A pre-dawn rupture at Sunset and Holloway sent rushing water through West Hollywood, flooding streets and a bus yard and forcing lane closures as crews responded.

OutfestNEXT returns next Thursday through Sunday in Hollywood with Gregg Araki’s I Want Your Sex and a packed program of new queer features and shorts.

French media groups Banijay and Bolloré have surfaced as potential suitors for Lionsgate Studios as the company reviews strategic options. The interest shines a light on the studio’s valuable franchises and who might pay for them.

HVN Development filed permits for a five‑story, 78‑unit fully affordable building at 12025 W. Hoffman St. in Studio City. The project joins a wave of ED1‑backed affordable proposals across the Valley.

Particle6’s plan to cast AI-created Tilly Norwood in a feature reignites Hollywood’s fight over unions, consent and how synthetic performers fit into L.A. work rules.

A shirtless man climbed onto a Waymo robotaxi at Sunset and Edgemont in East Hollywood, halting traffic and prompting an LAPD arrest. Bystander video captured the damage.

Scarlett on Beverly Blvd was temporarily ordered closed by county health inspectors after an inspection found a vermin infestation and multiple major violations. The closure began July 8.

Anny Semonco, a longtime member of West Hollywood’s Disabilities Advisory Board, was struck by a Volkswagen while crossing Santa Monica Boulevard. She was taken to a hospital and the crash is under investigation.

Dame Helen Mirren and Taylor Hackford have relisted their Hollywood Hills compound for just under $13M after a designer refresh, marking a roughly $5.5M cut from 2021.

Cactus Taqueria’s Hollywood counter on 950 Vine St. will close July 12 as Project Angel Food expands into the site, ending a 34‑year run.

A historic Melrose storefront has been converted into Pawn Shop, a 7,808‑square‑foot sports hospitality venue with private suites, high‑profile backers and a chef partner.

A 30-year-old man was fatally shot early Friday inside an apartment near Lanewood and Orange Drive in Hollywood. LAPD says a suspect fled on foot.

LA28 has tapped the Warner Bros. Ranch in Burbank as its broadcast headquarters for the 2028 Olympics. Campus prep begins January 2027 and soundstages will power global coverage.