A judge has denied Norwalk's request to dismiss a lawsuit the state of California filed against the city over its proposed ban on emergency homeless shelters, allowing the case to move forward.

The ruling says city officials cited no evidence that homeless shelters and other types of housing posed an immediate threat to public safety.

At the heart of the dispute is a state criminal case filed against Diana Teran, a former L.A. assistant district attorney.

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In west Altadena, one homeowner who lost everything says, 'Your possessions can go poof in a second. These connections we all ...

A California law that was supposed to provide safeguards against excessive prison sentences by giving juries the power to overrule judges may be undermining its own purpose by allowing jurors to add ...

Why is homelessness so much worse in Los Angeles than in other parts of the country, even as other cities also combat poverty, drug addiction and crime?

Judge Condes continued the accused’s probation and ordered she stay out of custody and that she must charge her car batteries, confirming the court would permit her more time to find housing. The ...