Politics Sep 29 LA mayor candidates set for forum as city struggles with homelessness, Hollywood job losses By Michael R. Blood, Associated Press
Politics Aug 19 What to know about the fake election poll numbers shared and retracted by a mysterious company Locked in a competitive reelection race, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass declared on social media last week that a new poll was evidence that her campaign was “gaining momentum.”… By Steve Peoples, Amelia Thomson-Deveaux, Ken Sweet, Associated Press
Politics Jun 09 Progressive Nithya Raman advances to November runoff against Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass The election will test whether voters in the heavily Democratic city want to move further to the political left to address long-running problems of homelessness, buckled streets and sidewalks and climbing rent and home prices. By Michael R. Blood, Associated Press
Politics Jun 09 The rise and fall of 'The Hills' star Spencer Pratt's improbable campaign for Los Angeles mayor Pratt, a reality television personality, was not able to pull off his latest venture — an improbable bid to become mayor of Los Angeles. By Michael R. Blood, Lindsey Bahr, Associated Press
Politics Jun 03 Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass advances to November runoff as she seeks second term Spencer Pratt, a Republican and former star of the reality television show “The Hills,” was second in early returns. Pratt accuses Bass of letting wildfires get out of control and failing to make enough progress on the homeless crisis.
Jun 03 A rare Trump setback, a missing congressman and Spencer Pratt: 6 takeaways from the latest midterm primaries By Steven Sloan, Steve Peoples, Humera Lodhi, Simran Parwani, Associated Press The contours of a premier Senate race took shape in Iowa, while President Donald Trump’s endorsement streak ran into a roadblock there. Continue reading
Jun 02 5 things to watch in Tuesday's primaries in California, Iowa and beyond By Steven Sloan, Steve Peoples, Associated Press Democrats are banking on a rare chance to regain ground in Iowa, a rural state that has repeatedly eluded them in recent years. Republicans, meanwhile, are grappling with a New Jersey congressman whose unexplained absence could put their already slim… Continue reading
Jun 01 Candidates for California governor and LA mayor make their final pitches to voters By Sophie Austin, Associated Press, Jesse Bedayn, Associated Press/ Report for America The many candidates running for California governor rushed to deliver their closing arguments to voters in the race’s final days before the June 2 primary. Continue reading
May 29 Devastating wildfire and homelessness loom over Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass' bid for second term By Michael R. Blood, Associated Press As Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass seeks a second term, she isn't sidestepping the obvious: her tenure at city hall has been difficult. “I haven’t always got it right,” she says plainly. Continue reading
Jul 07 Troops and federal agents briefly descend on Los Angeles' MacArthur Park in largely immigrant neighborhood By Tara Copp, Christopher Weber, Associated Press Defense officials had said about 90 members of the California National Guard and over a dozen military vehicles would help protect immigration officers as they carried out a raid in MacArthur Park. Continue reading