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LA City Council pushes LA28 agreement on Olympic cost reimbursements Los Angeles officials approved a motion pushing to finalize a long-delayed agreement with LA28 governing reimbursement for public safety, transportation and other costs tied to the 2028 Olympics.

California braces for uncertainty as last shipment of Persian Gulf oil arrives in Long Beach Now California must figure out how to replace some 200,000 barrels of oil a day that will no longer be arriving from the Persian Gulf.

Mayor Karen Bass and challenger Nithya Raman tussle in first head-to-head debate In a freewheeling debate in Sherman Oaks, Bass and Raman sparred over housing production, homelessness and other issues. Spencer Pratt wasn't invited.

Major L.A. freeway closed by underground fire linked to possible homeless encampment The extent of damage caused by an encampment fire underneath an freeway route to the L.A. port complex remained unclear Tuesday evening, fire officials said.

Fire in tunnel under 110 Freeway snarls traffic near the Port of Los Angeles The Los Angeles Fire Department started battling the difficult fire early Monday evening and said it believed it was started by people living in a homeless encampment.

California braces for uncertainty as last shipment of Persian Gulf oil arrives in Long Beach Now California must figure out how to replace some 200,000 barrels of oil a day that will no longer be arriving from the Persian Gulf.

"Los Angeles city council member Nithya Raman formally entered the race for mayor on Saturday, unveiling her campaign during a press conference.

Representing areas that stretch from the San Fernando valley to Silver Lake, Raman declared her candidacy just hours before the filing deadline. She now joins a field that includes former reality television personality Spencer Pratt, Housing Now California deputy director Rae Huang, veteran city engineer Asaad Alnajjar and the incumbent mayor, Karen Bass.

During her remarks, Raman said she is concerned that the city “is no longer a place of opportunity”.

Los Angeles city council member Nithya Raman enters mayoral race Raman, backed by the Democratic Socialists of America, enters a crowded field that includes incumbent Karen Bass

"The Los Angeles mayor’s race got off to a rollicking start as the filing deadline arrived this weekend, with more than three dozen candidates, including one of the city’s best-known progressives, declaring their intent to challenge Mayor Karen Bass.

The mayor, a nationally known Democrat and a former congresswoman who at one point was on President Biden’s vice-presidential short list, won decisively in 2022 when she ran for her liberal hometown’s highest office.

For three years, her approval ratings soared as she led the nation’s second-largest city back from the trauma of the pandemic. Crime rates fell. Business inched back. Sprawling tent camps were removed and their inhabitants were coaxed into shelters."

Here’s What To Know About the Los Angeles Mayor’s Race The week leading up to the filing deadline saw candidates dropping from the field and a surprise last-minute challenge to the incumbent mayor, Karen Bass.