Nithya Raman began her political career by defeating a well-funded incumbent with deep ties to the Democratic Party establishment. Raman, an urban planner who was running to shake up the status quo, became the first… 

Ian Choudri, the CEO of California’s High-Speed Rail Authority, was arrested on suspicion of domestic battery earlier this month at his Folsom home, officials said. The 57-year-old was arrested Feb. 4 on suspicion of battery… 

Ellen Rudolph and her husband, Steve Lewis, were still trying to repair their Pacific Palisades home and rebuild their lives after last year’s fires when, two months later, the devastating news came. Lewis had Stage… 

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass said in an interview Monday that she does not want embattled mogul Casey Wasserman running the 2028 Summer Games. Bass told CNN’s Dana Bash that it was “unfortunate” that the… 

A Californian surf legend was killed during a home invasion in Costa Rica on Saturday morning, a local news station reported. Kurt Van Dyke, 66, was found dead under a bed in his home in…