SMMUSD is poised to cut more than 27 FTE, including early reading interventionists and dozens of custodians, prompting parent and union pushback ahead of Thursday’s board vote.

The City Council voted to ask the city attorney to draft code changes that could let officials clear encampments from Very High Fire Severity Zones after fire-department data flagged rising rubbish fires.

A shuttered fast‑food site on Pico is proposed to be replaced by 85 apartments, including 15 very‑low‑income units.

Mayor Karen Bass said LA28 chair Casey Wasserman should step down, and some Angelenos have since demanded she resign amid Palisades fire fallout.

Metro approved a tunneled Sepulveda heavy‑rail line that could cut Valley‑to‑Westside trips to under 20 minutes and ease the 405's chokehold.

A 1957-built Santa Monica apartment complex at 537 San Vicente Blvd is back on the market for $16.995M, with 33 residential units, a pool and parking.

A person was shot Friday outside the Westfield Culver City mall near Macy's; police asked people to avoid the area while investigators responded.

A welfare check at an Ocean Avenue apartment in Santa Monica uncovered two deceased adults; investigators say the deaths appear to be a murder‑suicide. Detectives are leading the probe.

Homeowners in Benedict Canyon say Ortiz Consulting filed dozens of multimillion‑dollar mechanics liens that are blocking sales and prompting a police investigation.

Louma Bakery, a nonprofit operation, is opening at 3223 Wilshire Blvd in Santa Monica with sourdough, pastries and an inclusive hiring model.

Highland Park’s Joy has filed for a liquor‑license application to open at 418 Wilshire Blvd in Santa Monica, moving into the former Wahoo’s Fish Taco space. No opening date has been announced.

Newly released Justice Department documents show UCLA adjunct Mark Tramo exchanged emails with Jeffrey Epstein, prompting protests, a petition and a canceled class. The professor says he regrets the messages now under review.

Two people died in an early-morning rollover on southbound I-405 near Westchester, LAFD says. The crash closed lanes and snarled the Westside commute.