State Sen. María Elena Durazo is the early favorite to replace Hilda Solis in L.A.’s sprawling 1st District, but a crowded field and a half‑cent health tax make June’s primary unpredictable.

A person was found dead Thursday near the eastbound I‑10 exit to southbound La Cienega Boulevard in Mid‑City, prompting a ramp shutdown and a CHP death investigation.

Rick Caruso has acquired Sherwood Lake Club and already started renovations to the Jack Nicklaus‑designed 18‑hole par‑3 course and clubhouse. The move signals a push into private clubs and nearby housing.

The Glendale‑Hyperion viaduct will get a roughly $208M, 5–6 year overhaul to add seismic upgrades, bike lanes and restore historic features.

Catalina 37s stage tight one-on-one duels off Belmont Pier, drawing free front-row crowds. The Cup runs April 29–May 3 while a key boat ramp is closed for renovations.

Councilmember Hugo Soto‑Martínez filed a proposal to ask voters this November to let the city authorize noncitizens to vote in local and school board elections.

Detectives served a search warrant in the 9800 block of Amsdell Avenue Wednesday, recovering stolen property and making multiple arrests.

The Ivory, a 48‑room boutique, quietly opened in Koreatown at 457 S. Mariposa Ave. The property replaces the Shelter Hotel and features a rooftop deck, pool and rotating local art.

A Culver City animal control officer was arrested after claiming to be an off‑duty cop and interrupting an LASD traffic stop in Windsor Hills.

Antico Nuovo alum Bradley Ray has launched Henry’s Secret Ice Cream — tiny weekly drops and Friday–Saturday pickups on the Sunset Strip. Pints move fast.

Viceroy Santa Monica and More Than Matcha team up for a monthlong Sugar Palm pop-up beginning May 2, featuring a Tropical Mango Matcha and a public morning launch. The menu highlights cream-top Summer Cloud drinks and at-home whisking kits.

Maurice “Mopreme” Shakur filed a wrongful‑death suit in Los Angeles naming Duane “Keffe D” Davis and John Does 1–100, citing grand‑jury transcripts and documentary evidence. The filing arrives as Davis heads to trial this summer.

Freddy Snyder is scheduled to be arraigned April 29 on murder and related charges after Caltech scientist Carl Grillmair was found shot on his Llano porch on Feb. 16.