RAND’s LA LEADS finds tents shrinking in Hollywood and Venice while rough sleeping rises, a shift that makes outreach and official counts harder.

A 65-year-old man died after his pickup collided with a Toyota Sienna and a tree on Gothard Street in Huntington Beach; HBPD is asking witnesses to come forward.

Douglas Emmett filed to convert the 17‑story Westwood office tower at 10900 Wilshire into roughly 320 apartments and add a seven‑story building on the site. The project sits next to an under‑construction D Line station.

A Los Angeles jury sided with the city in a whistleblower suit brought by a City Controller auditor who said she was passed over after reporting suspected wrongdoing. The verdict resolves Soledad Gomez’s claim tied to DWP oversight.

A man was shot near Union Station late Wednesday and taken to the hospital. LAPD says the victim told officers he thought he was being followed before the attack.

President Trump told reporters he hopes Spencer Pratt “do well,” tying national politics into Los Angeles’s heated mayoral primary and drawing quick Democratic backlash. The comment complicates Pratt’s bid in a deeply blue city.

Federal prosecutors say a Norwalk man posed as a teen on Snapchat to coerce minors into sending sexual images. He’s now charged in a 22‑count federal indictment and faces a July trial.

Councilmember Ysabel Jurado filed a motion asking city staff to study whether regulated entertainment zones could revive downtown commerce while protecting residents and workers.

A rare double‑lot Venice compound is asking $16.5M — a price that could set a new neighborhood record.

The City Council voted 11-4 to add 26 no‑camping zones across Council District 6, expanding enforcement near parks, underpasses and rail corridors.

Six Flags Magic Mountain agreed to fund stormwater‑treatment and habitat projects that conservation groups say will cut polluted runoff into the Santa Clara River and support steelhead recovery.

A man who lost control of a motorized scooter on Seventh Street in Long Beach was taken to a hospital and later died, police say.

A 63-year-old man was killed in a stabbing near Skid Row on Tuesday night; LAPD homicide detectives are investigating. No suspect description has been released.