Los Angeles County’s unemployment rate ticked down to 5.4% in March as health and education led new hiring while trade and transport shed jobs. Statewide rates eased to 5.3%.

JPMorgan Chase was named the Olympics’ first global banking partner and a founding LA28 sponsor, pledging athlete programs and local investments tied to the 2028 Games.

Audacy will flip 97.1 FM to a sports‑talk format called 97.1 The Fan on May 11; KNX news will continue on AM 1070 and digital streams.

A former Live Nation executive alleges he was fired after flagging inflated venue revenues and improper accounting; he filed a $35 million wrongful‑termination suit in Los Angeles.

Five Los Angeles‑founded firms grew their Texas headcount to nearly 650 and pulled in about $1.26B in 2025, reshaping the market for top legal talent across Dallas, Houston and Austin.

Twelve California Fantasy 5 tickets paid $992,456 this week, topped by a $605,089 Westminster win. Here’s where the winning tickets were sold and how to claim.

Meta Lab plans its first Texas store at the Houston Galleria, bringing demos of Ray-Ban Meta glasses and Quest headsets to Uptown Houston.

Trader Joe’s will pay $7.4 million after some 2019 receipts showed too many card digits. Eligible shoppers have until June 9, 2026 to file claims.

Four California Lottery players won $606,522 in Fantasy 5 payouts last week, with winning tickets sold in Fairfield, Stockton, Riverside and Hawthorne.

A Shell station in Calabasas sold a Powerball ticket worth about $2.24 million after matching five numbers. Winners have 180 days to claim.

A major Carl’s Jr. franchisee in California filed Chapter 11, putting about 65 restaurants into a court-supervised restructuring and raising questions about closures and leases.

Disney is preparing another round of layoffs at its Burbank operations as marketing teams are centralized; reports say cuts could reach roughly 1,000 roles.

LA28 pledged to direct 75% of its addressable contracts to Greater Los Angeles vendors and 25% to small businesses, and offered training and registration guidance for suppliers.