A new nationwide study finds urban coyotes more willing to take risks — a detail Santa Monica officials say has intensified since the Jan. 7, 2025 Palisades Fire.

Philippe the Original will clear the sawdust that’s long covered its floors after discussions with its insurer; the restaurant says it’s balancing safety and legacy.

Regulators at DTSC kept key rulemaking documents offline, forcing Earthjustice to obtain files that include federal crash reports and an on‑road nitric‑acid incident. The records have sharpened scrutiny of a proposed change to hazardous‑waste tracking.

Chef Jeremy Fox’s Birdie G’s will reopen at the Fairmont Century Plaza this summer as an all‑day restaurant serving breakfast through dinner. The move shifts the Santa Monica favorite into a hotel setting with a new weekend brunch.

Michelin’s spring update adds six Los Angeles restaurants and a Montecito newcomer, highlighting neighborhood-driven dining across Koreatown, Fairfax, Chinatown and West Adams.

California has poured hundreds of millions into heat programs, but experts say the approach is still crisis‑driven while counties write their own rules. Local mandates and bond proposals will decide who actually gets cooled.

A man was shot and hospitalized after a late-night argument near 81st Street and Stanford Avenue in South Los Angeles. Police say the shooter fled and no suspect information has been released.

A seven-story, 75-unit apartment building is proposed at 1416 S. Beverly Drive in Pico-Robertson, with nine units reserved for extremely low-income renters.

Los Angeles County Supervisor Hilda Solis announced a bid for the new CA‑38 Congressional seat created by Prop 50, returning to federal politics and kicking off a crowded local primary.

After six years closed, the Hart Mansion at William S. Hart Park reopens April 10 with guided tours, a film and family activities.

Patchy morning fog in Downtown LA clears to mostly sunny skies; inland highs near 79°F and warming into the 80s later this week. Offshore waters under advisory.

An NLRB regional office has cleared the way for a union election covering roughly 2,500 non‑tenure USC faculty, setting up a high‑stakes legal fight with the university. Organizers hailed the decision while USC continues to contest the case.

A Los Angeles man who admitted punching a federal officer at the June Paramount protest is set to be sentenced Wednesday after video of his arrest drew criticism.