A Federal Reserve survey found 49% of adults under 30 lived with a parent in 2025, up sharply since 2019. Housing costs, debt and job-market weakness are driving the shift.

Centro CSO led a July 17 vigil in Boyle Heights to mourn two immigrants killed during separate ICE encounters and to demand transparency and independent probes. Organizers linked the deaths to a broader pattern of enforcement-related harm.

A Los Angeles judge denied a motion to quash subpoenas, allowing Disney to seek personnel records from ex-employees' later employers in a discrimination suit.

Catholic Charities’ CalFresh Healthy Living program closed after federal SNAP‑Ed funding was cut, leaving school and community gardens without paid educators and local partners scrambling.

Neighbors packed a Planning Commission meeting as Aypa’s proposed Dirac battery project — adjacent to Ayala Park — raised safety and evacuation worries. The filing shows varying capacity figures and a developer pledge to use LFP batteries.

After 31 years with BHFD, Chief Greg Barton will retire this fall. He’ll remain on the job until the city names his successor to ensure a smooth handoff.

Los Angeles County supervisors voted to plan a network of LGBTQ+ "third spaces" at libraries, parks and senior centers, prioritizing youth and older adults. Departments are due to report back in 60 days.

A pink trailer advertising an adult hookup site has been parked in North Long Beach for months, sparking dozens of complaints and raising thorny First Amendment questions for the city.

A Long Beach nurse's Instagram story appeared to wish death on President Trump and Sen. Lindsey Graham, drawing criticism and raising questions about professional consequences.

The Langham Huntington will pay $320,000 and refund more than $216,000 after Los Angeles County said the hotel hiked room rates for wildfire evacuees during the Jan. 2025 fires.

Pasadena officials are weighing legal action after PUSD's state‑led soil cleanup prompted protests and the removal of mature trees at district campuses.

Cal State is recasting its Basic Needs Initiative into proactive, campus‑wide hubs that connect food, housing and mental‑health supports to keep students enrolled. Early data show big increases in pantry use and new centers on several campuses.

University of Redlands has finalized a merger with Burbank’s Woodbury University, creating University of Redlands, Los Angeles and adding architecture, design and media programs to its roster.