Frank Stoltze

The budget calls for hiring 510 police officers, enough to keep up with attrition, city officials say.

Observers say Proposition 36 is filling jails, prisons with people charged with petty theft, low-level drug crimes, while treatment is lacking.

13 candidates are running against incumbent Karen Bass for L.A. mayor, a position that will face questions around policing, homelessness and the 2028 Olympic Games.

The Los Angeles County sheriff oversees the largest sheriff's agency in the nation, including a budget of nearly $4 billion.

Voters first approved creation of an ethics panel in 2024.

In the upcoming primary for Mayor of Los Angeles, incumbent Karen Bass is defending from two wildly different frontrunning challengers. Conservative reality TV star Spencer Pratt, and progressive city council member Nithya Raman.

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When polls close at 8 p.m. on Election Day, follow along here to track the vote count in the race for Los Angeles mayor.

Early trends show LA City Councilmember Nithya Raman making slight gains on reality TV personality Spencer Pratt.

A city council member and a reality star are separated by about 33,000 votes in the race for a runoff spot against incumbent Karen Bass in November.