The state’s new HOPE program seeds $3,000 trust accounts for eligible foster youth and children who lost a caregiver to COVID. Applications and pilot sign‑ups are rolling out this spring.

Long Beach will host an early-morning reading of nearly 7,000 names and unveil new plates while parades and remembrances run across L.A. and Orange counties.

LA28 awarded $100,000 grants to eight local nonprofits to plant trees, cool courts and train wildfire crews across Los Angeles.

California has begun mailing SUN Bucks EBT cards loaded with $120 per eligible child to help families buy groceries while school is out.

The long-idle St. Vincent Medical Center will reopen next month as a behavioral health and housing campus with a 205‑bed interim program. State and private funds are backing the phased redevelopment.

LAPD cleared a rat‑infested encampment in Pico Union, but video shows tents back up within hours — a flashpoint for public‑health and homelessness policy.

RAND’s LA LEADS finds tents shrinking in Hollywood and Venice while rough sleeping rises, a shift that makes outreach and official counts harder.

Police footage shows rats scurrying through a Westlake encampment as crews clear tents; city and LAHSA point to Inside Safe placements even as public‑health concerns mount.

Expiring grants could cut millions from Pasadena's public-health budget, threatening disease response and homeless outreach as officials weigh one-time general-fund fixes.

Gov. Newsom vetoed SB 682 after industry and chef pushback, leaving PTFE nonstick pans legal in California while environmental groups regroup. The state debate over PFAS continues.

LA Fleet Week returns May 22–25 at the Port of Los Angeles with ship tours, flyovers and a 90‑plus‑exhibit Expo that also kicks off America250 programming. Expect concerts, family activities and neighborhood events starting May 19.

RECongress will move from Anaheim to the Long Beach Convention Center in February 2028 under a five‑year deal organizers and city officials say will boost hotels and downtown businesses.

Diana Craighead apologized after a public speaker delivered Islamophobic remarks at an April LBUSD meeting; advocates and CAIR‑LA are urging in‑the‑moment rules to stop hate speech.