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Los Angeles, CA - October 20, 2026: LA City Attorney candidate Marissa Roy at City Hall, Los Angeles, CA on Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2026. (Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times) Los Angeles, CA - September 10, 2026: L.A. County Deputy D.A. John McKinney is one of the two candidates running for L.A. City Attorney is photographed at Grand Park in Los Angeles, CA on Thursday, Sept. 10, 2026. (Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times)

Your last-minute guide to the L.A. city attorney’s race: McKinney vs. Roy

The basics you need to know about the two candidates running for the job of L.A. city attorney this midterm election.

EAST LOS ANGELES, CA - OCTOBER 23, 2026 - Sheriff Robert Luna, center, converses with Sabrina Lockamy, left, and her boyfriend Marcos Gutierrez at King Taco in East Los Angeles on October 23, 2026. Luna was having lunch at the well known restaurant and met a few constituents along the way. Former Sheriff Alex Villanueva is seeking to reclaim his position at the helm of the Sheriff's Department, by running against Luna. (Genaro Molina/Los Angeles Times)

Your last-minute guide to the L.A. County sheriff’s race: Luna vs. Villanueva

Los Angeles, CA. - October 25, 2026: Mayor Karen Bass greets phone banking volunteers at her South LA campaign headquarters on Sunday, Oct. 25, 2026 in Los Angeles, CA.. Incumbent Mayor Karen Bass running against councilwoman Nithya Raman. (Jason Armond / Los Angeles Times)
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Lopez: No undecideds here: Why Bass backers are on board, and Raman fans are fired up

LOS ANGELES , CA - AUGUST 4, 2026: City Council District 3 candidate Barri Worth Girvan meets voters during a neighborhood National Nigh Out event in Canoga Park's Lanark Park on August 4, 2026 in Los Angeles CA. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times) Los Angeles, California - August 08, 2026: Los Angeles CD3 City Council Candidate Tim Gaspar poses for a portrait outside Lucky Strike Bowling Alley, where he was participating in a Kids on the Spectrum Bowling League event on Saturday, Aug. 8, 2026, in Los Angeles, California. Gaspar, an entrepreneur who grew up and lives in the West Valley, attends this event weekly and aims his campaign to give back and uplift his home city. (Arwen Clemans/Los Angeles Times)

Two competitive L.A. City Council seats are on the Nov. 3 ballot

Los Angeles, CA - September 11, 2026: LAPD chief Jim McDonnell attends the 25th LAFD Remembrance Ceremony at Frank Hotchkin Memorial Training Center, in Los Angeles Friday, September 11, 2026. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Raman says the LAPD has grown more secretive under Chief Jim McDonnell. Has it?

Justice Dept. sent subpoenas to L.A. election officials. What that means and what happens next

This L.A. city board is more than 120 years old. A ballot measure could quietly hasten its end

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Arellano: How the Bass campaign channels one of L.A.’s most infamous mayoral races

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Arellano: Nithya Raman is learning Spanish. What that says about her vision for L.A.

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SHERMAN OAKS, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 16, 2026: Christy Vega, owner, of Casa Vega, a long standing Mexcan restaurant, along the 1300 block of Ventura Blvd on Friday, Oct. 16, 2026, in Sherman Oaks, California. Vega, owner of Casa Vega, claims that Nithya Raman, Councilmember, Fourth District has been unhelpful and ignored her requests to get certain city services, including street sidewalk repairs and addressing homelessness in her parking lot. (Gary Coronado / For The Times)

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Bass and Raman skirmish over treatment of small business. The Valley is a battleground

L.A. mayoral candidates Bass and Raman skirmish over their support for small businesses. The San Fernando Valley is a battleground

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