Michael Pitpitan News Today

Audio of Councilmembers Nury Martinez, Kevin de León and Gil Cedillo speaking with labor leader Ron Herrera quickly became a new and incendiary issue in the Nov. 8 election.

Rep. Karen Bass could be the first woman elected as Los Angeles mayor. But do voters care? It depends on who is asking.

I found myself sharing Korean barbecue in Mid-City with Bass, her three adult kids and a grandchild the night before a leaked tape upended L.A. politics.