Recently in Politics
Government:
After ordering most digital billboards in L.A. to be turned off by last Monday, Calif. Supreme Court Judge Terry Green has ruled another 19 to be unplugged.
Government:
Initial results indicate incumbent mayor Eric Perrodin was ousted in Compton's election yesterday.
Politics:
With all precincts reporting in the Los Angeles municipal election as of early this morning, it became clear in several races who would be an outright winner and who would advance to the runoff on May 21.
Politics:
A USC Price/Los Angeles Times poll found Garcetti had 27 percent support going into Tuesday's election, while Greuel had 25 percent, statistically even with her opponent.
Politics:
Clear Channel Outdoor sent an 11-page letter threatening a lawsuit even as it joined a special working group to brainstorm ideas on a new citywide sign program.
Politics:
Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) delivered the official Republican response to President Obama's State of the Union address.
Politics:
President Barack Obama addressed the nation on Tuesday in his first State of the Union address since being re-elected to a second term.
Politics:
"SoCal" recently aired a special one-hour broadcast of a forum with L.A.'s mayoral candidates and anchor Val Zavala as moderator.
Politics:
Watch Gov. Jerry Brown's 2013 State of the State speech live today at 9 a.m. and join in the conversation via Twitter and Facebook.
Politics:
The Governor's budget proposal includes an estimated $831 million surplus, the first in more than a decade.
Reporter's Notebook:
Less than 36 hours after news broke about the tragic shootings in Newtown, our correspondent went to a local gun show to talk guns.
Politics:
A legal war has been brewing between a tiny vocal group of therapists and the State of California, backed by the larger medical establishment.
Update:
California's 2nd Court of Appeals Voids City of L.A.'s "Sweetheart Deal" with Clear Channel, CBS Outdoor.
Interview:
Initiative 502 legalized pot in Washington State. Surprisingly, one of its sponsors was travel writer Rick Steves. Watch him give some of the reasons for his support.
News:
Supervisor Mike Antonovich has asked the county counsel and the county auditor to investigate a contract we featured in our story "Family Ties."
Environment:
We've got a searchable spreadsheet for you, and we're working on an analysis and an interactive map.
Getting the Story:
A lot of stories of corruption have been surfacing recently in southeast L.A. County. What does it take to do these kinds of investigations?
News:
Tonight, in an exclusive investigation, Vince Gonzales reports on the allegations of inappropriate behavior by public officials that are angering residents in a city just a stone's throw from Bell.
From the Control Room:
'SoCal Connected' is preempted in favor of live election coverage from our news partners at the BBC. But KCET is still the place to get your California election news.
Politics:
An organic farmer explains some of the practical reasoning behind his opposition to Prop 37.
