October 28, 2011 Mayor Villaraigosa will go to Asia in December to try to attract more Asian companies to the city
Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa will head to China, Japan, and Korea this December for an 11-day trade mission to encourage firms to set up shop in Los Angeles, invest in local companies, and increase business in the city.
October 26, 2011 Mayor Villaraigosa and nonprofit leaders gathered yesterday for LA's first Non-profit Day
The city of Los Angeles christened Oct. 25 as the first annual Non-Profit Day at a city council meeting yesterday that included Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and nonprofit leaders from around the city.
October 24, 2011 Road closures are expected as Obama visits the Southland
Angelenos should expect traffic delays this evening as President Barack Obama arrives in the city today for two fundraisers and an appearance on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno."
October 21, 2011 City Council voted to raise sewer fees to replace aging water pipes
Under a new plan approved Wednesday, Los Angeles residents will watch as their sewer bills increase 75 percent over the next decade, the Los Angeles Daily News reports.
October 18, 2011 Hundreds of protesters gather at LA City Hall, each advocating his or her own cause
About 280 tents surround the pristine white marble entrance to City Hall in downtown Los Angeles. Signs that read "Corporations are NOT people" and "End the Fed" hang off the windows. Businessmen and teenagers with dreadlocks discuss politics as police officers meander through the campground, joking with protesters.
October 15, 2011 Sports bars, fans, stadium workers bear the brunt of the NBA lockout
The 901 Bar and Grill is lacking a bit of purple and yellow this time of year. Located down the road from the Staples Center, the "Nine O" - as locals affectionately call it - is a favorite gathering spot for devoted Lakers fans. On game nights, the place is packed with fans and their unwavering confidence in their team, cheering each basket made and yelling at the TV over unfair calls.
October 12, 2011 Illegal food cart vendors provide cheap food but hurt local businesses
Every morning street cart vendors disperse across South Los Angeles, pushing colorful carts and clanking horns to announce their products: snow cones, hot dogs, fruit juice, authentic tamales.
October 12, 2011 Shooter kills eight people and wounds one at Seal Beach salon
UPDATE: The death toll in the shooting in a Southern California hair salon has risen to eight.
August 27, 2011 The FBI won't work with a controversial Islamic group, but the LAPD is fostering close ties
The FBI severed ties with the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) several years ago, citing connections to terrorist groups such as the Muslim Brotherhood. The Los Angeles Sheriff's Department is charting a decidedly different course-embracing and commending CAIR-and several Christian leaders in southern California are blowing the whistle.
March 27, 2010 Watch this poor California district and its reborn challenger
This year's campaign for Congress looks to be the liveliest since 1994's "Contract with America" explosion. And, unless she has a last-minute change of heart and mind, Star Parker, president of the Coalition on Urban Renewal and Education, is announcing this month her candidacy to represent a poor, heavily Democratic, majority-black congressional district just east and south of Los Angeles.
