Prop. 8 sponsors ask U.S. Supreme Court to stop same-sex weddings

SAN FRANCISCO — As same-sex couples raced to marry in California, the sponsors of Proposition 8 filed an emergency request to the U.S. Supreme Court asking it to stop weddings on the grounds that its decision was not yet legally final. "If courts were...

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In San Francisco, a weekend of gay weddings at City Hall

SAN FRANCISCO — They piled into their white Prius in Los Alamitos at midnight and arrived at City Hall here not long after sunrise Saturday with one simple goal in mind: A marriage license. Right now. Sandy Palmer and Mary Dang knew they couldn't get...

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Maywood gets straight talk about its water quality

In most towns, state officials showing up to announce that the drinking water was neither the best nor the worst in California would not be a big deal. But in Maywood, where water has been a political blood sport, a peaceful meeting Saturday at the...

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BET Experience black music fest at L.A. Live sizzles

In a parking lot across the street from the L.A. Live complex in downtown L.A. on Saturday afternoon, the temperature outside the BET Experience matched the star wattage of the weekend's performances. "I feel like my shoes are sticking to the asphalt,"...

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St. Callistus Catholic Church moves to Crystal Cathedral site

On the plaza of the future Christ Cathedral, 3,000 chairs and 7,000 water bottles awaited the faithful. On Saturday, before Mass welcomed families from St. Callistus Church to their new home, an organizer said into the microphone: "Those sitting in the...

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Actors find roles as drivers with ride-sharing services

By day, Jimmy Lucia is an actor. By night, he roams the streets of Los Angeles as BatLyft. Cruising in his blue 2013 Kia Rio hatchback, Batman-masked Lucia picks up strangers and takes them wherever they want to go. On a Friday or Saturday night, Lucia...

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L.A. voters mostly upbeat as new mayor Eric Garcetti starts his job

Los Angeles voters are upbeat about the city's quality of life as Eric Garcetti prepares to take over as mayor — even if they remain frustrated by traffic jams, substandard schools, costly housing and the backlog of unrepaired streets, according to a...

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Poll shows split in approval for outgoing Mayor Villaraigosa

As Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa leaves office, the city's voters are deeply split over his tumultuous eight-year tenure, according to a new USC Price/Los Angeles Times poll. Villaraigosa will turn over the reins of the city Sunday night to...

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U.S. says sheriff's deputies harassed Antelope Valley residents

Los Angeles County Sheriff's deputies harassed and intimidated blacks, Latinos and other residents in the Antelope Valley, the U.S. Justice Department has concluded after a two-year investigation. Federal officials found a pattern of sheriff's deputies...

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L.A. Zoo's nonprofit partner will take on marketing duties

Marketing for the Los Angeles Zoo will be handed over to its nonprofit partner, the Greater Los Angeles Zoo Assn., in an attempt to boost ticket sales and memberships at the Griffith Park attraction. Two attempts by members of the Los Angeles City...

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Veteran educator Don Brann will lead Inglewood Unified

Don Brann, the former head of the Wiseburn School District in Hawthorne, was selected Friday to lead Inglewood Unified — the third person to take the helm after the state takeover of the financially troubled school district. Brann, who most recently...

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Homeless numbers grow in L.A. County

The number of homeless people in Los Angeles County jumped by 16% over the last two years, fueled by lingering economic devastation from the recession and rising rents and housing prices, according to a survey released Friday. The sharp increase from...

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L.A. City Council votes to let mall developer keep tax revenue

The Los Angeles City Council on Friday backed a plan to let shopping mall giant Westfield keep up to $59 million in tax revenue over 25 years, one in a flurry of decisions made before six council members leave office. The council voted 10 to 0 to let...

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Agency says Pacific great white shark not in danger of extinction

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced Friday that the northeastern Pacific Ocean population of great white sharks is not in danger of extinction and does not warrant listing under the Endangered Species Act. NOAA had been researching...

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Southland's heat wave just getting started

The first day of a heat wave produced extreme temperatures Friday across Southern California, but forecasters say the real broiling will come this weekend. Heat records in Palmdale and Lancaster, which stand at 113 and 114 degrees, respectively, could...

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Gay couples rush to marry in wake of Prop. 8 ruling

Los Angeles' first marriage between gay men since this week's Supreme Court ruling on Proposition 8 — and Friday's lifting of a stay on same-sex weddings by the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals — united Paul Katami and Jeff Zarrillo in a ceremony presided...

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Jurors hear clashing accounts of sisters' fatal shooting at party

Robert Lee Phillips didn't get along with his two adult stepdaughters, prosecutors say. They clashed over many things, including music. As a blues musician, he detested the loud and profane rap tunes they favored. The bad blood came to a head Labor...

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Antonio Villaraigosa leaves his mark on L.A. schools

In the middle of Watts, at one of the worst-performing high schools in Los Angeles Unified, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa was in his element. As he sat with Jordan High students late last year, he shared snippets of his life story, as he's done during...

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After 20 years of talk, Crenshaw/LAX rail line gets green light

After some last-minute fiscal reshuffling, transportation officials gave a green light to the proposed Crenshaw/LAX light-rail line on Thursday, capping years of controversy over the train's route through South Los Angeles. The board of the Los Angeles...

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Heat wave aggravates fire risk as Fourth of July nears

The first heat wave of the summer hit California on Thursday, producing some triple-digit temperatures that forecasters say are only a preview for a blistering weekend ahead. The National Weather Service issued heat warnings for large swaths of the...

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Gov. Jerry Brown signs budget with few changes — or complaints

SACRAMENTO — Flanked by fellow Democrats and other political allies, Gov. Jerry Brown approved California's new budget Thursday, changing very little of the $96.3-billion spending plan before signing it into law. Brown said California's finances are...

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Eric Garcetti inauguration: little pomp but plenty of people power

Los Angeles Mayor-elect Eric Garcetti is taking his power-to-the-people pitch to Sunday's inauguration festivities, planning an event that includes Steampunk carnival games, multi-culti music and an oath of office administered by the 13-year-old daughter...

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LAPD chief criticizes officers' conduct during deadly struggle

Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck was sharply critical of how several officers acted during an arrest last year in which a woman died during a prolonged struggle with police, department records released this week show. In a report to the Police...

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