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The Los Angeles City Council on Thursday unanimously approved Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa’s final budget, expanding key services as several members acknowledged that many city workers will likely get a 5.5% raise in eight months.

Spotted solo! Mere days after news broke that Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart split, the actor reappeared out and about by himself in Los Angeles. The Twilight actor was...

As great as the web is, I still haven't been able to kick my habit for buying fashion and lifestyle magazines off the newsstand. One of the things I love the most about monthly glossies are features like Vanity Fair's My Stuff and Us Weekly's What's In My Bag, in which notable people reveal the exact products that they actually buy and use (celebrity...

Los Angeles County can continue to expect clouds, patchy fog and cooler temperatures going into Memorial Day weekend, the National Weather Service said.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - All Michael Bluth wanted to do was to keep his family together, and with the best intentions in mind he found himself awkwardly trying to kiss a vertigo-stricken character played by Liza Minnelli.

He served in Operation Desert Storm and in Operation Iraqi Freedom. Now, after 20 years in the Army, he will again serve his country in Operation Starting Gun, in Moore, Okla.Cal Verdin, 41, is the Los Angeles resource manager for Team Rubicon, a disaster relief nonprofit made up primarily of military veterans. Founded in 2010 and headquartered in LA's Inglewood section,...

In his first public appearance post-victory, Los Angeles Mayor-elect Eric Garcetti thanked voters for believing “that an independent mayor was worth voting for.”

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Google Inc.'s new music service offers a lot of eye candy to go with the tunes. The song selection of around 18 million tracks is comparable to popular services such as Spotify and Rhapsody, and a myriad of playlists curated along different genres provides a big playground for music lovers....

A ballot measure to sharply limit the number of medical marijuana dispensaries in the Los Angeles was approved by voters Tuesday night.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Indie rock band Vampire Weekend on Wednesday grabbed the top spot on the weekly Billboard 200 album chart, besting new albums from country legend George Strait and pop singer Demi Lovato.

Bisher saß er im Stadtrat und setzte sich für die Renovierung runtergekommener Viertel ein, nun ist Eric Garcetti der erste jüdische Bürgermeister von Los Angeles. Mit 54 Prozent der Stimmen hängte er die Konkurrenz ab.

MILWAUKEE (AP) -- Dodgers manager Don Mattingly criticized his team and benched All-Star right fielder Andre Ethier, then watched Los Angeles beat the Milwaukee Brewers 9-2 Wednesday....

Democrat Eric Garcetti, 42, defeats Wendy Greuel to become mayor of US city with 2nd largest Jewish population.

A tired but jubilant Ron Galperin declared victory Wednesday in his quest to become Los Angeles' next city controller, attributing his win to voters who "did their homework."

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Blake Shelton and NBC are putting together a benefit for Oklahoma tornado victims....

Doors keyboardist Ray Manzarek died Monday of cancer at 74. He produced the first four albums by seminal L.A. punk band X. Today in the Los Angeles Times, X's Exene Cervenka and John Doe speak about their memories of Manzarek as a generous teacher and a kind friend. (HT: @cruftbox)    

Eric Garcetti will be Los Angeles' next mayor.By 3 a.m. Wednesday, with 100 percent of the votes counted, Garcetti had received 54 percent of the vote, making him L.A.'s first elected Jewish mayor. Opponent Wendy Greuel, who received 46 percent of the vote, called Garcetti to concede shortly before 2 a.m., LA Weekly reporter Gene Maddaus and Los Angeles Times reporter...

Die San Antonio Spurs haben sich im Play-off-Halbfinale der NBA zu ihrem zweiten Sieg gezittert. Durch das hartumkämpfte 93:89 nach Verlängerung über die Memphis Grizzlies gingen die Texaner am Dienstagabend (Ortszeit) in der "Best-of-Seven"-Serie mit 2:0-Siegen in Führung. Derweil trennen sich die Los Angeles Clippers von ihrem Coach und die Cleveland Cavaliers haben...

A photographic look at San Jose's 2-1 win over Los Angeles in Game 4 on Tuesday

Results for the Los Angeles election trickled in Tuesday night  as voters decided on  a mayor, city controller and city attorney. Seats were also up for grabs on the City Council and L.A. Unified and L.A. Community College district boards.

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SAN JOSE, Calif. — Joe Thornton set the tone for the San Jose Sharks with a dominant first period. After that, the Sharks did their best to hang on and tie up their playoff series against the Los Angeles Kings.Thornton set up Brent Burns' first-period goal and Logan Couture added a power-play goal early in the second to give the Sharks just enough offense to beat the...

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Los Angeles City Councilman Eric Garcetti opened a convincing election-night lead in his bid to become mayor of America's second-largest city as it faces an increasingly gloomy financial outlook, returns showed late on Tuesday.

In the first ballots counted in the race for the next mayor of Los Angeles, City Controller Wendy Greuel held a slight lead over City Councilman Eric Garcetti. With 7.5% reporting, Greuel led Garcetti 51% to 49%.

The centerpiece of the modernized Tom Bradley International Terminal at Los Angeles Airport will be named in honor of Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa because of his contributions to airport development.