AB 2344 would let animals seized in cruelty cases go to foster homes or rescues while criminal cases proceed, easing shelter crowding and speeding recovery.

Two Assembly Republicans joined Democrats to pass SB 762, a bill that would let named cities and counties ask voters to exceed California’s 2% local sales‑tax cap. The vote has stirred GOP critics and taxpayer groups.

Covina’s council meets July 7 to decide whether to green‑light a 110‑MW RWE battery project after packed hearings and business relocations in the proposed site area. The vote pits developer promises of jobs and taxes against residents’ safety and transparency concerns.

Final unofficial tallies put Xavier Becerra and Steve Hilton into the November runoff after late mail ballots shifted the June primary leaderboard. The tally shows Becerra ahead of Hilton as counties completed their canvass.

Judge Billy G. Mills, an early Black councilmember and later a Superior Court judge, died June 27 at 96. Family and UCLA remembered a career of steady public service in South L.A.

Newsom will send an extra $200 million to Los Angeles County for undergrounding utilities, hydrant repairs and Altadena rebuilds, officials say.

Newsom signed a budget that adds roughly $40 million to speed California's vote counting, but advocates say the amount is only a partial fix compared with the roughly $90 million they had requested.

A federal civil‑rights complaint says USC and LMU materially supported a Hispanic‑only Youth Leadership Institute; federal agencies were asked to investigate.

Since his 2024 hire, Chief Matt Hallock has pushed SMFD toward mobile medical care: Community Connect, nurse‑led Advanced Provider Units and an in‑house ambulance program.

AB 713 would let undocumented students access paid campus jobs at UC, CSU and community colleges; it cleared a Senate committee and now goes to Appropriations.

Dr. Kimberlie Linz will take the helm at MBUSD on July 1; her mix of site-level leadership and finance experience arrives as the district confronts layoffs and funding shortfalls.

Packed "mega master" dockets at downtown L.A. immigration courts have left waiting rooms overflowing and prompted same‑day in‑absentia removal orders.

Sen. Adam Schiff urged a temporary federal gas‑tax pause and a windfall profits tax on oil companies as Los Angeles drivers cope with high pump prices.