Nightly lane restrictions and a short full closure will hit Sepulveda Boulevard near LAX July 13–19 for a new pedestrian bridge. Expect detours and intermittent 20‑minute stoppages.

Echelon Studios Hollywood topped out Wednesday as crews set the final beam on the new 500,000+ sq ft studio and office campus on Santa Monica Boulevard. Developers say the complex will keep production rooted in Hollywood.

LAFD says crews knocked down a house fire at 5471 E Norwich Ave in El Sereno Monday evening. No injuries were reported and the cause remains under investigation.

A federal judge dismissed the DOJ's challenge to Los Angeles' 2024 sanctuary ordinance, leaving limits on local cooperation with federal immigration enforcement in place.

Pasadena will outline a major illegal‑fireworks bust Tuesday after investigators say a cache of roughly 10,000 pounds was seized and four people were arrested.

A second‑alarm brush fire scorched roughly 2 acres near Colima Road and Viewfield in Hacienda Heights; county crews were on scene by mid‑afternoon.

Linc Housing filed plans to replace its Long Beach headquarters with a five‑story, 109‑unit affordable housing project at 3590 Elm Ave backed by $39.8M in county financing. The proposal would include offices and parking and target families earning 30–70% of AMI.

Pasadena’s planning panel will consider recommending repeal of two interim ordinances that have barred SB 9 lot splits in the Eaton Fire burn area. The move could reopen ministerial two‑unit and lot‑split approvals if the City Council signs off.

Microdosing GLP‑1s — tiny weekly doses of Ozempic‑style drugs — has moved from social media into telehealth menus and compounding pharmacies. Doctors warn evidence is thin and regulators are acting.

A 22-year-old man was struck and killed by a suspected DUI driver while walking home in Inglewood. Family members are mourning as police investigate.

A Pasadena police officer was arrested in Upland on a felony vandalism warrant and placed on unpaid administrative leave. The San Bernardino County DA charged him with vandalism of $400 or more; he is due back in court July 9.

LAFD posted an alert reporting a structure fire at 7565 W Mulholland Drive in the Hollywood Hills; Station 97 crews were assigned and no injuries were reported in the initial notice.

Culver City will ask voters in November whether 16- and 17-year-olds can vote in city and school board races, reviving a campaign that lost by 16 votes in 2022.