City Hall in downtown Los Angeles was evacuated Friday afternoon after a man allegedly drove onto a sidewalk and crashed into steps in front of the building, and barricaded himself inside his vehicle.

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This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. The Los Angeles City Council voted Wednesday to lower the cap on rent increases for rent-stabilized apartments to ...

The Los Angeles City Council’s Housing and Homelessness Committee voted to recommend a major overhaul of the city’s rent-control system, backing a formula that would cap annual allowable rent hikes ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. For decades, the McOskers — a large, tight-knit Irish Catholic family from San Pedro — have wielded power at Los ...