Jill Cowan

The fate of California's primary election for governor was unsettled Wednesday, with election workers yet to count millions of ballots and three

Ms. Bass, a Democrat, has had a roller-coaster first term. She now faces the first runoff since 2005 for an incumbent mayor in the city.

The Republicans Steve Hilton, who is running for governor, and Spencer Pratt, running for Los Angeles mayor, have shown early strength, but that could fade as more ballots are counted.

Experts say speeding up the count in California would take more resources, but also scaling back rules that expand voting access.

This article originally appeared in The New York Times Four days after the primary election in California, officials have tallied only about

The Trump administration cited misspending among the reasons for blocking funds to the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority. Mayor Karen Bass warned that “people will lose their lives.”

Democratic socialists, harnessing generational frustration over affordability, lead New York and Seattle and are knocking on the door in Los Angeles and Washington.

The biggest city in the country is led by a democratic socialist, and another is in the running to lead the second biggest. Seattle has a socialist mayor.

The deluge was so strong that one person was briefly swept away and underground garages were flooded.

By WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — The famed Sunset Strip in West Hollywood, California, a small city surrounded by the much larger metropolis of Los Angeles, has seen its share of chaos.