Freddie Mac’s weekly survey put the 30‑year fixed at 6.49% this week, keeping mortgage costs stubbornly high and tightening affordability for many buyers.

A marked Los Angeles patrol car caught fire after a police pursuit ended in a crash, video shows. Emergency crews extinguished the blaze while investigators combed the scene.

Glendale will accept GRASP rental‑assistance applications July 6–20, prioritizing households with urgent needs and incomes below 80% of area median income.

A late-night shooting near a Chase Bank on Washington Boulevard left one man injured and a bank window shattered. Police are searching for two suspects.

Rialto Capital sued Redcar Properties over a roughly $15 million default on two Chinatown creative‑office buildings, seeking foreclosure and a receiver.

A White House executive order plus a VA-DOJ guardianship agreement have advocates warning that court-ordered guardianships could sweep unhoused veterans into involuntary care.

A state appeals panel left Kenneth Earl Gay’s 2023 conviction intact in the 1983 killing of LAPD Officer Paul Verna, and the family says the decision brings no closure.

A 41-year-old was arrested after detectives linked a string of vehicle and park fires in Culver City; the case was sent to the LA County DA for review.

LA County unveiled a temporary Semiquincentennial seal and a summer lineup of free events, from Grand Park’s block party to Marina del Rey’s fireworks. Family‑friendly programming and safety guidance round out the offerings.

A federal indictment follows a December search that turned up hundreds of pounds of meth and multiple firearms at a Moreno Valley home.

Santa Clarita Transit has added Route 757 and Route 794 connections to SoFi Stadium matches and Union Station fan zones; fares, timetables and return‑trip notes are online.

LASD says a suspect is in custody after someone allegedly pointed a handgun at moving cars near Lake Hughes Road in Castaic. Detectives are asking the public for tips.

Kitty Felde says a fictional 'Papa' in her Fina Mendoza mysteries was modeled on Xavier Becerra — a detail that feels timely after Becerra topped the June primary.