Long Beach is opening a low‑barrier inclement-weather shelter at the Multi‑Service Center Sunday; about 65 beds will be available and no referral is required.

Jay and Kristen Ruskey, founders of Good Land Organics and Frinj Coffee, were found dead in Cambria. Autopsies are complete and toxicology results are pending as the community rallies around their three children.

Federal agents have demobilized a staging area at Terminal Island after months of monitoring by Harbor Area volunteers. Officials and organizers say the pullback may be temporary.

El Sereno shopkeepers say reported ICE sightings have emptied streets and chased away workers and customers, squeezing small businesses ahead of Valentine’s Day.

An outbreak of giardia has left dogs at the Chesterfield Square shelter confined to kennels for weeks while staff isolate and treat infected animals. Volunteers are pressing the city for clearer cleaning schedules and faster coordination.

Four Californians split $5 million in California Lottery Scratchers prizes announced Feb. 12, 2026 — one took home $2 million while three others claimed $1 million each.

A federal judge found that Los Angeles violated unhoused residents’ rights by seizing and destroying their property after a forensic review found altered cleanup records. Plaintiffs are now seeking damages and a court-ordered fix to how sweeps are handled.

A New Era America launched street-level mental-health outreach in Skid Row with 90-day stabilization plans and pop-up clinics.

Newly released Justice Department documents show UCLA adjunct Mark Tramo exchanged emails with Jeffrey Epstein, prompting protests, a petition and a canceled class. The professor says he regrets the messages now under review.

A Los Angeles health‑plan employee has reached a tentative settlement with the Directors Guild over an alleged religious‑accommodation dispute tied to a 2021 vaccine rule. Court papers say a dismissal is expected by May 4, 2026.

LBUSD says probes into allegations of racism at Lakewood High were closed and mostly unsubstantiated, while families say withheld records leave them without answers.

Shine LA and Hope the Mission teamed at Hansen Dam for a fun run, cleanup, resource fair and roughly 10,000 meals for shelter residents. The activation is part of a monthly citywide effort ahead of major events.

The Board of Supervisors asked county staff to study whether RVs and mobile homes could be permitted for Eaton Fire survivors — including placements in some rights‑of‑way — with a report due in 21 days.