Commerce leaders voted to place a quarter‑cent sales tax on the June ballot to shore up police, parks and transit as casino revenue faces regulatory uncertainty.

State audits flagged 428 schools and the State Controller’s Office says districts lost more than $2.2M in attendance funding as measles activity climbs. Districts are tightening enrollment checks and running catch‑up clinics.

Two workers caught a woman who dropped from a second‑floor window to escape a Long Beach apartment fire; crews contained the blaze and the Red Cross sheltered displaced residents.

A Long Beach mother says L.A. County’s child-welfare agency ignored warnings before her 14-month-old daughter died; the suit and criminal case raise fresh questions about DCFS oversight.

Burger She Wrote is opening a Sherman Oaks location at 14245 Ventura Blvd late March, bringing its Snake River Farms Wagyu smash burgers to the Valley.

With staff on strike, WGA West warned it may cancel its March 8 Los Angeles awards ceremony. The decision deepens an internal labor fight ahead of studio contract talks.

Venice Love Fest will move to Windward Circle on March 21, transforming the boardwalk with music, 300+ vendors, stage programming and full street closures.

LAUSD approved $250M more in judgment bonds to pay sexual‑misconduct claims, adding to prior borrowing and raising projected long‑term costs above $1 billion.

A Venice Neighborhood Council meeting on Feb. 23 turned heated as residents confronted officials and nonprofit staff over encampments and shelter capacity.

The City Council voted 8–0 to bar ICE from using city-owned property and paused a county healthcare tax while a committee studies local impacts. Residents and councilmembers pushed for stricter data and surveillance reviews.

A suspect led deputies on a helicopter-assisted vehicle pursuit across the east side of West Hollywood Tuesday; deputies later arrested the person and no injuries were reported.

Neighbors and their councilmember say a developer is trying to fast‑track 398 homes on a wildfire‑prone Woodland Hills golf course, and they’ve asked the city to recheck eligibility under state law.

A Long Beach man who pleaded guilty to possessing a Molotov cocktail during anti‑ICE protests is due to be sentenced this week in federal court. Prosecutors say he tossed the device while fleeing police in downtown L.A.