Culver City’s council will consider a citizen‑filed sliding‑scale parcel tax on July 13 that backers say would raise about $18M a year for local schools.

A man was killed in a Mar Vista home invasion; investigators say he was targeted and LAPD detectives are investigating.

Council will consider a $495 parcel tax for schools, rent‑control charter measures, downtown zoning changes and closed‑door Civic Auditorium talks at the July 14 meeting.

A home under construction in Pacific Palisades caught fire Friday; crews knocked it down and no injuries were reported.

A $1 million Mendez Family gift gives new momentum to a $50M campaign to convert a Westwood hotel into a Ronald McDonald House serving families at UCLA and Cedars‑Sinai. The donation also nets a named rooftop lounge.

A man and a woman were found shot inside a Westwood home Friday. LAPD says detectives are treating the deaths as a possible murder‑suicide.

Block Fest Vol. V takes over the Third Street Promenade on July 11 with DJs, a growing night market, food vendors and World Cup watch parties. The free event is aimed at driving evening foot traffic back to downtown merchants.

Three armed men broke into Jamari Spencer's Mar Vista home early Friday and fled with roughly $200,000 in clothing, watches and electronics.

A man jumped from the Lincoln Boulevard overpass onto westbound I-10 Thursday night and was fatally struck; a SigAlert closed lanes for hours while police investigated.

A late wave of World Cup bookings boosted occupancy and rates at many Los Angeles hotels this week, easing fears after slow early sales. The rebound was uneven across neighborhoods.

Santa Monica police used the city's SMART Center and a K9 to locate a vehicle wanted in a Whittier armed‑robbery probe; one person was arrested and later turned over to Whittier police.

LAFD crews responded to a Bel Air house fire Thursday morning at 15510 W Azzure Ct; the department said no injuries were reported. Multiple engine and battalion units worked the scene.

Meow Wolf has partnered with L.A. animation studio Titmouse to supply original animation for its West L.A. exhibition, a move that leans into more cinematic storytelling.