City council unanimously approved an amended permit that gives Centro CHA three years to run the Latino Cultural Center at Jenny Oropeza while upgrades move forward. Roughly $4.5M is earmarked for park and site work.

A ceremonial topping‑out at The Broad will place the final steel beam Wednesday, marking structural completion of the expansion. The project adds roughly 50,000 square feet and aims to open in 2028.

Jon Erwin says AI helped him film a Moses special in a week and he’s launched Innovative Dreams to keep production work in L.A. rather than send it overseas.

Culver City rolled back several film permit fees and waived daily charges in a one‑year pilot, trimming hundreds off the bill for typical three‑day shoots. Officials say the changes aim to keep production dollars and jobs in town.

Karen Lawrence is leading The Huntington through an 83,000‑sq‑ft renovation that will link library and museum spaces, add conservation labs and expand storage.

What began as a protest against a proposed Dodger Stadium gondola has become Clockshop’s People’s Kite Festival, now drawing thousands to LA State Historic Park for kites, art and workshops.

Q'orianka Kilcher has sued James Cameron and Disney, alleging her teenage likeness was used to design Neytiri. The federal complaint names studios and VFX vendors and seeks damages and public acknowledgement.

Palm Springs will host Marilyn 100 on May 30, aiming to gather roughly 500 Marilyn Monroe lookalikes for a Guinness World Record while the Academy Museum opens a Monroe exhibition the next day.

LA28 is building a 10‑week Cultural Olympiad with artist‑made posters, free screenings and a mapped events calendar — but questions about funding and who benefits remain.

CBS’ Tracker will film Season 4 in Los Angeles after landing a $48M California tax credit, bringing about $129M in spending and hundreds of cast and crew.

NBC ordered eight pilots produced by Universal Television, bringing shoots back to L.A. and generating roughly 4,000 jobs across Los Angeles, New York and Atlanta.

John Williams returned to North Hollywood High to cut the ribbon on an 800‑seat performing arts center that anchors a $320M campus modernization. The new theater includes classrooms, technical facilities and a 75‑foot mural.

The Holocaust Museum LA reopens June 14 inside the new Jona Goldrich Cultural Center, doubling its size and adding theaters, classrooms and a boxcar pavilion.