LA28 pledged to direct 75% of its addressable contracts to Greater Los Angeles vendors and 25% to small businesses, and offered training and registration guidance for suppliers.

A City Controller review found $80.4M idle in special accounts and urged Mayor and Council to repurpose the balances to ease a looming budget gap.

Facing a tight budget and recruitment headaches, Mayor Karen Bass told The Times she has scaled back LAPD plans: the priority is to stop the department from shrinking.

A suspected hack of the Los Angeles City Attorney’s office exposed a massive trove of LAPD records online, including internal affairs files and officer personnel documents.

Wood framing is up at Peak Plaza, a 104‑unit affordable housing project at 306 E. Washington Boulevard. The high‑$70M development mixes city loans and tax‑credit equity.

LA Opera will stage Benjamin Britten’s Noah’s Flood at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels on May 8–9, with hundreds of community singers and student musicians. Free tickets are available.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 25 as the Thunder crushed the Lakers 123-87 in Los Angeles, trimming OKC's magic number to one amid L.A.'s injury issues.

A driver accused of violating a restraining order led LAPD on a chase through Lincoln Heights and onto the 110; officers later searched under the freeway after the vehicle was abandoned.

A man in his 50s was found dead early Tuesday in a downtown L.A. parking garage after an alleged pole attack; police say the suspect fled and remains at large.

A DSA‑backed challenger wants city attorneys in the office two days a month, pitting progressive backers against unions and an incumbent who tightened RTO rules.

Mayor Karen Bass is moving to deploy quick interim housing on city land as President Trump warns federal forces may "force" their way into Los Angeles during the World Cup. The clash puts housing-first plans and federal enforcement at odds.

The Kings and Predators meet at Crypto.com Arena with both teams tied for the Western wild‑card spot; goaltending and Anze Kopitar’s farewell give the game extra stakes.

LAFD crews knocked down a pre-dawn contents fire at 414 S Burlington Ave in Westlake; 21 firefighters extinguished the blaze and no injuries were reported.