Proposition 46 on today’s ballot would raise the limit on pain and suffering damages in medical malpractice lawsuits, require random drug and alcohol testing of doctors, and mandate health care practitioners consult the state prescription […]

Proposition 47 on today’s ballot would require misdemeanor sentences for certain theft and drug possession crimes, generating savings that would be applied to mental health and drug treatment programs, K-12 education and services for crime […]

Democratic Gov. Jerry Brown will seek an unprecedented fourth term in today’s election, facing Republican Neel Kashkari, who has focused his campaign on creating jobs and improving education. Brown has done little campaigning on behalf […]

Today’s runoff election for Los Angeles County Assessor remains a close contest between West Hollywood Councilman Jeffrey Prang and Deputy District Attorney John Morris. In the June primary, Prang picked up 18.3 percent of the […]

Long Beach police Chief Jim McDonnell is the odds-on favorite to be elected today as Los Angeles County’s next sheriff in a run-off against retired Undersheriff and Gardena Mayor Paul Tanaka. Tanaka’s name is on […]

In the contest for the 26th State Senate district, Ben Allen and Sandra Fluke will go head-to-head today after the pair collected the most votes at the June 3 primary. Allen, 37, was that top […]

A pair of competing measures on the Santa Monica ballot today will ask voters to decide the future of the 227-acre general aviation airport that city officials want closed. The Santa Monica Airport does not […]

State Senator Ted Lieu, D-Torrance, and Republican gang prosecutor Elan Carr will square off today in a battle to replace retiring Rep. Henry Waxman and represent a predominantly Democratic Westside-South Bay-San Fernando Valley congressional district. […]

One seat on the Los Angeles Board of Supervisors remains up for grabs, with former Sen. Sheila Kuehl competing in today’s election with former Santa Monica Mayor Bobby Shriver to replace Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky in […]

Large development projects and chain stores in Malibu would face additional restrictions under a celebrity-backed measure being put to voters today. Measure R’s proponents, including Hollywood filmmaker and producer Rob Reiner and actor Dick Van […]