Tuesday's election will put either the first woman or the first elected Jewish leader in the mayor's office. But a more dubious distinction is possible: the lowest turnout for an open mayoral seat.A two-year campaign that has drawn record spending will see either the first woman or the first Jew elected as Los Angeles mayor. But despite those miles […]

The Republican who dares to consider going up against Brown will have to do better than his mistaken example of the problems with inmate realignment.SACRAMENTO — It seemed like a fairly good idea at the time — the idea of Abel Maldonado running for governor. […]

By Saturday, the expenditures had exceeded $33 million, with outside money playing a dominant role heading into Tuesday's election. The biggest single donor is Working Californians, a pro-Greuel "super PAC."Spending in the hotly contested two-year race for Los Angeles mayor exceeded $33 million on Saturday, breaking previous records as unlimit […]