AB 1201, the ReUNITY Act, would narrow automatic bans on reunification services for some parents with violent felonies and requires individualized court review. The bill advanced out of Senate Judiciary and moves to Appropriations.

A Times analysis using 2024 Census data finds Ridgecrest the state's most affordable city and Santa Monica the least, highlighting a stark coast‑to‑valley housing gap.

Neighbors packed a Planning Commission meeting as Aypa’s proposed Dirac battery project — adjacent to Ayala Park — raised safety and evacuation worries. The filing shows varying capacity figures and a developer pledge to use LFP batteries.

A firefighter-backed parcel tax failed to qualify after tens of thousands of signatures were checked and thousands were tossed, leaving Long Beach to confront a projected $61.3M shortfall.

The Port of Los Angeles moved 1,002,734 TEUs in June — the busiest June on record and the third month to top one million containers.

A Delaware shareholder complaint alleges Larry and David Ellison used payments and White House contacts to secure approval for Paramount’s $111B Warner Bros. bid.

Long Beach police are seeking the driver of a metallic blue Dodge Charger after a June 21 sideswipe on Seventh Street overturned a Honda Prologue and injured two people.

The City Attorney sued an LA landlord, alleging he harassed tenants to force vacancies at an eight‑unit South LA building and to secure higher rents.

A La Habra man with previous hate‑crime convictions has been charged in an alleged June 2 attack at a Panda Express and a July 10 vandalism, court documents say.

Disney says Hulu will remain for now, but a leaked internal plan called "Project Gemini" shows a migration that could retire the Hulu app by late 2026. What subscribers should know.

Yard House shows up as “coming soon” at The Collection at Janss in Thousand Oaks; a May 19 permit is under review and no opening date has been announced.

Knott’s long‑shuttered Montezooma’s Revenge returns this July as MonteZOOMa: The Forbidden Fortress, with a new storyline and randomized launches. Fans finally get to ride again.

LAFD crews knocked down a one-story house fire in Pacoima on Tuesday; the cause remains under investigation and the department listed the response as INC#1048.