Meta Lab plans its first Texas store at the Houston Galleria, bringing demos of Ray-Ban Meta glasses and Quest headsets to Uptown Houston.

Helio filed planning applications for two eight‑story buildings on Overland Ave in Palms that together would add nearly 400 apartments and ground‑floor retail, with some deed‑restricted units.

A judge ruled on April 20 that a civil suit over a 2020 beating by L.A. County sheriff’s deputies may proceed as the family and watchdogs push for unredacted records.

LAFD posted an alert for a structure fire in Beverly Crest at 10225 W Scenario Ln. Fire Station 99 was listed among units dispatched; no immediate word on injuries.

An appeals court struck down L.A.’s rent‑increase relocation fee for exempt units while upholding a one‑month eviction threshold. The split ruling reshapes renter protections and landlord obligations.

LAUSD’s board will consider a resolution to bar screens in kindergarten and first grade, set grade‑by‑grade caps for older students and demand a full accounting of ed‑tech contracts.

A 42-year-old man was arrested after police say he dragged a woman into his car in Fullerton, triggering a search that briefly closed the 57 Freeway. Fullerton detectives later arrested him in Newport Beach.

A new four‑story Abode Communities project called The Carlton has been completed at 54th and Western, delivering 60 affordable apartments and on‑site supportive services. The build uses tax credits and public subsidies to serve transitional‑age youth and families.

Longtime Whittier councilmember Fernando Dutra lost his April 14 re‑election, creating a vacancy on the L.A. County Metro board and triggering a Gateway Cities selection process.

LAFD sent crews to a structure fire at 565 E Washington Blvd in Venice; Station 63 was listed among responders. Early details are limited as crews work on scene.

A high-speed CHP pursuit on the 10 Freeway ended in Alhambra when one of two motorcyclists crashed; that rider was arrested and taken to a hospital while the other fled.

A Lancaster man was sentenced to 14 years, 6 months after prosecutors say he used a drone to deliver fentanyl that led to a fatal overdose in January 2023. The plea included forfeiture of the drone and weapons recovered at his home.

AB 1572 phases out potable watering of decorative HOA lawns and makes large associations certify compliance on a three‑year schedule.