Longtime civic leader says the incumbent has fallen short, but the challenge will not be easy By many counts, 2025 qualifies as the worst, most dispiriting year in the history of Los Angeles. Consider ...

For Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, the list of problems keeps piling up. She began the year facing a barrage of criticism over the city's handling of the Palisades fire — her initial absence, her ...

To the editor: The headline, “Another painful crisis has us asking: Can Los Angeles accomplish big things again?, (April 3),” captures Patt Morrison’s challenge. She cites the convergence of the fires ...

Austin Turner is a web producer at CBS News Los Angeles. An Inland Empire native, Austin earned a degree in journalism from San Jose State University in 2020. Before joining CBS News in 2025, he ...

Former Los Angeles schools Superintendent Austin Beutner announced he’s running for mayor, challenging Karen Bass in her re-election bid. "I voted for Karen Bass last time," Beutner said in an ...

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass poses for a picture Saturday with Shyne Griggs, 3, at an event by the 1Pali organization at Clover Park in Santa Monica to mark 100 days since the Palisades fire.

1:51 p.m. April 10, 2025: For the record: A previous version of this article misspelled the name of Police Chief Jim McDonnell. To the editor: The headline, “Another painful crisis has us asking: Can ...

For Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, the list of problems keeps piling up. On Monday, Bass will offer her assessment of the city's overall health during her yearly State of the City address. That same ...