Jensen Infrastructure paid roughly $46M for 100 acres in Lancaster and has tapped Proficiency Capital to develop a 400,000‑sf precast plant, with work starting this quarter.

More than $100,000 in designer handbags were taken from a Larchmont-area home Wednesday; LAPD is investigating.

A new state bill would require insurers to offer and renew coverage for homes that meet state wildfire‑safety standards, with penalties for noncompliance starting Jan. 1, 2028.

A four‑mile stretch of South L.A.'s Figueroa Corridor known as "the Blade" has become an open hub for prostitution, officials and survivors say. Federal indictments and local patrols have so far failed to curb the trade.

A freelance photographer says a LASD less‑than‑lethal round pierced his thigh during June anti‑ICE protests and required surgery; a formal claim accuses deputies of excessive force.

SMMUSD is poised to cut more than 27 FTE, including early reading interventionists and dozens of custodians, prompting parent and union pushback ahead of Thursday’s board vote.

Michelle Yeoh will be honored with the 2,836th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame Wednesday at the TCL Chinese Theatre.

Lakers center Deandre Ayton was briefly detained at Nassau's Lynden Pindling International Airport after authorities found a small amount of marijuana; he was released.

Gene Simmons trimmed the Beverly Hills listing to $12.5M after earlier reductions, shifting his focus to a newly purchased Malibu estate. The home has now seen nearly $1.5M in cuts.

A Glendale man was sentenced to more than five years after prosecutors tied him to a dark‑web drug operation that allegedly shipped cocaine, meth, MDMA and ketamine nationwide.

Metro approved a tunneled Sepulveda heavy‑rail line that could cut Valley‑to‑Westside trips to under 20 minutes and ease the 405's chokehold.

Sen. Sasha Renée Pérez introduced SB 1105 to protect Californians who document federal immigration enforcement and to limit local police cooperation in profiling‑based operations.

A judge set education and service requirements that could lead to dismissal of a misdemeanor gun charge against Vem Miller, arrested outside a Coachella Trump rally in 2024.