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Los Angeles city Controller Kenneth Mejia reported that the city failed to spend nearly half of the $1.3 billion budgeted for homelessness in 2023-24.

California thought it was awash in funds. Now it’s awash in red ink, and the answer may be deeper cuts or giving state leaders more power to raise revenues.

Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy might know how to get rich, but do they know how government props up the poor? Especially in red states?

Elon Musk’s promise to cut ‘at least’ $2 trillion in spending is laughable, because the entire discretionary budget is only $1.9 trillion.

Donald Trump has put Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy in charge of finding ways to cut government spending and regulations.

The president should defend the funding for the IRS that helps to catch tax cheats, and he should block efforts by both parties to overspend.

From his perch at City Hall East, City Controller Kenneth Mejia is becoming increasingly outspoken about the mayor’s efforts on police spending, the city budget and homelessness.

California voters rejected Proposition 33, which would have given local jurisdictions in California vastly more power to regulate rents. Proposition 34, which remained too close to call, would limit how certain healthcare providers spend revenues from a federal prescription drug program.

Following a Times investigation, California stopped destroying records that contain key details about the state’s underground puppy market.

Readers point out what they deem faulty logic in an opinion piece by former chairman of the House Budget Committee John R. Kasich and G. William Hoagland.