A coffee shop in Boyle Heights has turned into ground zero for the debate over gentrification.

An LA Times investigation out Monday found that former USC Keck School of Medicine Dean Carmen Puliafito, 66, led a secret life of drug-use, partying, and hanging out with criminals.

Homelessness continues to be a growing problem for elected officials in Los Angeles. Local voters recently passed two measures that raise taxes to fund housing and services for the homeless.

Eric Garcetti was sworn for a second term as Mayor of Los Angeles over the weekend.

Filmmaker George Lucas already has had a big impact on Los Angeles. A new museum in Exposition Park would cement that, literally.

Working long hours for little money and often forced to finance the trucks they drive by taking on debt they can't afford, today drivers and warehouse workers at the Ports of LA and Long Beach declared a strike.

A battle that's been brewing for a couple of years now at City Hall is highlighting a chasm in how to best address the lack of affordable housing in LA.

Two Democrats square off tomorrow for L.A. congressional seat

In Los Angeles, current city law states you can only receive one parking ticket per violation. That, however, could change for food truck owners under a plan the LA City Council will consider this week.

California Democrats have a new leader of the state party. But progressives are not ready to concede yet.