Packed "mega master" dockets at downtown L.A. immigration courts have left waiting rooms overflowing and prompted same‑day in‑absentia removal orders.

The EEOC has sued Tawa Supermarket, alleging a years‑long pattern of national‑origin discrimination that favored Chinese workers over non‑Chinese staff. The complaint was filed in federal court in Los Angeles.

Mayor Karen Bass’ nominees — Crystal Lee and Joone Kim‑Lopez — were unanimously confirmed by the City Council to lead LA’s engineering and sanitation bureaus as the city ramps up major infrastructure work.

New owners found human remains on a newly purchased Apple Valley lot; the county homicide detail recovered bones and autopsy and DNA testing are pending.

A judge refused to toss L.A.’s price‑gouging suit against Airbnb, which alleges algorithm‑driven rate spikes on thousands of listings after the Jan. 2025 fires. The city now moves into discovery.

LeBron James told the Lakers he won’t return and plans to play elsewhere next season, sources say. The decision instantly reshapes L.A.’s offseason and opens a high-stakes free-agent scramble.

A $200 million plan will convert the aging L.A. World Trade Center into 512 below‑market apartments called Sky Castle, anchoring a larger push to add thousands of affordable homes across the city.

The 7th Street post office that served Skid Row closed in January after repeated break‑ins, redirecting P.O. boxes and forcing many residents to travel farther for mail.

Arrow Sport Bar filed for a liquor license to open at 129 E Arrow Hwy in Glendora; owner Gameel Gris says the opening date is undecided.

A 17-year-old was killed after being ejected from a Tesla that struck a guardrail on westbound SR‑60 in Moreno Valley; CHP says a loaded firearm was recovered.

A 28-year-old man was shot and killed in an alley behind a Northridge apartment early Sunday. LAPD says a fight preceded the shooting and detectives are searching for a suspect.

City Council approved a Swiss Winter Village for the Pier parking deck this winter, promising vendors, a faux ice rink, community perks and an expected 250,000–400,000 visitors.

Senate Democrats unveiled a program to train and deploy staff as official observers in close Senate races, aiming to document intimidation and support oversight this fall.