A Culver City animal control officer was arrested after claiming to be an off‑duty cop and interrupting an LASD traffic stop in Windsor Hills.

Federal prosecutors say six men pleaded guilty after throwing rocks, fireworks and burning debris from the Main Street overpass that set a CHP patrol vehicle on fire. Sentencing hearings are set in the coming months.

A judge refused to dismiss defamation and retaliation claims in Officer Isabel Morales suit, keeping alive allegations she was publicly shamed and sidelined after overtime fraud accusations.

The California Supreme Court declined to hear Jacquise Wright’s appeal, leaving his 28‑to‑life sentence intact in the 2020 Long Beach taco truck killing.

Antico Nuovo alum Bradley Ray has launched Henry’s Secret Ice Cream — tiny weekly drops and Friday–Saturday pickups on the Sunset Strip. Pints move fast.

Viceroy Santa Monica and More Than Matcha team up for a monthlong Sugar Palm pop-up beginning May 2, featuring a Tropical Mango Matcha and a public morning launch. The menu highlights cream-top Summer Cloud drinks and at-home whisking kits.

A TikTok "speedrun" craze has forced Hollywood Scientology sites to tighten security and prompted an LAPD probe into a weekend disturbance.

Dan Tana’s was briefly closed by county inspectors after a vermin and sanitation finding; the West Hollywood staple corrected the problems and reopened days later.

DEA agents carried out coordinated operations across Orange County on Wednesday; Sky5 footage showed multiple agents outside a Tustin home. Authorities have not released details while the investigation continues.

LAFD crews were dispatched Wednesday to a structure fire at 1746 N Cherokee Ave in Hollywood; initial alerts included a map and did not list injuries.

Long Beach is piloting GovWorx's CommsCoach to score every 9‑1‑1 call for quality assurance, promising broader oversight while raising privacy and labor concerns.

Picala opened April 28 in West Adams, serving Spanish-inspired shareable plates, live-fire mains and a 45-seat patio. The project is the Los Angeles debut for Acme Hospitality.

Maurice “Mopreme” Shakur filed a wrongful‑death suit in Los Angeles naming Duane “Keffe D” Davis and John Does 1–100, citing grand‑jury transcripts and documentary evidence. The filing arrives as Davis heads to trial this summer.