LAUSD approved $250M more in judgment bonds to pay sexual‑misconduct claims, adding to prior borrowing and raising projected long‑term costs above $1 billion.

The City Council voted 8–0 to bar ICE from using city-owned property and paused a county healthcare tax while a committee studies local impacts. Residents and councilmembers pushed for stricter data and surveillance reviews.

City paperwork recommends a three‑year, $106.6M contract with the Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles to run eviction defense as the city implements right‑to‑counsel.

A UCLA analysis finds ICE detentions of Latinos without criminal records rose sharply under Trump, with longer stays, more out-of-state transfers and a much higher deportation rate.

City Council set Jaime Moore's pay at $473,600 as he takes charge of the LAFD amid ongoing scrutiny and a whistleblower lawsuit tied to the Palisades fire.

Rep. Mike Levin will bring Stephanie Quintino, daughter of a Laguna Niguel couple deported after 35 years in the U.S., to the State of the Union to spotlight local enforcement.

The U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear Huntington Beach’s challenge, leaving state court orders that force the city toward a new housing plan and possible rezoning.

A Riverside court ordered Credit One to pay $10.2M after prosecutors accused the bank and its vendors of repeated, harassing debt-collection calls across California.

A woman adopted from Iran in the 1970s has been ordered into immigration court after DHS says she was never naturalized; advocates say the case exposes a law-based gap affecting thousands of adoptees.

Sen. Alex Padilla won more than $24.3M for 25 local projects, funding water cleanup, solar at Pasadena’s library, Long Beach crisis response and more.

Rob Bonta told FOX 11 he didn't know Michael Gates after the former Huntington Beach city attorney — now a statewide AG challenger — publicly urged debates this week.

A judge has halted Los Angeles' push to use AB 630 to seize and dismantle RV homes, saying the law applies to counties — not the city. The decision could force City Hall to defend its plan or wait for a legislative fix.

South Pasadena's council questioned whether Flock Safety's license‑plate readers comply with California privacy and sanctuary laws, and ordered staff to gather vendor records and tighten policy. A follow‑up is scheduled for March 4.