A pro‑Pratt rally near Union Station erupted into a chaotic brawl Saturday, with videos showing pepper spray and blows exchanged. The confrontation drew a large, hostile crowd downtown.

Dame Helen Mirren and Taylor Hackford have relisted their Hollywood Hills compound for just under $13M after a designer refresh, marking a roughly $5.5M cut from 2021.

A man was killed in a Mar Vista home invasion; investigators say he was targeted and LAPD detectives are investigating.

Cactus Taqueria’s Hollywood counter on 950 Vine St. will close July 12 as Project Angel Food expands into the site, ending a 34‑year run.

Council will consider a $495 parcel tax for schools, rent‑control charter measures, downtown zoning changes and closed‑door Civic Auditorium talks at the July 14 meeting.

A $1 million Mendez Family gift gives new momentum to a $50M campaign to convert a Westwood hotel into a Ronald McDonald House serving families at UCLA and Cedars‑Sinai. The donation also nets a named rooftop lounge.

An attic fire ripped through a vacant Studio City home Friday afternoon. LAFD listed the incident as Inc#1415 and said crews were operating in defensive mode.

LAFD crews knocked down a structure fire at 1530 S Long Beach Av Friday; no injuries were reported and investigators are probing the cause.

A man and a woman were found shot inside a Westwood home Friday. LAPD says detectives are treating the deaths as a possible murder‑suicide.

Long Beach is exiting the WRAP after‑school program it helped run, putting more than 80 city staff at risk as the district searches for a new operator.

A judge dismissed the City of Burbank from a harassment suit by two former DeBell servers, leaving Touchstone Golf to face the case at trial.

A man jumped from the Lincoln Boulevard overpass onto westbound I-10 Thursday night and was fatally struck; a SigAlert closed lanes for hours while police investigated.

A brush fire near Piru burned about 50 acres and prompted evacuation warnings east of Lake Piru. Aircraft and more than 100 firefighters are battling the blaze in steep terrain.