As the Palisades fire began, Los Angeles ... structure as 56 smaller California counties (the combined city-county of San Francisco is the great exception): five supervisors elected by district ...

Melted plastic pipes and drastic water-pressure drops are potentially leaching toxic chemicals and contaminants into local supplies. Multiple water authorities in north Los Angeles have issued Do Not ...

In Los Angeles’s chaparral-covered ecosystem, wildfires in the mountains are an annual ritual. But when those fires leaped into residential neighborhoods this week, killing at least 11 people and ...

to replace the network of overlapping municipal governments. Mr. Villaraigosa said he supported, for example, remaking Los Angeles along the lines of San Francisco, which is both a county and a city.

Being a county supervisor can be hard work in California, but in times of crisis, it’s a lot less uncomfortable than being a mayor, Robert Greene argues.

Thousands of pages of records reviewed by The Times show L.A. County officials had for years described water infrastructure ...

Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman said during a news conference. "These are the people who are seeking to exploit this tragedy for their own benefit," Hochman said. "These are ...

"This funding will ensure essential equipment reaches our emergency responders, including structure fire helmets ... by the wildfires. The Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office announced ...

Governor Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency, while President Biden cancelled a planned visit to Riverside County to approve ... ravaging upmarket Los Angeles districts Pacific Palisades ...

Fires across the Los Angeles area have killed at least ... Together, we stand stronger." The L.A. County Unified School District — the nation's second-largest after New York City's -- says ...

The Gilman Fire broke out in La Jolla neighborhood today, while a brush fire at the border with Mexico, has engulfed 20 acres ...