City planners laid out three targeted rezoning packages to buy time against SB 79; the Council must pick a path fast or the state law takes effect this summer.

Aspire Fiber and city officials kicked off a three‑year plan at the Canyon Country Farmers Market to bring fiber to up to 80,000 Santa Clarita homes. Community outreach and phased construction are planned.

Shannon DeLong will take over as Cypress city manager on March 30 after a unanimous council vote; she’s the city’s first woman to hold the post.

Two workers caught a woman who dropped from a second‑floor window to escape a Long Beach apartment fire; crews contained the blaze and the Red Cross sheltered displaced residents.

City paperwork recommends a three‑year, $106.6M contract with the Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles to run eviction defense as the city implements right‑to‑counsel.

LAPD detectives renewed a public appeal after a Jan. 9 hit‑and‑run on E. Eighth Street in downtown Los Angeles left a man in his 20s with severe injuries.

Irvine police say Crime Impact Unit detectives traced purchases made with a stolen wallet from Trader Joe’s to an Apple store — a 51-year-old was arrested on burglary and elder-abuse charges.

Katherine Hartley Short, 42, was found dead at her Hollywood Hills home. The family has asked for privacy as authorities investigate.

A 25-year-old from Watts pleaded no contest after footage showed him feeding a BuzzBallz cocktail to a Cooper's hawk; he received jail time, probation and fines.

City Council set Jaime Moore's pay at $473,600 as he takes charge of the LAFD amid ongoing scrutiny and a whistleblower lawsuit tied to the Palisades fire.

A second alarm was struck after a Montecito Road townhome fire; crews opened walls to reach hidden flames. Two firefighters were evaluated and a resident declined transport.

A late-night explosion at an industrial yard in Colton left one person dead and another seriously injured. Officials say technicians had been working on hydrogen trucks and hazmat teams responded.

Sheriff's detectives released surveillance images after a Jan. 8 assault outside Barney's Beanery left someone hospitalized. Authorities ask witnesses to contact Detective Gonzales or submit anonymous tips.