Daisuke Nakazawa’s Michelin-backed omakase opens May 13 on Robertson Boulevard, offering a seven-course nigiri tasting and a larger chef’s menu with beverage pairings. Reservations are on Resy.

A Culver City animal control officer was arrested after claiming to be an off‑duty cop and interrupting an LASD traffic stop in Windsor Hills.

Viceroy Santa Monica and More Than Matcha team up for a monthlong Sugar Palm pop-up beginning May 2, featuring a Tropical Mango Matcha and a public morning launch. The menu highlights cream-top Summer Cloud drinks and at-home whisking kits.

Parents and teachers say a proposed SMMUSD plan would move instrumental instruction to 5th grade and shrink upper-elementary pathways, prompting petitions and oversight hearings.

A Los Angeles judge will hear motions Wednesday as prosecutors prepare for a preliminary hearing in the killings of Rob and Michele Reiner. The session could set the next court dates and surface sealed medical filings.

Rivian and Caruso will add more than 150 DC fast chargers across Caruso’s Southern California properties, plus two new Rivian showrooms and ride-and-drive events.

Beverly Hills councilmember John A. Mirisch is stepping down from his LACAHSA seat as the county agency ramps funding. His exit could shift who steers Measure A dollars for local affordable housing.

A UCLA-led analysis finds airborne desert dust traps nearly twice the longwave heat models estimate, a correction that could sharpen weather forecasts and climate projections.

College students across Los Angeles are swapping $30 ride‑hails for free or reduced‑price Metro rides as GoPass and campus U‑Pass programs expand. The savings and new service are changing how young Angelenos move.

LAPD is probing overnight robberies at two 7-Eleven stores in Palms and Westlake; suspects stole cash and fled and no injuries were reported.

Greg and Yunnie Morena are opening West Side Oyster Club at 1355 Ocean Ave this mid‑June, a fast‑casual oyster bar with a raw bar, lobster rolls and a to‑go focus.

The Planning Commission unanimously forwarded a missing‑middle cottage‑court housing plan to City Council that aims to create deed‑restricted workforce units for middle‑income workers.

A Sullivan Canyon farmhouse tied to Diane Keaton and featured in 'The House That Pinterest Built' is listed for $26.9M with reclaimed materials and a private courtyard.