Los Angeles Gets a New Communications Director
Suzi Emmerling has a background in progressive causes and national politics.
2026 is shaping up to be a year of city council candidates with problematic pasts.You may recall…
Just Released Documents Detail Alleged Wrongdoing by Former Milpitas City Manager
Plus, a partial timeline of events.
These Millennials Are the Future of Local Governance
Meet the Generation Yers taking over our city halls.
Pie Thrower Pleads No Contest in Attack on Sacramento’s Ex-Mayor
The perpetrator -- or should we say piepertrator? -- will avoid jail time for the 2016 incident.
Piedmont's Jeff Wieler Out as Mayor After Facebook Snafu
It's always the social media.
Laguna Niguel’s Mayor is in the Hot Seat
Jerry Slusiewicz is being investigated and facing possible removal amid a slew of allegations, ranging from bullying to demands for special treatment.
Tuesday's Election in Compton: Old Guard Vs. New
Former Mayor Omar Bradley will face off against 35-year-old Aja Brown once again. Bradley and Brown offer competing visions of the city, pitting past against future and old guard against new.
Get to Know Newport Beach Mayor Kevin Muldoon Through a Child’s Eyes
Muldoon visited the Our Lady Queen of Angels School in Newport last week as part of its second-grade civics class and we wish we had been there.
Meet Montebello’s New Mayor Vivian Romero
Vivian Romero is the city’s first Latina and openly gay mayor and she has a fascinating background.
Mayor Eric Garcetti Has a Crime Problem
On Tuesday, Mayor Eric Garcetti will ask voters to send him back to City Hall despite growing perceptions that he lacks urgency in confronting rising crime.