Two much-debated City Hall issues are expected to converge this week when the Los Angeles Police Department's red light camera program moves to the front of the line for an exemption from the city's contracting boycott of Arizona over that state's new...
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It's the summer budget-brawling season in Sacramento, a time for regurgitating old myths and simplistic solutions.
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As electronic highway billboards flashing neon advertisements become more prevalent, the next frontier in distracted driving is already approaching - ad-blaring license plates.
The California Legislature is considering a bill that would allow the state...
Pension reform hinges on Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's promise that he'll veto any budget proposal that does not include "two-tier" retirement benefits, according to Republican lawmakers. "There is a really good chance he will keep his promise," said state Sen....
The downtown parade celebrating the Los Angeles Lakers' NBA championship wrapped up Monday afternoon with...
Officials with the Los Angeles City Attorney's office said Monday that they have charged 10 people in connection with the mayhem that ensued outside Staples Center after the Lakers' NBA Finals victory Thursday night.
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Working under one of the most generous state leave policies in the nation - and the country's harshest furlough program - California government employees have built up the equivalent of $2.75 billion of paid time off.
Data analyzed by The Bee show that...
I don't know when this peculiar custom began, but it is one I hope - in vain, surely - to see ended someday.
I refer to the bizarre practice of some sporting fans who, on the occasion of their favored team having achieved some triumph on the court, field...
As far as jails go, the Los Angeles Police Department's gleaming, new Metropolitan Detention Center is about as good as it gets.
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Many states are acknowledging this year that they have promised pensions they cannot afford and are cutting once-sacrosanct benefits, to appease taxpayers and attack budget deficits.
Illinois raised its retirement age to 67, the highest of any state, and...
This city of 65,000 has fought one of the nation's highest crime rates in recent years with an arsenal of high-tech gadgets, from gunshot detection systems to software that can sift and analyze crime data almost instantaneously.
The results have been...
Los Angeles authorites has released raw video of a mob attacking and setting fire to a taxicab after the Los Angeles Lakers victory over the Boston Celtics on Thursday night.
Officials hope the public can identify some of the people seen on the video....
Los Angeles Police Department officials say four officers scheduled to attend a conference and training session in Tucson next month will not go, sparking anger among police union leaders.
The trip to the annual Airborne Law Enforcement Association...
Imagine how much power the Chief of Police would have if he was appointed for life and kept secret dossiers on the lives of prominent people, including politicians and judges.
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The Los Angeles Police Department this week quietly canceled longstanding plans to send four officers to a training conference in Tucson next month, apparently in deference to the City Council's economic and travel boycott of Arizona, according to the union...
It was a great performance by the Los Angeles Lakers at Game 7 of the NBA Finals on Thursday, but a not-so-great performance by fans. The LAPD said nearly 40 people were arrested, and their bad behavior took some attention away from the Lakers victory.
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Despite a massive Los Angeles police presence Thursday night, sporadic violence broke out near Staples Center after the Lakers defeated the Boston Celtics in the NBA Finals.
Crowds hurled bottles and other objects at police, smashed marquees, jumped on...
Los Angeles city officials and downtown L.A. merchants were assessing the damage Friday morning after unruly fans celebrating the Lakers victory in the NBA Finals rampaged through the streets around Staples Center.
The Los Angeles Police Department...
Amid a crippling budget crisis, law enforcement has repeatedly been spared the steepest cuts, as the U.S. Justice Department funneled tens of millions of dollars in federal stimulus money last year to save hundreds of police jobs in California.
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A sense of calm began to return to downtown Los Angeles early Friday after rowdy crowds clashed with police, set fire to vehicles and smashed windows following the Lakers NBA championship victory over the Celtics.
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The Los Angeles Police Department has canceled plans to send four people to a training conference in Arizona, a trip that would have required a City Council exemption from a boycott instituted over that state's anti-immigration law, the police officers' union...
The mysterious man who eluded authorities this spring after they visited his downtown residence only to find an alleged...
Apparently, symbolism instead of public safety is going to be the guiding principle for the City of Los Angeles and the Los Angeles Police Department.
In an attempt to pressure the state of Arizona, the City of Los Angeles voted to boycott business with...
In a move that has angered police union leaders, Los Angeles Police Department officials decided Thursday that four officers who were scheduled to attend a conference and training session in Tucson next month will not go after all.
The trip to the annual...
One week after Los Angeles City Controller Wendy Greuel accused the Department of Water and Power of misleading the public about its financial situation, a panel of the Los Angeles City Council is demanding to know who will be disciplined over the incident....
Four state-employee bargaining units representing 23,000 workers have reached tentative agreements with the Schwarzenegger administration on new labor contracts. The pacts, which must be approved by the unions' rank-and-file members and the Legislature, reflect...
Los Angeles city officials moved ahead Wednesday with plans for laying off up to 278 employees, despite a last-ditch effort by union leaders to persuade Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and City Council members to change course.
The city's employee negotiating...
Most Americans support the new, controversial Arizona law that gives police there the power to check the residency status of suspected illegal immigrants. But most also still back a program giving those here illegally the right to earn legal documentation,...
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