City planners cleared Stocker Street Creative, a 256,768‑square‑foot campus with soundstages, offices, restaurants and a central plaza at 3701 W. Stocker St.

A pedestrian was killed Tuesday in the parking lot of a South Laguna 7‑Eleven; Laguna Beach police say service vehicles were involved. Witnesses are asked to contact investigators.

Varda has leased the 205,443-square-foot former Mattel R&D campus in El Segundo and will convert it into spacecraft and space-pharma production space. The deal keeps the startup anchored in the South Bay.

AB 1537 would bar California peace officers from moonlighting for federal immigration enforcement and could put noncompliant officers on the path to decertification.

A 26-year-old mother died shielding her 5-year-old son from three dogs at a Big River home; the child was treated and the adult dogs were euthanized as investigators probe the attack.

A surveillance clip shows thieves breaking into a warehouse near South Los Angeles, part of a wave of bold cargo and storefront thefts across the region.

A single-vehicle crash early Wednesday closed most northbound lanes of the 101 in Sherman Oaks and killed one person, with CHP investigators working at the scene.

A hotel association survey says about 650 jobs were cut and several on-site outlets face closure after Los Angeles' hotel-worker wage ordinance took effect. City leaders, unions and researchers disagree on the cause.

After youth at county juvenile halls helped shape AB 1646, the Los Angeles County Board voted to back the "Hug Act," which would allow nonsexual contact during visits. Probation officials warn implementation will need careful planning and added staff.

The Automated People Mover at LAX remains closed as testing and contractor disputes continue, raising doubts about a pre‑World Cup opening. Metro’s transit center is open but shuttles will carry most travelers for now.

UCLA Anderson's spring outlook finds California's output outpacing the U.S., but job growth lags as AI and aerospace concentrate gains.

New filings show the Arts District's Rendon would be razed for an 11‑story, 123‑room hotel, reversing earlier plans to preserve the 1914 building.

City leaders asked staff to craft an amnesty to recoup part of about $400M in unpaid cannabis taxes, swapping penalties for payment plans.