Villaraigosa, who has been out of elected office since leaving L.A. City Hall in 2013, joins a crowded field of high-level Democratic candidates for California governor.
An L.A. Times/WeedWeek investigation finds alarming levels of pesticides in cannabis products at dispensaries across the state
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In the race for district attorney, Hochman is attacking Gascón as soft on crime, but he has his own hurdles, including a lack of name recognition and a past that includes being a Republican in a deep-blue county.
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