A police pursuit moved through central Los Angeles Thursday night as a news helicopter tracked the suspect vehicle from the air. Officials say the situation is developing.

A clause buried in Mayor Bass' budget would let platforms like Airbnb prepay lodging taxes and temporarily open second‑home rentals through 2028, promising quick revenue while igniting housing fears.

Five Los Angeles‑founded firms grew their Texas headcount to nearly 650 and pulled in about $1.26B in 2025, reshaping the market for top legal talent across Dallas, Houston and Austin.

A Sacramento bill would revive a $150‑a‑year SRA fee to fund forest thinning, inspections and hazard mapping in high‑risk areas.

A hiker found an apparent human skull near Adobe Road and Baseline Road in Twentynine Palms; San Bernardino County homicide detectives have taken over the case and DNA testing is pending.

Hundreds gathered in Pasadena to defend Temporary Protected Status ahead of a critical Supreme Court hearing that could affect roughly 1.3 million people.

Political scientist Juanita Lopez has joined the L.A. mayoral race, campaigning on a "Clean City" platform that includes 24/7 sanitation, budget transparency and an 8% sales tax proposal.

A Pacoima apartment building fire was knocked down in roughly 22 minutes, LAFD says. One occupant is being evaluated and no firefighters were injured.

Court filings show Aspiration co‑founder Joe Sanberg cooperated with the NBA's review of a $28M endorsement tied to the Clippers ahead of his sentencing next week.

Video shows first responders pull a person from the pool at LA Fitness in West Covina after a reported drowning; police and public-health agencies have not released details.

Jeremy Ferguson, a Downtown Santa Monica official, and his wife were found with gunshot wounds in Venice. Authorities are treating it as a possible murder‑suicide.

A late-night fight at Sugar Suite in Granada Hills turned violent; a man was hospitalized and police say a male suspect remains at large.

Refik Anadol’s Dataland opens June 20 in downtown L.A. with a rainforest‑themed, multisensory debut that uses the studio’s Large Nature Model.