The state's embattled pension system did not act four years ago when it learned about the city's runaway salaries. The state attorney general and auditors express shock that nothing was done. The failure of the state's embattled pension system to take action after learning four years ago of Bell city offici...

Trial of the three, accused of illegally providing Smith with excessive quantities of prescription medicine, begins. Attorneys for the defendants say they were just trying to help her. Two doctors and Anna Nicole Smith's boyfriend conspired for three years, even crossing international borders, to "funnel" m...

Responding to the airport police union's warning that the nation's third-busiest airport remains vulnerable to terrorist attack, Janice Hahn requests information about conducting a security review. Los Angeles City Councilwoman Janice Hahn on Wednesday called for an audit of security at Los Angeles Internati...

New allegations of conflict of interest prompt the city to postpone a hearing while the Los Angeles city attorney reviews the claims. The culinary combat involving the selection of new dining spots inside Los Angeles International Airport has taken another turn: a complaint to the city attorney alleging that...

Pension fund officials in 2006 granted an exemption for the manager's 47% increase, then last week expressed surprise at the pay hikes. Reporting from Sacramento and Los Angeles

City administrative officer reports that benefits for retired police, firefighters, DWP workers and other city employees could grow by $800 million in the next five years. The cost of retirement benefits for Los Angeles city employees will grow by $800 million over the next five years, dramatically eroding t...

The facility won't be sold, they say, but a private company or local government might take some management responsibility. Los Angeles airport officials unveiled a list of options Monday for cutting costs and improving management of L.A./Ontario International Airport, which has lost about a third of its pass...

Under scrutiny, the public pension fund has hired a firm to examine its payments. California taxpayers are on the hook when the state's giant public pension system — lately plagued by corruption scandals and huge losses — makes a bad investment. Yet they are permitted to see little of what goes i...

$20 million from stimulus program helps pay for a new residence hall. Officials broke ground Saturday on a new residence hall that will provide 196 units of affordable housing near Los Angeles International Airport for low-income veterans.

Such undergraduates will rise from 6% to over 8% of the class. The change is concentrated mainly at UC Berkeley and UCLA. A record number of out-of-state and international students are planning to enroll as University of California freshmen in the fall, the result of a controversial effort by the revenue-hun...

Call for analysis comes after local police and worker groups claim that the airport is less safe now than at any time since 9/11. State and local lawmakers Wednesday called for a review of security at Los Angeles International Airport after claims by a local police organization that the passenger terminals ...

The governor and state controller had earlier said otherwise. There is a $2-billion emergency fund the clinics can draw on, but it's not expected to last through August. Health clinics that serve hundreds of thousands of California residents face the prospect of not being paid as the state lurches toward a t...

The Los Angeles Peace Officers Assn. tells the airport's police chief that the department's force is spread thin in the central terminal area and that random vehicle checks have been curtailed. The airport's operator denies the allegations. Almost a decade after 9/11, a local police organization is warning t...

The iconic structure has undergone a three-year renovation. Its observation deck, which offers a 360-degree view of the entire airport and was closed after 9/11, will again be open to the public. The theme of the spidery structure with the soaring arches was the unbridled optimism of the future when it was b...

The accord comes after a yearlong controversy over financial responsibilities of large-scale civic events. An entertainment conglomerate and the estate of Michael Jackson have agreed to donate $1.3 million to the city of Los Angeles to help cover most of the costs of last year's memorial for the internationa...

If approved by a judge, the settlement in a class-action lawsuit would force the Eastern Los Angeles County Regional Center to continue to provide the popular autism therapy known as DIR. Families of children with autism in eastern Los Angeles County appear to have prevailed in a fight to maintain state fund...

What was once a lush acre of grass at the new LAPD headquarters withered away within months. Since then, insurers and the city have been arguing over who should fund the replanting. Several months after the city opened a showcase community green in the shadow of the new Los Angeles Police Department headquar...

The LAX Peace Officers Assn. had complained that its officers are not always promptly notified of airport-related 911 calls. LAPD and LAX officials said incidents cited were probably anomalies. Members of the Los Angeles City Council on Monday called for recommendations to ensure that airport police are prom...

Demonstrators show support for the Jewish state as it defends itself against an international outcry over the deadly raid. Supporters of Israel rallied in front of the country's consulate in Los Angeles on Sunday as the Jewish state continued to defend itself against an international outcry over a deadly rai...

City Council's public safety committee will discuss ways to improve coordination between officers. LAX has been cited as a top potential target for terrorists. About 1 a.m. on Nov. 24, an emergency call was made from Los Angeles International Airport, raising the possibility that a gunman or terrorist had sh...

House Democrats kill a $24-billion fund to help cash-strapped states cover costs. States are lobbying hard to have it restored, warning of further devastating cuts to healthcare and social services. With the federal deficit a growing political liability, lawmakers in Congress are backing off plans to send mo...

The $737-million renovations include two new boarding gates, a baggage handling system, an upgraded public waiting area and restaurants with specialty menus. The cavernous ticketing center of the newly remodeled Tom Bradley International Terminal at LAX is airy and better lighted than it used to be. Crowded,...

The route will reduce congestion resulting from ground traffic of new, larger jetliners, including the Airbus A380. With the help of a giant Airbus A380 jetliner, city officials Monday inaugurated a new cross-field taxiway at Los Angeles International Airport that is designed to improve the safety and effic...

University-sponsored activities there are frozen because of drug war violence. Students, faculty and Baja California officials say the policy is based on a distorted perception of the city. San Diego State is a U.S. university with one foot in Mexico. For years, students pursuing international degrees have a...

A world-renowned expert in organ transplantation, his gift will fund a new life sciences building and an endowed chair in surgery. Retired UCLA professor Paul I. Terasaki, who spent three years in a World War II internment camp for Japanese Americans and later became a world-renowned expert in organ transpla...

Henry becomes the first woman to head the politically influential union. She vows to heal rifts with other labor groups, but battles over California hospitals seem likely to continue. Pledging to "restore relations with the American labor movement," Mary Kay Henry was named president Saturday of the Service ...

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is expected to approve choice of Roelof van Ark but some question his ties to the industry. A senior private-sector executive with extensive international rail construction experience was named Thursday to lead California's $43-billion high-speed rail project from the drawing board...

Unlimited contributions are still allowed, but gifts of more than $420 can't be earmarked for individuals. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's longstanding practice of relying on large charitable contributions from special interests to fund private jet charters and luxury hotel suites around the globe is being bann...

Some say a $1-a-year lease on the site would be well worth it, but others see a giveaway. The billionaire philanthropist would cover construction costs and fund a $200-million endowment. When should officials give a billionaire a 99-year lease on city-owned land worth millions in downtown L.A. for $1 a year?...

The union chief’s protege drops out of the race, clearing the way for a longtime staffer who has never headed a local to become the top woman in the U.S. labor movement. Andy Stern's choice to succeed him as president of the Service Employees International Union dropped out of the race Wednesday, clear...