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Crime
June 2, 2026 10:07 a.m.
A Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department car is parked alongside a street. Eight candidates are running to lead the department in the June 2 primary election. (Michael Gallagher/Assistant Photo editor)
Eight candidates – including an incumbent and his predecessor – are running to lead the country’s largest sheriff department in the June 2 primary election.
The candidates, all current or former members of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, are running on differing approaches to homelessness, immigration enforcement and how to manage the department’s billion-dollar budget.
By Phoebe Huss
California
May 31, 2026 11:46 p.m.Incumbent Karen Bass and 13 challengers are running for Los Angeles mayor.
Voters will choose the top two candidates in the June 2 primary election to advance to a November runoff, unless a candidate receives more than 50% of the vote in the primary and automatically wins the office.
By Julian Duaybis
A Closer Look
May 22, 2026 4:51 p.m.UCLA historians preserve documents, photos in ‘Power from the Past’ online archive
UCLA historians launched a revamped digital labor history archive in April, preserving materials from movements led by Southern California unions.
The Memory Work Research Initiative at UCLA – which the Institute for Research on Labor and Employment oversees – digitized documents, images and flyers on an online archive called Power from the Past.
By Julian Duaybis
Los Angeles
May 19, 2026 11:15 p.m.LA County sheriff candidate seeks to reinstate ICE cooperation program
State legislation has prohibited California police agencies from participating in federal immigration enforcement operations since 2018 – but a Los Angeles County sheriff candidate wants to change that.
By Phoebe Huss
Los Angeles
May 18, 2026 10:47 a.m.Typhus cases rise in LA, precautions recommended for students, community
This post was updated May 20 at 10:52 a.m.
Flea borne typhus cases in Los Angeles County have reached an all-time high, according to an April report by LA County public health officials.
By Zoya Alam
Los Angeles
May 15, 2026 9:14 p.m.North Westwood Neighborhood Council recap – May 6
The North Westwood Neighborhood Council passed a community impact statement calling for improvements to the Westwood Boulevard Safety and Mobility project at its May meeting.
The council, which represents UCLA and Westwood Village, meets on the first Wednesday of every month at UCLA’s Weyburn Terrace.
By Charlotte Martling
Los Angeles
May 8, 2026 1:52 p.m.LA Metro connects downtown to Beverly Hills with new D Line subway extension
This article was updated May 10 at 8:34 p.m.
LA Metro opened the D Line subway extension Friday, connecting downtown to Beverly Hills.
Hundreds gathered at the Petersen Automotive Museum in Wilshire/Fairfax at 8:30 a.m.
By Nury Salazar-Ibanez
California
May 6, 2026 1:04 p.m.Protesting doctors, nurses allege dangerous overcrowding at UCLA hospital
This post was updated May 7 at 9:12 p.m.
About 60 healthcare professionals gathered at Luskin Turnaround on Wednesday morning to protest patient overcrowding at UCLA’s on-campus hospital.
Members of the California Nurses Association, Committee of Interns and Residents and University Professional and Technical Employees-Communications Workers of America 9119 – which represents healthcare, research and technical professionals – gave speeches calling on the University to address alleged overcrowding issues in the emergency department at the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center.
By Nicholas Mouchawar and Kyan Wang
Campus
May 4, 2026 9:12 p.m.UCLA mental health advocacy event explores effective policies for youth
This post was updated May 6 at 1:10 a.m.
Advocates called on lawmakers to implement policies funding mental health support for young people during a Friday conference at the Meyer and Renee Luskin Conference Center.
By Nicholas Mouchawar
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