Alex Nieves

With help from Riley Ramirez and Noah Baustin POWER PLAY: In the final days of the Los Angeles mayor's race, mounting frustration over sky-high electricity bills has taken center stage. Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and progressive challenger LA City Counc... See more

With help from Noah Baustin and Riley Ramirez TAX TURMOIL: California relies on local taxes to maintain roads and bridges, and keep its vast transit system from crumbling. A proposition on the November ballot would make passing and renewing those taxes mu... See more

Presented by With help from Riley Ramirez BURNING UP: The powerful El Niño brewing in the Pacific Ocean could bring volatile weather to California through next summer, but the deadliest threat is also the least visible. Extreme heat already kills more Cal... See more

Presented by With help from Noah Baustin and Riley Ramirez START YOUR ENGINES: The nationwide angst over soaring diesel prices has made its way into one of California's most hotly contested House races. Randy Villegas, a Bernie Sanders-backed progressive ... See more

With help from Noah Baustin and Riley Ramirez NEXT STOP: Bay Area transit operators have warned of devastating service cuts if a tax measure on the ballot in five counties fails this November — cuts that could have a ripple effect up and down the state. B... See more