mejia’s office as Mejia’s chief deputy.

A key survey of homelessness in Los Angeles determined that the number of people sleeping without shelter fell again. More than 72,000 people remain homeless in Los Angeles County.

"You have people who don't want to leave their homes, who are not going to work, and they are in need of cash," Mayor Karen Bass said at a press conference.

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass on Wednesday touted a sharp decline in the city's homicide rate in the first half of 2025, saying that the 20% decrease has the city on pace for the lowest total in nearly six decades.

There was one entry point to the 18-foot wastewater tunnel that some 31 people were working in late on Wednesday night, per the LA fire department.

Democratic Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass on Monday demanded federal agents leave the scene at a MacArthur Park immigration raid.

The directive calls for city departments to be better prepared for federal immigration activity on city property by bolstering protocols and training for such incidents.