Yokocho, a Tokyo-style market from owner Guy Bachar, aims to open this September at 11016 611020 W Magnolia Blvd in a 5,000-square-foot food-hall format serving ramen, sushi and Japanese imports.

A drive-through buyback in Long Beach yielded 430 firearms, from pistols to ghost guns, exchanged for gift cards and slated for destruction.

A transient was detained after throwing chunks of concrete and a fire extinguisher from a downtown Los Angeles roof; LAPD used an airship to identify and contain the scene.

Broker Jay Luchs says national retailers are signing leases on the Sunset Strip and that the corridor could look markedly different within a year amid city efforts to revive the area.

CicLAvia closes 3.6 miles between Leimert Park and Exposition Park for a car-free Sunday with hubs, free pedicabs and family programming. Plan for detours and transit.

Los Angeles approved funds to design safety upgrades and monitoring at Point Fermin’s Sunken City; officials say limited daytime access could return after work.

MOIA and Uber have started supervised on‑road tests of Volkswagen’s ID. Buzz robotaxis in Los Angeles, with a commercial launch targeted for late 2026.

About 20 people were detained outside a Koreatown building after reports of an armed man. LAPD confirmed multiple arrests as detectives processed the scene.

LAFD reported a traffic fatality Saturday morning at 1100 W. 8th Place in Westlake. Investigators are on scene and details remain preliminary.

Palmdale deputies arrested a woman after a PAC‑team search warrant at a Lancaster home and recovered thousands in stolen goods tied to Macy’s, Ulta, Marshalls and T.J. Maxx.

A motorcyclist died after colliding with a Big Blue Bus at Sunset and Marquez; the crash and restored Route 9 service have reopened long‑running safety debates.

Construction at The Rink Sports Pavilion is moving fast: a 12,000‑sq‑ft skate floor that converts into courts is nearing completion with a summer opening on track.

Long Beach has confirmed the city's first human West Nile case this season, which state officials say is the only symptomatic infection in California so far. Officials urge repellent and removal of standing water.