BET Experience opened registration and VIP sales for a June 25–27 FanFest in Los Angeles, with a celebrity basketball game at USC and free general admission with registration.

San Francisco nonprofit Urban Alchemy’s shelter model has split opinion after it took over Santa Fe’s Pete’s Place; city invoices and reports are now prompting closer scrutiny.

A woman was hospitalized after a stabbing near Olympic Boulevard and Hope Street in downtown Los Angeles. Police say the suspect fled and few details have been released.

An activist investor’s public letter to CEO Evan Spiegel rattled investors and sent Snap shares higher, urging layoffs, a Specs review and buybacks. The outreach sets up a test of whether outside pressure can force faster change at the Santa Monica company.

A state appeals court affirmed Roy Antonio Davis’s convictions in the 2018 pickax killing of Santa Monica resident John Hautz and left his 32-to-life term intact.

The Singaporean chain Paradise Dynasty — famous for rainbow xiao long bao — opened at the Americana in Glendale and got a TV spotlight on Good Day LA. Weekday happy hour discounts make it easier to try the dumplings without a long wait.

LAFD hazmat crews investigated an unknown substance found inside the LAPD's Piper Technical Center in downtown Los Angeles; two people were evaluated and refused hospital transport.

Two people were killed and three others critically injured in an early‑morning multi‑vehicle crash at Lincoln Avenue and Anaheim Boulevard; police say a speeding Infiniti is believed to have run a red light.

Bristol Farms is quietly winning Angelenos with chef‑made prepared foods, a famed 6‑oz $4 cookie and smoothies from about $9 as it expands — a Hollywood store opens mid‑April.

A webinar-indexing site called WebinarTV has reposted recorded Zoom sessions — including local nonprofit trainings — and cybersecurity researchers warn the scraping is widespread.

A judge has dismissed Alex Villanueva from a civil rights suit filed by an LASD secretary, narrowing the case as the county prepares for an April hearing.

Residents and trail users say growing encampments along the Los Angeles River near Griffith Park have left used needles, tents and hazardous debris visible from the path. City officials point to state grants and targeted outreach but warn the terrain makes work difficult.

Patchy fog before dawn, then light rain likely after 11 a.m. Tuesday. Brief amounts; warmer, drier weekend expected.