Silver Lake (Los Angeles, California)

The potential for sweeping change among the region’s political districts was brought into sharp focus Friday with the release of preliminary redistricting maps by the California Citizens Redistricting Commission. Among the changes proposed in the...

One battle in the war over the proposed extension of the Long Beach (710) Freeway may soon be over. A bill by Assemblyman Gil Cedillo (D-Los Angeles) to restore South Pasadena’s power to block a surface freeway through town has passed in the...

Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Burbank) and other advocates for a congressional resolution recognizing the Armenian Genocide are taking a new tack this year, seeking both a genocide recognition vote and approval of a measure condemning religious discrimination...

Republican Sunder Ramani is again setting his sights on Mike Gatto and a seat in the Assembly, saying Monday that he planned to run in the November election. Ramani — who since losing to Gatto in the special June election has remained mum on...

Rep. Brad Sherman (D-Sherman Oaks) will succeed Rep. Diane Watson (D-Los Angeles) as the chair of the Congressional Entertainment Industries Caucus in the 112th Congress, which convenes in January. The Entertainment Industries Caucus was established...

State lawmakers have placed more than 700 bills before Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to sign, reject or let pass into law unsigned by Sept. 30, and 28 of them come from lawmakers representing Glendale and Burbank. The most prolific local lawmaker is...

In the rush of last-minute activity leading to the passage of the state budget, Assemblyman Mike Gatto (D-Silver Lake) won approval of a measure he co-sponsored to boost the state's Rainy Day Fund. The fund sets aside money in years when there is a...

Former Glendale Police Chief Randy Adams is unlikely to get a pension windfall from his 2009 move to a $471,000-a-year job in the city of Bell, according to a California Public Employees' Retirement System official who testified at a public hearing on...

A Los Angeles political website has taken down several stories about Assemblyman Mike Gatto (D-Silver Lake) after an attorney for the lawmaker sent a cease-and-desist letter claiming the material was defamatory. The letter demanded removal of posts...

Candidates who've battled at the polls three times over the last nine months hit the final turn with two side-by-side appearances in Burbank this week. 43rd District Assemblyman Mike Gatto (D-Silver Lake) and Republican rival Sunder Ramani spoke at a...

Three Democratic incumbents representing Glendale and Burbank were well on their way to victory in early returns Tuesday night, even as their party took a beating around the country. Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Burbank), Rep. Brad Sherman (D-Sherman Oaks) and...

A Republican wave broke over the nation Tuesday, but it didn't reach Glendale or Burbank. Final results for the three races in the region showed Democrat incumbents waltzed back into office by nearly 2-1 margins. Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Burbank) took 65% of...