State payroll records show a former Redlands deputy police chief earned about $1.26M in 2025, mostly from a retirement settlement and one‑time payouts. The council minutes show the city approved an $871,956 settlement plus accrued leave.

Gateway Cities Hub gives residents in 27 Southeast L.A. cities one place to find training and short certificates for green jobs, healthcare, logistics and tech.

LAFD crews responded to a structure fire at 501 E 7th St (Yankee Hotel) in downtown Los Angeles on July 10; no injuries were reported and the cause remains under investigation.

A home under construction in Pacific Palisades caught fire Friday; crews knocked it down and no injuries were reported.

A boy was fatally stabbed Friday on the 2600 block of North Potrero Avenue in El Monte; investigators are asking witnesses to call LASD Homicide.

Aaron Donald was filmed running drills at the Rams’ Woodland Hills practice site, renewing speculation he might un‑retire to join the club. The footage shows an hourlong, high‑intensity session.

A $1 million Mendez Family gift gives new momentum to a $50M campaign to convert a Westwood hotel into a Ronald McDonald House serving families at UCLA and Cedars‑Sinai. The donation also nets a named rooftop lounge.

An attic fire ripped through a vacant Studio City home Friday afternoon. LAFD listed the incident as Inc#1415 and said crews were operating in defensive mode.

After a tented termite treatment in Sherman Oaks, residents returned to find 16 units burglarized; police are investigating and tenants say security failed. Owners and tenants are weighing next steps.

A broad leadership shuffle at Huntington Beach schools will move principals between campuses and leave at least one vacancy for the district to fill before fall.

A four‑property, roughly 52‑unit package on Hyde Park Boulevard traded this week for about $12 million; brokers say the portfolio drew an offer in under 48 hours.

An evacuation order is in effect near E Avenue Z and Fort Tejon Road after a fire in the Jesus Canyon area; county officials urged immediate evacuation.

Eagle and Vistria paid $132.5M for Garden Grove’s Crystal View Apartments, preserving long-term affordability for half of the 402-unit complex.