LAFD Air Ops and Station 19 crews hoisted and air‑transported an injured hiker from Sullivan Fire Road in Pacific Palisades, officials say.

A Calabasas family settled for more than $14M after their 8‑year‑old son was killed by a falling oak limb at King Gillette Ranch on July 9, 2025.

San Marino approved a $49.4M FY 2026‑27 budget that preserves library hours and leans on reserves and a pending one‑cent sales tax to cover a projected shortfall.

LAUSD voted Friday to remove Cesar Chavez’s name from two campuses after community ballots. The San Fernando high school will be Arroyo High and the elementary will be Oakland Street Elementary.

Pizzeria Sei will stage four Pizza & Wine Nights at Culina’s garden patio at the Four Seasons Beverly Hills starting July 7, with exclusive pies and a dessert pizza. The pop‑up comes as Sei prepares a larger Palms outpost.

The city signed off on a program environmental review for Sunridge — the New Urban West plan to remake the former Whittaker‑Bermite site into homes, parks and shops. The move funds a PEIR that will study traffic, cleanup questions and the project’s scale.

UCLA‑led modeling using drug‑checking data estimates Los Angeles fentanyl users average nearly 9,000 mg morphine‑equivalent daily, straining current treatment approaches. The study spotlights tolerance, treatment barriers and calls for expanded harm‑reduction services.

Fuller Seminary will take on the Robert E. Webber Institute’s programs as the Jacksonville school winds down independent operations after 27 years.

Rams QB Matthew Stafford sold three Los Angeles‑area homes this week for roughly $21 million, trimming his Hidden Hills holdings after earlier buys from Drake.

Harvard‑Westlake tennis champion Chase Klugo is lobbying Sacramento to include pediatric hearing‑aid coverage in the 2026–27 budget as advocates warn thousands lack coverage.

A two-story home in Koreatown caught fire Thursday morning; LAFD rescued one person and multiple units responded from FS29 and other Central Bureau companies.

Patchy fog this morning clears to mostly sunny skies with highs near 82°F; surf and high‑tide concerns arrive Saturday.

Metrolink has started a six-month tap-to-pay pilot on the San Bernardino Line and Arrow service with daily caps and strict tap-out rules that can trigger a $10.50 charge.