City Hall Reporter

Clara Harter

Clara covers LAUSD for the LA Daily News in addition to writing about housing policy, homelessness and mental health. She formerly worked as the Torrance/Carson reporter for the Daily Breeze and as a city hall reporter for the Santa Monica Daily Press. She has a B.A. in Political Science and Middle Eastern Studies from Columbia University.

SEIU workers and teachers picket outside of Polytechnic High School in Sun Valley Wednesday, March 22, 2023.

LAUSD strike: Day 3 dawns with Mayor Bass engaged but no sign of deal

March 23, 2023 at 8:59 a.m.

The 3-day walkout ends Friday, union officials said, when 30,000 bus drivers, cafeteria workers, custodians and special education assistants will return to work.

SEIU workers begin their three-day strike picketing at John F Kennedy school in Los Angeles Tuesday, March 21, 2023.

LAUSD strike begins, shutting down America’s second-largest school district

March 21, 2023 at 8:30 a.m.

Scores of school bus drivers in the Los Angeles Unified School District kicked off the 3-day strike at 4:30 a.m. on Tuesday morning

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis waves to the crowd while giving a speech at The Ronald Reagan Presidential Library March 5, 2023.

Gov. Ron DeSantis flaunts Florida, blasts California’s left-leaning leaders in Simi Valley speech

March 6, 2023 at 9:20 a.m.

Though Ron DeSantis is not yet an official GOP presidential candidate, his trip to California offered him an opportunity to rub elbows with Golden State Republican donors and tacitly point...

A lottery winner sign at Joe's Service Center in Altadena on Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2023, lets customers know that the station sold a $2 billion winning ticket.

California Lottery stands behind $2 billion Powerball winner despite claim ticket was stolen

February 27, 2023 at 4:54 p.m.

"Sadly, we do get bad actors who try to claim winnings that are not theirs,” said California Lottery spokesperson Carolyn Becker.

Sheriff Robert Luna consoles Archbishop Jose Gomez during a press conference in Los Angeles on Monday, February 20, 2023. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department has now confirmed the arrest of suspect, Carlos Medina, in the killing of Los Angeles Auxiliary Bishop David O’Connell. (Photo by Brittany Murray, Press-Telegram/SCNG)

Husband of Catholic Bishop David O’Connell’s housekeeper accused of killing him

February 20, 2023 at 8:11 p.m.

The suspect, Carlos Medina, 65, had also previously worked at the home of the auxiliary bishop and said the bishop owed him money, the sheriff said.

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