2026 is shaping up to be a year of city council candidates with problematic pasts.You may recall…
Straight Outta Weed: Compton Bans Marijuana Sales
“Drugs have pillaged black and brown communities," one resident told the LA Times. "It has taken all of our talent away from us. It makes our neighborhoods bad neighborhoods to live in."
Election Day: Measures and Races to Watch
It’s Election Day for many voters in California. And while these off-cycle races may be typically low-key, a number of candidates and issues are making waves.
Ex-Compton Official Sentenced to Prison
Salvador Galvan, the former deputy treasurer of Compton, was sentenced to six and a half years in federal prison Friday for embezzling more than $3.7 million in taxpayer funds.
Cities With the Highest and Lowest Murder Rates in California
Homicide rates are up in California for the second year in a row, but some cities and counties have seen more troubling increases than others.
These Millennials Are the Future of Local Governance
Meet the Generation Yers taking over our city halls.
Omar Bradley Sentenced to Three Years Probation
No jail time for Compton’s ‘gangster mayor.’
America’s ‘Gangster Mayor’ Convicted of Public Corruption Once Again
For the second time in 13 years, a jury has found former Compton Mayor Omar Bradley guilty of misappropriating public funds.