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City Council members from left, Tim McOsker, Eunisses Hernandez, Nithya Raman and Marqueece Harris-Dawson at an L.A. City Council meeting.(Brian van der Brug / Getty Images)

Nithya Raman won the race for Los A...

An ad inside Alexandra Lozano Kennedy's now shuttered office in Commerce, CA.(Julia Barajas / LAist)

The L.A. Law Library in downtown Los Angeles will host a free legal clinic this Saturday for individuals who believe they may have been victims of fraud or attorney misconduct as clients of Alexandra Lozano Kennedy or her law firm, La Luz del Camino Legal.

The former law...

Watch for an increase in sales tax coming next year.(Matt Slocum / Getty Images)

The city of L.A.'s current sales tax is 10.25%. But after the region’s stretched firefighting services became visible during the devastating 2025 fires, voters solidly approved Measure FD this week, increasing the rate to 10.75%.

It’s expected

Paneer Pulao using Basmati rice, in a bowl made by the author.(Nandita Godbole / LAist)

On most Sundays, SoCal-based South Asian shoppers head to stores like Pioneer Cash and Carry in Artesia for their weekly shopping. But this year, Diwali, the Festival...

Long Beach police officers responded to a report of a gunman stealing a van being repossessed just blocks from the Long Beach Police North Station in March 2025. That case has led to serious allegations about how the department handled information about one of the arresting officers at the scene that night.(Megan Garvey / LAist)

Can Long Beach police be trusted to uphold the c...