One of California’s highest ranking officials wants the Los Angeles City Council to agree to redraw the boundaries of city’s 15 districts, according to a report.

The Los Angeles Times reported Wednesday that California Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta’s office drafted a legal document that, if signed by the council, would require the city to redistrict in time for the 2026 primary election.

As of Thursday, there was no word whether the council intended to sign the agreement.

The document, according to The Times, would require the members to remove personal bias as to their favorability for reelection before approving the new district lines.

The push for new boundaries comes just three years after the council previously approved new district lines. That agreement, signed in 2021, was a 10-year deal, but according to reporting from The Times, those lines haven’t provided sufficient representation for Latinos.

Discussions between Bonta’s office and L.A. city officials have included a new, Latino-focused district in the San Fernando Valley.

The reported push to redraw districts comes after a 2022 scandal rocked the L.A. City Council when an audio recording leaked of council members making racist remarks.

That scandal led to the resignation of then-council president Nury Martinez. Kevin De León, who was also on the recording, remains in office.

Millions of Californians will get a credit on their electric bill in the next few weeks as part of the state’s efforts to fight climate change.

The California Climate Credit will appear automatically on customers’ bills, which will likely be the one for October. Depending on the utility and how high the bill is, the credit may pay for all of the bill or at least reduce the amount.

According to the governor’s office, more than 11.5 million households and more than 1 million small businesses will receive the credit.

The credit is part of the state’s cap and trade program, which was introduced nearly two decades ago and is focused on reducing the state’s overall greenhouse gas emissions.

Part of the program requires that several utilities issue gas and electric credits to customers. The natural gas credits typically arrive in April and electric credits in April and October.

The amount a customer receives depends on which utility provides their electricity.

According to the California Public Utilities Commission, the October 2024 credit amounts will be:

According to the CPUC, a customer must contact their utility if they do not receive the credit.

The amounts of the credits this October are the same as the amounts that were distributed in April of this year.

The next credits will be distributed in April of 2025, and those will be for electric and gas bills.

A Simi Valley man has been charged with killing his girlfriend, who authorities say was stabbed to death in front of her own children.

Ramon Joseph Rivas, 34, was charged with murder and two counts of child endangerment, the Ventura County District Attorney’s Office said.

Rivas is accused of stabbing his girlfriend, Jessica Marie Tinoco, last week during a domestic dispute at her home in Simi Valley.

Tinoco, who loved ones said was a mother to five children, was stabbed multiple times in the front of her home in front of several of her children. The children, authorities said, had fled to the front of the home and called 911 after Rivas arrived and allegedly began attacking their mother.

Officers from the Simi Valley Police Department arrived on scene and arrested Rivas without incident.

As they entered the home, they found Tinoco suffering from multiple stab wounds. She was transported to a nearby hospital and was pronounced dead from her injuries.

Rivas made his first appearance in Ventura County Superior Court on Monday, and his arraignment was continued to Oct. 30.

He currently remains in custody without bail.

On Monday, more than 100 people attended a vigil to remember Tinoco, who they said had a “pure soul,” and whose biggest flaw was that she cared too much about those who did not deserve her affection.

October is Domestic Violence Awareness month, and the Ventura County District Attorney’s Office encourages anyone who is a victim or survivor of domestic violence who is need of help to connect with a victim advocate at the Ventura County Family Justice Center in Ventura.

Requests for service can be made in person, by email, call or text. Details can be found here.