D4vd charged with murder in slaying of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez David Anthony Burke, the 21-year-old musician better known by the stage name D4vd, was charged with murder on Monday morning in the 2025 killing of a teen girl found dead in the trunk of a car in Holl...

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Welcome to Bass' virtual State of the City (Part II) Mayor Bass already gave one State of the City speech this year. Her next one will be a video.

Video killed the State of the City speech -- at least this time around. Instead of an in-person address, L.A. Mayor Karen Bass will be releasing a State of the City video later this morning

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L.A. County officials are on track to blow a voter-imposed deadline to create a new Ethics Commission – unless they succeed in coming up with yet another ballot measure to make it work.

@robertlgreene.bsky.social has the details

When the City Council approved the project, they stripped out the requirement — recommended by the planning commission — that 5% of the units be affordable. So that would in fact involve using their power

If you mean Chinatown’s College Station project, that was approved in 2019.

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In L.A. mayor's race, everyone is campaigning on change — even the incumbent Mayor Karen Bass is running as a champion of change. So is City Councilmember Nithya Raman. They're facing three newcomers, who say they're the ones who will tackle the status quo.

L.A. Mayor Karen Bass has been portraying herself as a champion of change, saying recently that she pushed out a dozen high-level bureaucrats during her time in office — including those responsible for trash pickup and police hiring.

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Under L.A. mayor's $300-million homeless program, 40% have returned to the street Even as Mayor Karen Bass' signature homelessness initiative brings more people indoors, a growing number are winding up back on the street.

Mayor Karen Bass' Inside Safe program faces a troubling trajectory.

The longer it exists, the greater the share of program participants who have returned to “unsheltered” homelessness, according to monthly dashboards posted by the L.A. Homeless Services Authority.

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'Amateur hour at the U.S. attorney's office': L.A. prosecutors face more losses in protest cases This week, L.A. federal prosecutors were in two separate trials involving a charge of assault on a federal officer tied to immigration protests. They hadn't won a single assault case that went to tria...

"Amateur hour at the U.S. attorney's office": Federal prosecutors in L.A. continue their unprecedented string of trial losses in protest cases.

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In L.A. mayor's race, controversial poll shows Nithya Raman ahead of Karen Bass The city councilmember had a commanding lead in a field of five major candidates, with 33% of voters supporting her, while the mayor trailed at 17%, according to the poll by the Loyola Marymount Unive...

Fernando Guerra said the Center for the Study of Los Angeles did not include an 'undecided' option in the poll because he wanted to 'force' respondents to give an answer, similar to when they vote.

@noahmgoldberg.bsky.social on a controversial new L.A. mayor poll

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Los Angeles Gives and Taix | Los Angeles Review of Books On memory, erasure, and the loss of another L.A. icon.

ICYMI: Taix French Restaurant closed Mar 29.

"What Norman Klein got right in his seminal work about the city & its nebulous relationship to stasis...is the way places and locations that 'used to be' leave impressions on 'what is.'" @lareviewofbooks.bsky.social: lareviewofbooks.org/article/taix...

Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco halts election fraud probe as legal challenges mount Sheriff Chad Bianco, a leading candidate for California governor, said Monday that his controversial investigation into unsubstantiated claims of election fraud had been put 'on hold.'

Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco, a leading Republican candidate for California governor, has paused his investigation into unsubstantiated claims of election fraud, weeks after seizing more than 650,000 ballots.

@grace2e.bsky.social has the details

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Adam Miller's $2-million question: How much will he spend on his mayoral campaign? Adam Miller told Westside residents he's willing to spend $2 million on his mayoral campaign. Is that enough to grow his name recognition?

Fun fact: Adam Miller, the tech entrepreneur looking to unseat Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, voted for real estate developer Rick Caruso in 2022.

With two months left until the election, @noahmgoldberg.bsky.social has the details on Miller's new campaign strategy

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Swalwell accuses Trump of trying to influence California governor's race with old FBI files California gubernatorial candidate Rep. Eric Swalwell says FBI Director Kash Patel's push to release decade-old case files is a Trump hit job.

Rep. Eric Swalwell, a leading Democratic candidate for California governor, accused Trump of seeking to sway the June 2 state election.

"They believe they will get a servant in Sacramento," he told the LA Times.

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Most money in politics flows to people who already agrees with the donor.

He was busted for gun possession. Now he's running for L.A. City Council Estuardo Mazariegos believes his gun conviction makes him a better candidate.

Estuardo Mazariegos was 22 when police found a gun in his car that wasn't his. He said he was holding it for a friend.

Now, he's running for L.A. City Council — and says his gun conviction in 2009 makes him a better candidate.

