The LA Times sued the local city government, accusing officials of breaking the law by withholding and deleting the mayor’s ...

The city of Los Angeles maintains it is not required to retain or release texts sent by the mayor. The Times is taking the ...

The Los Angeles Times is suing the city of LA, claiming text messages sent by Mayor Karen Bass have been illegally deleted.

The city of Los Angeles has argued text messages sent by Mayor Karen Bass are "ephemeral" and not required to be retained or released under public records laws. (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times) ...