LOS ANGELES, March 31 (UPI) -- Los Angeles County supervisors drink from customized water bottles to avoid having a brand visible during their meeting broadcasts, records show.

LOS ANGELES, March 21 (UPI) -- Declining values of homes in southern California have caused a run on property assessment offices by people seeking reassessments to lower their taxes.

LOS ANGELES, April 5 (UPI) -- In a major shift, the Los Angeles county board approved building five suburban shelters to end the concentration of homeless people in downtown Los Angeles.

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 30 (UPI) -- Firefighters were making progress against one raging Southern California wildfire Friday when another broke out in Burbank's, Wildwood Canyon wilderness.

THOUSAND OAKS, Calif., Aug. 16 (UPI) -- President Bush toured the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area Saturday then helped with a trail restoration project by shoveling dirt.