Seema Mehta is a veteran political writer who covers national and state politics, including the 2026 gubernatorial race. Since starting at Los Angeles Times in 1998, she has covered multiple ...

Democratic leaders must offer a viable vision for American education that speaks to the urgent needs of working-class parents ...

The 2026 governor's race is in suspended motion as donors and powerful Democratic interests await former Vice President ...

A Compton gas station owner says he's fed up after mobs of people have looted and destroyed his store repeatedly, causing hundreds of thousands of dollars of damage.

The suspect jumped fences and concrete walls of several homes before eventually breaking into a sunroom by busting through ...