@noahmgoldberg.bsky.social has more

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LAPD fired munition at anti-ICE protest that left man blind in one eye, legal claim says A 23-year-old autistic man has filed a legal claim stating that Los Angeles police blinded him in one eye by firing a less-lethal round at his head during a demonstration in January against the Trump ...

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Cesar Chavez, a Civil Rights Icon, Is Accused of Abusing Girls for Years

So, should we bring back Brooklyn Avenue in L.A.

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Four of the five civilians who oversee the LAFD step down The fire commissioners are appointed by the mayor and are supposed to provide civilian oversight for the Fire Department. But during critical discussions about the Palisades fire, the commissioners have largely been quiet.

Four of the five civilians who oversee the LAFD step down

On a panel today at Society for Professional Journalists - LA Press Freedom Summit at the ASU building in LA, which is the renovated Herald Examiner building. The lobby is restored to its 1910s Mission Revival style and amazing. I am semi-restored by coffee and strive to be adequate.

L.A. feds ramp up use of 'doxxing' charges as anti-ICE protesters fear chilling effect Authorities in L.A. have filed more charges for "doxxing" — sharing a federal employee's protected information online — than any other jurisdiction in the country under the Trump administration.

As L.A. feds find new ways to prosecute alleged 'doxxing' in court, anti-ICE protesters fear chilling effect on rapid response networks. My latest: www.latimes.com/california/s...

Monica Rodriguez, scathing critic of City Hall, gets a free ride to a third term No one signed up this week to run against Rodriguez, whose City Council district is based in the northeast San Fernando Valley.

She’s blunt. She’s combative. She doesn’t go along to get along.

And now, Los Angeles City Councilmember Monica Rodriguez is almost certainly getting 4 more years in office, since no is running against her.

A look at one of the most outspoken voices at City Hall:

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Here's a lil' update on L.A.'s election: no one decided to run against City Councilmember Monica Rodriguez in the San Fernando Valley.

Unless she gets an extraordinarily feisty write-in challenger, she's in the clear for the June 2 election -- and a third term.

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Head of L.A.'s Department of Water and Power resigns The head of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power is stepping down to become chief executive of an electric company in her native Puerto Rico.

The top executive at L.A.'s Department of Water and Power is stepping down after nearly two years. She's heading to Puerto Rico to become CEO of the electrical company LUMA.

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Struggling Democrats need to drop out of California’s crowded governor race or risk a GOP win, party leader warns A big field of candidates makes it possible for a Republican to be elected governor. California's Democratic Party leader told unviable candidates to bow out.

Worried that two Republicans could wind up in the runoff for California governor in November, the head of the state's Democratic Party urged gubernatorial candidates who are lagging way behind in the polls to drop out

The LAT's Seema Mehta lays out the situation

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L.A. City Council should expand to 25 members, charter reform commission says Supporters say a larger council will better represent smaller ethnic groups, including Black and Asian American and Pacific Islander residents.

L.A. voters could be asked this year to redesign their government in dramatic ways, by switching to ranked-choice voting, adding 10 members to the City Council and reworking the duties of other city elected officials

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Mayor Karen Bass is dropping Nithya Raman from the AQMD board. The reasons are under wraps Last month, Bass quietly took steps to drop Raman from the powerful South Coast Air Quality Management District board. Garcetti appointed her four years ago.

Even before Nithya Raman decided to run against Karen Bass, Bass dropped Raman from the regional air quality board. And she won't say why: www.latimes.com/california/n... via @davidzahniser.bsky.social

More than $100 million for transportation projects in jeopardy amid L.A. budget woes The Bureau of Street Services will apply with the state for a two-year extension to allow more time to begin the sidewalk, bike lane and other improvements in Boyle Heights, Skid Row and Wilmington.

About $100 million in state funding for transportation projects in Boyle Heights, Skid Row and other parts of L.A. is in jeopardy -- largely because the city doesn't have enough staff to carry out the projects.

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Hearing that Metro legitimately cannot take any more orders — they reportedly sold over 2500 shirts in less than 24 hours and have to resolve their purchasing situation before they can reopen sales... stay tuned... THE D WILL RIDE AGAIN

A dog attacked a woman at an L.A. city animal shelter. She won a $5.4-million verdict The verdict is the third multi-million payout in dog bite liability for L.A. over the last two years.

A woman who was bit by a dog at a Los Angeles city animal shelter has been awarded $5.4 million by a jury. It is the third case involving an attack by a shelter dog in the past three years.

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LAFD chief will make $473,600 a year to run an embattled department Los Angeles Fire Department Chief Jaime Moore has taken over an agency under intense scrutiny — and he's getting paid handsomely to do it.

Meanwhile, the City Council just signed off on the salary for Jamie Moore, the city's newest fire chief. He will earn about $474,000 per year.

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