Mark Hamill posted and then deleted an AI-generated image of President Trump in a grave, drawing a sharp rebuke from the White House and renewed debate over incendiary social posts.

The June 2 primary will decide Long Beach’s District 1 seat amid legal headlines and a $70M LBUSD shortfall.

The Justice Department found UCLA’s David Geffen School of Medicine illegally considered race in admissions, citing admissions data and internal documents and raising the prospect of enforcement.

The state approved roughly $221 million in CalCompetes credits for 17 firms, projects that officials say will create 4,489 jobs and about $1 billion in private investment.

City Council President Marqueece Harris‑Dawson ordered a review of Los Angeles’ districting after the Supreme Court’s Callais decision, seeking legal risk analysis and data on voter‑fraud prosecutions.

LAUSD denied renewal for Green Dot's Locke College Preparatory Academy; the operator has appealed and the county board will review the case next month.

UC Davis Health’s trauma recovery center was left out of this year’s state grants after Prop. 36 cut into the Prop. 47 savings that fund victim services. Advocates want $34M in bridge money to keep clinics open.

CBA President Kevin Gould warns a budget trailer change and new emergency-forbearance bills could shrink mortgage access and threaten second loans many buyers rely on.

The FDA authorized four Glas e‑cigarette pods — including two non‑tobacco flavors — under strict phone‑based age verification and marketing limits. The move is a narrow test of whether tech can keep flavored vapes out of young hands.

Supervisor Janice Hahn asked the sheriff to estimate the cost of free hygiene kits and to guarantee reliable access to menstrual products for people in LA County jails. She called the push "about health and dignity."

Freddy Escobar sued Mayor Karen Bass, alleging a "campaign of retaliation" after he criticized LAFD staffing and protested the fire chief's ouster.

Federal investigators have opened a Title IX probe into LAUSD to determine whether 'reassignment' rules let accused teachers stay in student-facing roles instead of being removed.

The Long Beach teachers union has injected about $45,000 into the District 5 school board race to back incumbent Diana Craighead and attack conservative challenger Maureen Flaherty. The spending has turned a quiet local contest into a test of curriculum and budget priorities.