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02/08/2026

"Los Angeles city council member Nithya Raman formally entered the race for mayor on Saturday, unveiling her campaign during a press conference.

Representing areas that stretch from the San Fernando valley to Silver Lake, Raman declared her candidacy just hours before the filing deadline. She now joins a field that includes former reality television personality Spencer Pratt, Housing Now California deputy director Rae Huang, veteran city engineer Asaad Alnajjar and the incumbent mayor, Karen Bass.

During her remarks, Raman said she is concerned that the city “is no longer a place of opportunity”.

Raman, backed by the Democratic Socialists of America, enters a crowded field that includes incumbent Karen Bass

02/08/2026

"The Los Angeles mayor’s race got off to a rollicking start as the filing deadline arrived this weekend, with more than three dozen candidates, including one of the city’s best-known progressives, declaring their intent to challenge Mayor Karen Bass.

The mayor, a nationally known Democrat and a former congresswoman who at one point was on President Biden’s vice-presidential short list, won decisively in 2022 when she ran for her liberal hometown’s highest office.

For three years, her approval ratings soared as she led the nation’s second-largest city back from the trauma of the pandemic. Crime rates fell. Business inched back. Sprawling tent camps were removed and their inhabitants were coaxed into shelters."

The week leading up to the filing deadline saw candidates dropping from the field and a surprise last-minute challenge to the incumbent mayor, Karen Bass.

02/08/2026

Who Will You Vote For?

L.A. Mayor Karen Bass won't have big-name opposition, but has she earned a second term?

02/06/2026

Horvath, who is currently seeking re-election, said she will spend the weekend in "deep reflection" over whether to enter the race. The deadline for filing is Saturday.

02/06/2026

"A hazmat crew was dispatched Thursday morning to locate and stop an oil leak in Los Angeles’ Harbor region, fire officials said.

The incident was reported shortly before 5 a.m. on Anchorage Road near Henry Ford Avenue in the Wilmington neighborhood, just outside Long Beach"

A hazmat crew was dispatched Thursday morning to locate and stop an oil leak in Los Angeles’ Harbor region, fire officials said. The incident was reported shortly before 5 a.m. on Anchorage Road ne…

02/06/2026

"WILMINGTON, LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Cleanup efforts are underway after a pipe ruptured and leaked oil near the marina in Wilmington early Thursday morning.

The incident unfolded on Anchorage Road near the Island Yacht Marina. The U.S. Coast Guard says it responded to reports of a ruptured pipe just before 5 a.m., leaking a mixture of water and oil."

Cleanup efforts are underway after a pipe ruptured and leaked oil near the marina in Wilmington early Thursday morning.

02/06/2026

Who will you vote for?

It's unusual for so many major candidates to be on the fence about a mayoral bid so close to the filing deadline, Pomona College politics professor Sara Sadhwani said.

01/31/2026

"The new Outer Harbor cruise terminal and World Cruise Center redevelopment will allow us to capture more of the rapidly growing cruise business, while also establishing Los Angeles as the primary West Coast gateway for cruise operations," said the Port's executive directive Gene Seroka in a statement. "This project will also be a huge win for our Port communities, who will greatly benefit from the economic activity generated by such significant public and private investment in our LA Waterfront."

Another massive change is in the works for the Los Angeles Waterfront. Last week, the Port of Los Angeles announced that Pacific Cruise Terminals, LLC - a joint venture between Carrix, Inc. and JLC Infrastructure - has been selected to develop and operate the new Outer Harbor cruise terminal.

01/31/2026

“The main reason I’m running is because LA is completely unaffordable and unattainable for myself and my kids,” Huang said. She promised that her campaign won’t take corporate donations and that she’s building a grassroots coalition led by Angelenos."

Progressive housing advocate and single mom Rae Huang is challenging Karen Bass for Los Angeles mayor, promising free transit and social housing.

01/31/2026

Who would you vote for?

Horvath, who is currently seeking re-election, said she will spend the weekend in "deep reflection" over whether to enter the race. The deadline for filing is Saturday.

01/31/2026

"Thousands of people converged in downtown Los Angeles Friday afternoon as part of a national day of action protesting ongoing federal immigration operations."

Thousands of people converged in downtown L.A. on Friday as part of a national day of action protesting ongoing federal immigration operations.

01/21/2026

"The Los Angeles Police Department is requesting nearly $100 million in city funds for vehicles and equipment for the Olympic and Paralympic Games, more than two years out from the world's largest sporting event coming to L.A.LAPD wants to buy around 500 vehicles and "mobile units," including 300 patrol vehicles, vans and an armored SUV worth half a million dollars. It also is requesting funds for an upgraded radio network and equipment including new computers and more than 1,600 body cameras. In total, it's asking for around $96 million."

City Hall is already in dispute over the department's current budget. Now, LAPD wants new vehicles and equipment for 2028.