Evan Spiegel and Miranda Kerr funded a gift that erased $550 million in medical debt for 261,000+ Californians, with San Diego and L.A. among the top beneficiaries.

A White House executive order plus a VA-DOJ guardianship agreement have advocates warning that court-ordered guardianships could sweep unhoused veterans into involuntary care.

Santa Clarita Transit has added Route 757 and Route 794 connections to SoFi Stadium matches and Union Station fan zones; fares, timetables and return‑trip notes are online.

A small roofing fire at a Studio City house under construction was declared out Wednesday; LAFD reported no injuries. Crews contained the blaze and checked for hotspots.

Patchy fog will linger into mid-morning Thursday across Downtown LA, with highs near 79°F and breezier afternoons. Expect slow clearing and choppy seas this weekend.

Cedars‑Sinai opened a Neuro NICU that pairs neonatology, neurology and rapid genomic testing to speed diagnosis and treatment for newborns with complex brain conditions.

LADOT has opened a public study to ease Dodger Stadium gridlock. Options range from a gondola to more buses and new walking routes; recommendations arrive this fall.

YouTube reached a confidential settlement with a Florida teen who sued over alleged social‑media addiction, exiting a California bellwether trial while Meta, Snap and TikTok face a July jury.

A suspected impaired driver fleeing an earlier crash struck multiple cars in Harvard Heights on Monday, killing 49-year-old Alverta Dunbar, officials said.

Nearly six years after the Sept. 11, 2020 CVS parking‑lot stabbing that killed Christopher Flores, the accused returned to Pasadena court for a pretrial hearing while the case remains unresolved.

Late Tuesday, LAFD crews knocked down a structure fire at 900 S. Santa Fe Ave in Downtown Los Angeles; initial alerts listed a vacant one‑story commercial building and no immediate injuries.

Momo Souls in Palms turns Himalayan momos into saucy, shareable bowls — a family-run counter that grew from markets into a popular brick-and-mortar.

CHLA and UCLA were awarded up to $17.25M to form IMPACT‑LA, a West Coast site in ARIA’s international autism trials network that aims to speed therapies and build inclusive datasets.