A new Public Financing Authority approved an Infrastructure Financing Plan to channel roughly $245M in present‑value funding into rebuilding and wildfire resilience in the Palisades fire zone.

A pickup ran through a center median on Studebaker Road early July 22 and plunged into the Los Cerritos Channel. A man was critically injured and a passenger waded ashore to summon help.

USC was named a lead institution on the Department of Energy’s Genesis Mission to build AI that predicts turbulent flows. The award puts the university at the center of a national push to speed scientific discovery with AI.

Kennedy Wilson has proposed an eight‑story, 133‑unit building at 700 Colorado Ave that would include 15 deed‑restricted homes and three levels of underground parking.

LAFD crews from Fire Station 14 responded to a two‑story house fire at 2624 S Maple Ave in Historic South‑Central. Heavy smoke was reported from the first floor and crews were operating offensively.

LAFD confined a Tuesday morning fire to a single unit at 2624 S Maple Ave in Historic South-Central. No injuries were reported and crews requested an extra task force.

DEA agents executed a drug enforcement action in Mid‑Wilshire Tuesday; video shows a heavy tactical presence and at least one person detained.

Patchy fog this morning gives way to low‑90s afternoons. A Heat Advisory runs through Monday, July 27. Stay hydrated and use cooling centers if needed.

Laguna Beach police are investigating after a woman in her 60s was found dead inside a Rim Rock Canyon home. Neighbors say a younger tenant had recently moved in and caretakers visited often.

Patchy fog Tuesday morning; a Heat Advisory starts Wednesday, July 22, with highs climbing into the low 90s.

Frank & Eileen is relocating its headquarters to a roughly 37,000‑sq‑ft office at Playa Vista’s Hercules Campus. The move places the brand among tech and creative neighbors.

L.A. County Fire raised a second alarm Sunday night at a residential blaze on Ramona Boulevard; crews were operating in offensive mode, officials said.

Anaheim police say investigators seized roughly 2,200 pounds of meth after surveillance, two traffic stops and a residential search, officials told CBS Los Angeles.