A 17-year-old was shot in the eye in North Hollywood Thursday night. Police say several teens fled in a black Honda Accord and no arrests have been made.

A federal judge found that Los Angeles violated unhoused residents’ rights by seizing and destroying their property after a forensic review found altered cleanup records. Plaintiffs are now seeking damages and a court-ordered fix to how sweeps are handled.

A stolen-car pursuit ended in the Los Angeles Riverbed after aerial video showed the vehicle’s hood blocking the windshield; deputies arrested a suspect in Paramount.

A New Era America launched street-level mental-health outreach in Skid Row with 90-day stabilization plans and pop-up clinics.

A new CARB inventory finds California’s natural and working lands stored nearly 5 billion metric tons of carbon and absorbed about twice the carbon lost to wildfires, though recent mega‑fires have reduced stocks.

An immigration judge has ended deportation proceedings for Narciso Barranco after his viral June arrest in Santa Ana. His family says an ankle monitor was removed and a Parole in Place bid is underway.

A Dorsey High player swung at a game official after a City Section playoff; school and district investigators are reviewing video and CIF rules could end eligibility.

California secured a $2.75M settlement with Disney after finding its streaming opt‑out tools left user data exposed. The company must fix opt‑out controls and ad‑targeting notices.

A prefabricated two‑stall restroom is being installed at Runyon Canyon to serve roughly 2 million annual visitors; crews staged the site in January and delivery is expected mid‑February.

Louma Bakery, a nonprofit operation, is opening at 3223 Wilshire Blvd in Santa Monica with sourdough, pastries and an inclusive hiring model.

A late-night crash in Santa Clarita left a married couple dead and their daughter critically injured. Deputies say a 17-year-old was arrested on suspicion of felony DUI.

A federal judge dismissed the case of Jonathon Redondo‑Rosales, who had been jailed for six months after a downtown protest. The order criticized prosecutors and bars re-prosecution.

Federal prosecutors say fraudsters used stolen IDs and forged deeds to sell a $1.5M Burbank home and pull about $975K; three people were arrested and one suspect remains at large.