Long Beach has cut ties with First to Serve after an audit raised questions about billing and contract records. The city paused payments and is lining up new operators.

Do Good Daniels opened a 35‑bed Wilmington site offering wraparound care and private family homes for survivors of domestic violence and trafficking.

UCLA research briefs show a 28% year‑over‑year jump in L.A. County students identified as homeless, stretching district supports and exposing racial and regional gaps.

The city gave Pacific Palisades homeowners 48 hours to move storage containers used in post‑fire rebuilding, touching off outrage from residents who say they need the units to recover. Mayor’s office has stepped in while rules are sorted.

Beloved Los Angeles dancer Gbari Gilliam collapsed at rehearsal and was rushed to Cedars‑Sinai; doctors suspect a rare heart condition and the community has launched a fundraiser.

Tina, 59, is battling a uterine infection at the Tulsa Zoo while activists and Samuel L. Jackson press to move her and Billy to sanctuary. The diagnosis has reopened a long‑running fight over where aging zoo elephants belong.

San Francisco nonprofit Urban Alchemy’s shelter model has split opinion after it took over Santa Fe’s Pete’s Place; city invoices and reports are now prompting closer scrutiny.

Residents and trail users say growing encampments along the Los Angeles River near Griffith Park have left used needles, tents and hazardous debris visible from the path. City officials point to state grants and targeted outreach but warn the terrain makes work difficult.

St. Vincent Meals on Wheels says funding and policy shifts are forcing service cuts that threaten home-delivered meals for Los Angeles seniors. Local and national groups warn waitlists and reduced routes could leave vulnerable people without food.

Parents and roughly 200 players say a sale of the LA Kings Valley Ice Center could wipe out a beloved youth hockey club and leave families with few local options.

UCLA's State of Latinos in California report finds Latinos drive the state's labor force but face persistent wage gaps and industry segregation.

Shawn King reached an unconditional settlement with her sister in the long-running dispute over Larry King's finances; court papers list no terms. The move narrows a lawsuit that once sought more than $100 million.

Pasadena Unified schools are closed and Los Angeles County offices are closed Monday as California marks its first Farmworkers Day; city services in Pasadena remain open.