Primaries on the West Coast are complete. Here are November races to watch
The Western states hold four of the nation’s 18 toss-up races as rated by the nonpartisan Cook Political Report.
California
‘It’s not like I’m painting a tiger on my house’: Sunset Square squabbles over its HPOZ rules
A battle is brewing in Sunset Square, where residents are fighting over HPOZ rules. Some say the historic protections are saving the neighborhood. Others claim they’re destroying it.
Arellano: What gets me so angry about California’s proposed billionaire tax
What Prop. 40 supporters don’t get is that you can only smack a goose so much to give more until it bites back, which is what California billionaires are increasingly doing by throwing their cash around to defeat any political candidate exuding a whiff of progressivism.
Urgent search after hiker deep in Angeles National Forest is bitten by rattlesnake
The rescue started with a text from a hiker, whose identity was not disclosed, to a family member detailing the bite and the need for support.
Man goes missing while camping in Big Bear, found dead
A man who went missing during a camping trip in Big Bear was found dead, according to authorities.
Trump arrives in Los Angeles for GOP fundraiser. Newsom bemoans ‘overdue’ wildfire relief
President Trump touched down in Los Angeles on Tuesday evening and headed directly to his Rancho Palos Verdes golf course to headline a fundraiser for the Republican Party.
Federal judge holds government in civil contempt for not imaging immigration agents’ personal phones
In a newly unsealed order, a California federal judge held the government in civil contempt for violating a court order requiring it to forensically image any cell phone used by agents present at more than a dozen identified immigration operations
Top commander of elite L.A. County sheriff’s unit leaves job amid dishonesty probe
An internal memo reviewed by The Times said Cmdr. Oscar Barragan, who oversaw the special enforcement bureau at the L.A. County Sheriff’s Department, was recommended for discharge after violating policies on dishonesty.
Armed suspect arrested at Trump’s Rancho Palos Verdes golf course in advance of president’s visit
Hours before President Trump is scheduled to headline a Tuesday evening fundraiser at his Palos Verdes golf course, authorities announced they had arrested an armed individual seen wandering the grounds Sunday.
Ex-LAPD officer gets life sentence for home invasion robbery of teen’s crypto fortune
Eric Halem, a former Los Angeles Police Department officer, was convicted of taking $350,000 worth of cryptocurrency from a 17-year-old in a 2024 home invasion robbery.