Nithya Raman, who has been compared to Mayor Zohran Mamdani of New York, presents a significant challenge to the incumbent, Mayor Karen Bass. By Jill Cowan and Shawn Hubler Reporting from Los Angeles.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. After a heated city council meeting on Monday, the mayor of Farmington has resigned effective immediately. Farmington Mayor Joshua ...

LOS ANGELES — Former Los Angeles schools superintendent Austin Beutner said Thursday that he is dropping out of the race for mayor, citing the recent death of his 22-year-old daughter. Beutner, one of ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Lisa Calderón, a progressive activist who ran for Denver mayor in 2019 and 2023, will again vie for the city’s top job in 2027, taking on Mayor Mike Johnston ...

Daniel Lurie has made small changes instead of addressing national tensions, and his approval ratings have been strong. It remains to be seen how long he can avoid the political fray. Daniel Lurie has ...

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Saturday appointed an ex-con-turned prison reformer as commissioner of the Department of Correction as his administration pushes a rehabilitation-focused overhaul ...

A campaign to force a recall election against Toms River’s mayor ended this week without enough signatures to move forward, prompting a sharp response from Mayor Daniel Rodrick, who cast the effort as ...

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani said the Big Apple's wealthiest residents must pay more in taxes to help close a looming budget deficit that tops $12 billion. Mamdani, a Democrat, downplayed fears ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City, Missouri, Mayor Quinton Lucas continued his push Wednesday to turn back plans for an ICE detention facility in his city. Lucas spoke about the detention facility and ...

Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin took to social media yesterday to defend himself and assail the integrity of a longtime political foe and county commissioner after a recorded heated exchange between ...

CORRECTION: This story has been updated to note the mayoral race will go to a runoff. WLRN previously reported that Charlotte Thompson won the recent Florida City mayoral election on Tuesday night.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A mayor in the Philippines survived an RPG attack on his vehicle on Sunday, January 25, with CCTV footage showing the ...