Troubled juvenile hall gets another lifeline after judge punts decision on closure
More than a month after the state ordered Los Angeles County’s sole juvenile hall shut down due to paltry staffing, ...
Tag: L.A. Politics
‘The cavalry is here’: L.A.-area lawmakers pledge to fast-track fire recovery and aid
More than 20 state lawmakers gathered with Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas (D-Hollister) on Thursday to telegraph their commitment to the ...
Dist. Atty. Nathan Hochman hires new special prosecutor for police misconduct
The L.A. County Board of Supervisors approved the hiring of a new special prosecutor to look into police misconduct cases ...
With her city in flames, L.A. Mayor Karen Bass’ political future hangs in the balance
Apocalyptic fires had been ravaging Los Angeles for more than 24 hours when Mayor Karen Bass stepped off a plane ...
Column: U.S. Atty. E. Martin Estrada steps down, looks back at his ‘labor of love’
The granite steps leading up to the old federal courthouse in downtown L.A. are sturdy and regal. But something disturbing ...
Karen Bass left L.A. for Africa as wind, fire warnings increased. She returned to a burning city
For the first 24 hours of Los Angeles’ wildfire disaster, Mayor Karen Bass was a constant presence on social media, ...
Column: L.A. County’s Hall of Administration should stand, Janice Hahn says. And not because of her dad
I drove around downtown Los Angeles on a recent Friday morning looking for one of the Civic Center’s ugly ducklings. ...
Column: In 2024, Latinos finally became Americans at the ballot box
Forty years ago this November, Cesar Chavez gave a speech at San Francisco’s Commonwealth Club that was as much of ...
Column: An Oscar-winning L.A. council member? Gov. Danny Trejo? Gustavo’s 2025 predictions
The good news: None of the predictions I made in last year’s annual Gustradamus columna came true. If any did, ...
George McKenna and Jackie Goldberg, lions of LAUSD, retire after fiery careers
Way back when, a young math instructor from Louisiana named George McKenna got bumped from Gardena High School because his ...
