A Long Beach man was handed 32 years for a 2023 shooting prosecutors say began with a fight over a parking spot at a North Long Beach condo. The case included a mistrial on a murder count and later plea negotiations.

A late-night shooting on S. Hobart Boulevard left one man dead and another hospitalized; LAPD Robbery-Homicide detectives are investigating.

State inspectors and union leaders say pepper-spray deployments and youth-on-youth violence rose sharply at Sylmar’s Barry J. Nidorf after transfers from Los Padrinos. Regulators and supervisors are pushing for fixes.

A developer has filed to replace offices across from Santa Monica’s Water Garden with an eight‑story, 401‑unit building that would reserve 41 affordable apartments. Plans show retail, rooftop amenities and a 419‑space semi‑subterranean garage.

Mid-70s today in Downtown LA with a mandatory No-Burn Day. Warmer and gusty Santa Anas expected midweek.

Cypress council advanced strict campaign‑finance measures that would cap individual donations at $500 and force PACs to name their top donors.

An 18-year-old deaf LAUSD senior says federal immigration officers tackled and detained him during a downtown protest; educators have rallied and plan legal action.

A coalition of clinics and unions wants L.A. County voters to approve a five‑year, half‑cent sales tax this June to shore up care lost under federal Medi‑Cal changes.

A new Crenshaw Food Hub in Hyde Park mixes a market, communal kitchen and a viral soursop 'fish' sandwich while aiming to grow BIPOC-led farms.

Thousands packed Westwood in a show of solidarity with Iranians, waving pre‑revolution flags and calling for international pressure as rights groups report heavy casualties.

Laguna Beach Unified has approved $18.8M in construction contracts to replace the high school pool with a 45‑meter, 16‑lane facility; work is set to begin in June. The current pool will close June 6 and the project is expected to finish in June 2027.

The Sky Room atop the Fairmont Breakers has reopened after a remodel, with chef Maxwell Pfeiffer steering a menu that mixes supper‑club classics and modern seafood.

HSI agents raided a Calabasas–Hidden Hills property last week, seizing about 30 firearms plus suspected card‑making gear tied to an alleged international fraud ring.