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

Metrolink will run extra trains and late‑night service on several World Cup match days and at Union Station’s fan zone, with free Metro transfers and shuttles to SoFi Stadium.

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.

Yoko Ono’s career‑spanning retrospective opens at The Broad this weekend, turning the museum and the city into a participatory peace project.

A man was shot near Union Station late Wednesday and taken to the hospital. LAPD says the victim told officers he thought he was being followed before the attack.

A man was shot and hospitalized after a reported knife assault at an apartment in Boyle Heights. Police say a 40mm foam round was used to subdue the suspect; no other injuries were reported.

Chipotle quietly reached a settlement with residents who sued after a January 2022 fire at the 255 Grand high‑rise in Downtown Los Angeles; terms were not disclosed.

ProcureLA says it steered more than $45M in contracts to LA small businesses, pairing training and matchmaking with bids tied to big events.

LAPD Headquarters shared photos credited to the Gang & Narcotics Division showing a murder suspect in custody, with the department praising the unit’s work.

A Santa Clarita resident was sentenced to 15 months after pleading guilty to hacking a Disney employee and leaking roughly 1.1 TB of Slack files. The case highlights risks from malicious third‑party tools.

Mayor Karen Bass tapped LAUSD Inspector General Sue Stengel as deputy mayor for public safety while Robert Clark shifts into the Emergency Management Department. The move comes ahead of a busy summer of major events.

The Los Angeles Sparks will unveil a bronze statue honoring Lisa Leslie at Crypto.com Arena on Sept. 20, placing the WNBA legend among the arena’s sports icons.

The GRAMMY Museum opens Tower of Song on May 28 in downtown LA, showcasing artifacts from Nirvana, Prince, Miles Davis and film interviews with songwriting legends. The exhibit pairs Songwriters Hall of Fame items with Grammy Hall of Fame recordings.