A nearly $4M state grant will fund shade structures, trees, hydration stations and heat‑preparedness programs at three L.A. County parks after a resident survey.

Disney beat estimates in its first full quarter under Josh D’Amaro as parks and streaming pushed revenue above $25 billion and management pledged more investment.

Federal investigators have opened a Title IX probe into LAUSD to determine whether 'reassignment' rules let accused teachers stay in student-facing roles instead of being removed.

A DOJ crime analyst’s archival sleuthing tied a decades‑old Bell Gardens murder to a 911 call, leading to the arrest and 10‑year sentence of Manuel Banuelos.

A pre-dawn hit-and-run in Playa del Rey killed a man and a 1-year-old as police search for a driver who fled the scene; neighbors have left a growing memorial.

A class‑action complaint says Flock’s ALPR network allowed out‑of‑state and federal queries of Californians’ plate data, and LAPD says it has launched a review. Lawsuits and audits are mounting across the state.

LAFD posted an alert Monday evening reporting a grass fire near Ken Malloy Harbor Regional Park at 25820 Vermont Ave; crews from Station 85 were dispatched.

NBC ordered eight pilots produced by Universal Television, bringing shoots back to L.A. and generating roughly 4,000 jobs across Los Angeles, New York and Atlanta.

Retired LASD Capt. Mike Bornman told a questionnaire he’d demolish Men’s Central Jail after a replacement is found, move inmates to Century Regional and build a women’s treatment campus.

An arbitrator found Alstom’s testing crews on the LAX People Mover covered by the project labor agreement, ordering retroactive union pay that could total millions. Enforcement may land on the LINXS consortium if Alstom resists.

Council approved a $486,760 DOJ COPS grant for de‑escalation training but attached a cover‑letter reservation tied to a federal injunction. The city says it will return unspent funds if conditions are reimposed.

Police ordered an evacuation of Redondo Beach Pier Sunday morning and closed Catalina Avenue; limited details were released and the nearby BeachLife Festival could be affected.

Marina Del Rey’s Doodle Labs says Pentagon drone purchases and market growth could push some manufacturing to the U.S., with California and Texas under consideration.