Hundreds of leaders gathered in Ontario to debate how California can build housing that working families can afford. The conference put financing, regulation and public-private partnerships under the microscope.

A Riverside judge ordered a Los Angeles parolee to stand trial in an alleged runaway trafficking case. His co-defendant faces a separate preliminary hearing in September.

UCLA has purchased 16 commercial properties near campus for $49.8 million, gaining more control over a key stretch of Westwood Village.

High tides and powerful surf have damaged San Clemente’s coastal rail line again, sending crews into overnight emergency repairs as more high water approaches.

Double Chicken Please is bringing six food-inspired cocktails to Ardor in West Hollywood for two nights only. Walk-in bar seats and dinner reservations will be available.

A former White House-honored anti-violence advocate faces felony charges tied to an alleged year-long campaign against his girlfriend.

A Swedish national who sold never-delivered Escobar-branded phones and flamethrowers has been sentenced in Los Angeles to 48 months in federal prison.

A motorcyclist died after a solo crash sent the rider over the edge of a 105/110 freeway connector in South Los Angeles.

A secret desert lab in Los Angeles County produced a staggering drug haul: 1,378 pounds of meth, cash and three suspects in custody.

Seventeen investors want a Los Angeles court to pause IRG’s planned public-market deal, warning that a $350 million arbitration fight could be gutted by the timing.

A new county plan would test whether Los Angeles can keep emergency systems running after a major earthquake.

A Long Beach shooting victim has died weeks after the gunfire, potentially transforming an attempted murder case into a homicide prosecution.

Santa Monica delayed a vote on joining a four-city affordable housing trust after council members questioned future costs and board power.