Vui Ve is expanding to Brentwood, set to take over the former Pita Bar + Grill at 1168 S. Barrington. The DTLA‑born Vietnamese brand will open its third LA location.

A Los Angeles County deputy constable collapsed and died after subduing a drunk outside Linda Vista Park on June 10, 1906, county memorial records show.

A Bruce Bolander–designed Pacific Palisades estate listed just under $20M led last week’s luxury pending deals in L.A. County. The week’s activity totaled roughly $185M at the top end.

A parked car at Appian Way and Arcadia Terrace yielded a loaded handgun, nitrous tank and drugs; four under-21 occupants were arrested.

Will Rogers State Historic Park reopened and hosted a Route 66 centennial kickoff, turning the scars of the Palisades Fire into a visible sign of recovery. Community groups and preservationists used the visit to spotlight the park’s next chapter.

Palisades Park in Santa Monica is seeing a surge of bold ground squirrels. Officials and wildlife rehabbers say visitor handouts — often junk food — are fueling the boom.

A veteran LAX flight attendant says American Airlines fired her over a disputed first‑class snack‑cart allegation and has filed an age‑discrimination lawsuit.

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.