Venice trailer favorite Niche Cafe is opening a storefront at 714 Washington Blvd in Marina del Rey this summer. The team has not yet set a firm opening date.

County inspectors ordered the Beverly Wilshire’s main dining room and an employees’ cafeteria closed after vermin citations; both operations were later cleared to reopen.

HACLA paid about $16.7M for a newly built, 44‑unit ED1 affordable building in Sawtelle, preserving deed‑restricted homes on the Westside.

An elderly man died after an early-morning apartment fire in Ocean Park. Fire crews found the victim inside a fully involved unit; investigators are probing the cause.

A pre-dawn pursuit and police shooting closed northbound I‑405 near Howard Hughes Parkway in Westchester; one person was hospitalized and no officers were injured.

Video shows coyotes in a Venice alley and along the canals, and residents say small pets have been threatened. Animal services urges precautions and reporting.

Marcus Jernmark’s Lielle serves a four‑course, $150 tasting in Pico‑Robertson that pairs Nordic technique with California farmers’ market ingredients.

Demolition has begun at the Palisades Recreation Center as a $40M public‑private rebuild moves forward — and city leaders say the project could reshape how L.A. rebuilds public spaces. The teardown, salvaging of historic bits and the donor‑backed timeline are already stirring support and questions in the neighborhood.

Jason Reitman and a coalition of filmmakers are working with the American Cinematheque on a $25M restoration of Westwood’s Village Theatre, aiming for a 2027 reopening. UCLA students say a campus‑adjacent movie palace could revive Westwood’s social life.

A new MOU with the California Coastal Commission aims to finish Santa Monica’s Local Coastal Program, speeding approvals and returning more project authority to city officials. Work is slated to begin in July with certification targeted for 2027.

A seven-story, 78-unit affordable building is under construction in Santa Monica, combining supportive services with transit-adjacent design and expected mid‑2027 occupancy.

Caltrans data show little drop in LA freeway travel even as pump prices top $6, and modest transit gains haven't lured commuters off the road.

A 500-animal herd of goats and sheep has moved into Malibu’s Big Rock hills to graze invasive brush and create defensible space as part of a $3.2M regional wildfire prevention push.