As Mayor Richard Riordan prepares to step down, six major candidates vie for the top office in Los Angeles. Complete coverage of the mayoral and city council races. Deregulation of California Electricity Critical misjudgments have led to shortages of electric power and dramatic increases in rates for most parts of the state. Scandal A continuing series of stories investigates the corruption charges against the Los Angeles Police Department's Rampart station. Plans go awry, strategies collapse as John Bryson struggles to fend off bankruptcy.
Police cite their ongoing investigation of the fatal shooting.
Authorities say they have no suspects. Drivers spend the equivalent of a week and a half sitting in their autos waiting for congestion to clear, survey says. Hahn favors traffic changes, and Villaraigosa wants to focus on buses. Beginning this week, The Times expands its state, regional and local news coverage in a newly designed California section. The DMV threatens to stop making the UCLA specialty tags if sales don't reach 7,500 a year, as required by new law.