Economy
Your guide to Proposition 41: Special tax audit proposal could block billionaire tax
Oct 1, 2026

Your guide to Proposition 41: Special tax audit proposal could block billionaire tax

Prop 41 would require audits for new state special taxes and prohibit certain new state taxes. It also could nullify the billionaire tax....

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Your guide to the race for L.A. mayor: Bass vs. Raman
Oct 1, 2026

Your guide to the race for L.A. mayor: Bass vs. Raman

Mayor Karen Bass faces a fierce reelection challenge from Councilmember Nithya Raman, setting up a generational contest between two Democrats with sharply different political coalitions....

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Your guide to the L.A. city attorney's race: McKinney vs. Roy
Oct 1, 2026

Your guide to the L.A. city attorney's race: McKinney vs. Roy

After a primary battle that ousted the incumbent, L.A. County prosecutor John McKinney squares off against Marissa Roy, a deputy attorney general with the California Department of Justice, in the race...

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Your guide to the L.A. City Council District 9 race: Ugarte vs. Mazariegos
Oct 1, 2026

Your guide to the L.A. City Council District 9 race: Ugarte vs. Mazariegos

Former deputy chief of staff to sitting Councilmember Curren Price, Jose Ugarte, is challenging local labor organizer Estuardo Mazariegos in a South L.A. district....

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Your guide to L.A. City Charter Amendment LA: Restructuring public works administration
Oct 1, 2026

Your guide to L.A. City Charter Amendment LA: Restructuring public works administration

Los Angeles City Charter Amendment LA looks to change the way the city manages its budget and administers public works to more efficiently deliver basic city services such as repairing streets and sid...

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Your guide to the L.A. City Council District 3 race: Gaspar vs. Worth Girvan
Oct 1, 2026

Your guide to the L.A. City Council District 3 race: Gaspar vs. Worth Girvan

Tim Gaspar and Barri Worth Girvan oppose each other to represent the southwest San Fernando Valley, after Bob Blumenfield, who held the city council seat since 2013, is termed out....

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Your guide to L.A. City Measure FD: Hiking Fire Department sales tax
Oct 1, 2026

Your guide to L.A. City Measure FD: Hiking Fire Department sales tax

Supporters say Los Angeles Measure FD will ensure adequate funding for the L.A. City Fire Department; opponents say it will boost sales taxes to 10.75% and cost $86 per person....

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Your guide to Proposition TE: Exempting fire victims from the 'mansion tax'
Oct 1, 2026

Your guide to Proposition TE: Exempting fire victims from the 'mansion tax'

Some Palisades fire victims are paying hundreds of thousands of dollars in Measure ULA taxes when selling damaged or destroyed homes. In November, voters will decide whether they deserve a tax exempti...

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Your guide to L.A. City Charter Amendment EE: City Council meetings, ethics and elections
Oct 1, 2026

Your guide to L.A. City Charter Amendment EE: City Council meetings, ethics and elections

An amendment to the L.A. City Charter would reduce the amount the City Council meets from three times a week to once, among other changes to ethics commissions and campaign finance penalties....

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Your guide to the Los Angeles Community College Board of Trustees Seat 4 race
Oct 1, 2026

Your guide to the Los Angeles Community College Board of Trustees Seat 4 race

Seven candidates are vying for Seat 4 on the board of trustees for the Los Angeles Community College District, where they will oversee some 200,000 students and an annual budget around $10 billion. He...

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