Mike Davis

Drive-by shooting occurs outside site of LA City Council campaign forum...

The "Sons of Anarchy" actor who police believe killed his 81-year-old landlady in Los Feliz broke into a Northridge townhome – barefoot and shirtless – in January and attacked residents inside, one of the victims said....

L.A.’s upcoming election has sparked the interest of yet another Sacramento politician, with State Assemblyman Bob Blumenfield, D-Woodland Hills, filing paperwork to run for a City Council seat in the west San Fernando Valley....

California's controversial and costly three-strikes law has done nothing to deter crime despite expanding the state's prison population, according to a new study. In fact, violent crime began falling almost two years before the law was enacted in 1994,...

One of Columbia's leading restaurateurs wants to give Main Street a shot of Bourbon. Kristian Niemi, who has helped define the food scene in Columbia over the past two decades, said he is opening Bourbon, a Cajun/Creole-influenced restaurant and...

Volunteer connections Help plan Day of Caring. Join Char-Em United Way for planning the 10th annual Day of Caring. This year Day of Caring will be on Sept. 11 in remembrance of 9/11 and in conjunction with National Day of Service. The committee will meet...

State Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Pacoima) announced Thursday that he will run for California secretary of state in 2014, joining what looks to be shaping up as a crowded field that includes other current and former lawmakers. Padilla, 40, was elected to the...

The 9th Council District in South Los Angeles suffers from a toxic combination of entrenched poverty, blight, high unemployment and lagging job skills. With its current representative, Councilwoman Jan Perry, termed out and running for mayor, it is...

1) Glendale-trained Ronda Rousey takes titles and MMA world by storm — Much like her six professional bouts — which have never extended past the first round — the year 2012 was a whirlwind of success for “Rowdy” Ronda Rousey....

BOYS' VOLLEYBALL South Torrance at Crescenta Valley, 7 p.m.: Crescenta Valley (19-9) will continue its surprising CIF Southern Section Division III playoff run against second-seeded South Torrance (23-4) in a quarterfinal match tonight. The Falcons...

Mike Davis has dedicated much of his track season, if not career, with the Glendale High track team to mastering the 200-meter dash. It's fitting then that the Nitro's outstanding junior campaign comes down to Friday night's CIF Southern Section...

Glendale City Councilman Ara Najarian on Tuesday clarified statements he made last week in which he equated working without pay to shutdown the city’s redevelopment agency to slavery. At a meeting of the so-called Successor Agency, created to...