OpenAI blocked from using Cameo name for its AI video features
OpenAI has been temporarily blocked from using the word “Cameo” in a product that allows people to generate…
An AI-powered campaign may have killed a key vote on air quality
The opposition appeared overwhelming: Tens of thousands of emails poured into Southern California’s top air pollution authority as…
Privacy activists call on California to remove covert license plate readers
More than two dozen privacy and advocacy organizations are calling on California Gov. Gavin Newsom to remove a…
One of California’s first labor fights over AI is playing out at Kaiser
Workers of one of the most powerful unions in California are forming an early front in the battle…
L.A. stopped a couple from demolishing Marilyn Monroe’s home. Now, they’re suing
A Brentwood couple is suing the city of Los Angeles and Mayor Bass, claiming their constitutional rights were…
Trade unions back Santa Anita Park’s use of betting machines
The dispute between the state and Santa Anita Park over the use of a new betting machine was…
Federal judge bars LAPD use of some ‘less-lethal’ weapons at protests
A federal judge banned Los Angeles Police Department officers from using some so-called less-lethal launchers at protests, after…
Rat poisons are endangering L.A.’s mountain lions
While many view Los Angeles as a concrete jungle, there’s another side of the city more akin to…
Trump’s use of the National Guard was ‘innovative’? SCOTUS disagrees
Jan. 7, 2026 6 AM PT To the editor: Before revealing his political wish list for 2026, contributing…
Contributor: Trump just removed the last restraints on presidential power
In the early hours of Saturday morning, U.S. forces entered Venezuelan territory and forcibly removed the country’s head…
Contributor: The Supreme Court finally pushed back against Trump
In one of its most consequential rulings of the year, just before breaking for the holidays last week…
DOJ ends monitoring of Orange County district attorney’s use of informants
More than a decade after a jailhouse snitch scandal rocked the Orange County district attorney’s office and nearly…