Beverly Hills councilmember John A. Mirisch is stepping down from his LACAHSA seat as the county agency ramps funding. His exit could shift who steers Measure A dollars for local affordable housing.

Homicide detectives are investigating a death in San Marino after a man was found unresponsive on Los Robles Avenue. Investigators focused on a parked car at the scene.

A house fire at 14856 W Aztec St in Sylmar sent one person to hospital and was knocked down in under an hour. LAFD listed FS75 among responding units.

Family‑run Greco’s is returning to Sherman Oaks at 4319 Woodman Ave with an open kitchen and late hours, targeting an early‑June opening.

A late-night shooting in South Park left one person wounded and prompted an LAPD sweep near East 46th and South Avalon Boulevard. Witnesses said suspects fled in a white vehicle.

Disneyland has begun using optional facial recognition at most park entrance lanes; Disney says biometric templates are deleted after 30 days, but privacy experts have raised alarms.

A juvenile was stabbed Monday night in downtown Long Beach; police arrested a nearby suspect and investigators are still working to determine a motive.

A UCLA-led analysis finds airborne desert dust traps nearly twice the longwave heat models estimate, a correction that could sharpen weather forecasts and climate projections.

College students across Los Angeles are swapping $30 ride‑hails for free or reduced‑price Metro rides as GoPass and campus U‑Pass programs expand. The savings and new service are changing how young Angelenos move.

LATTC enrollment is rising as students opt for lineman, HVAC and welding programs that promise quick training and work less vulnerable to automation. The shift ties into a data‑center construction boom and tech layoffs.

City leaders are asking the council to approve a roughly $6.3M police‑tech package that would bring body cameras to officers while adding drones and license‑plate readers.

LAPD is probing overnight robberies at two 7-Eleven stores in Palms and Westlake; suspects stole cash and fled and no injuries were reported.

Heavy attic smoke sent LAFD crews to a Koreatown apartment on James M Wood Blvd early Tuesday. Crews moved into an offensive attack to contain the fire.