A man arrested after an eight‑hour Chatsworth standoff died after being booked at the Van Nuys jail, and LAPD's Force Investigation Division has opened a probe.

A hotel developer paid $5 million for First Baptist Church’s downtown parking lot, putting a key Hill & Locust parcel back on the development map. Neighbors and planners will be watching permit filings and designs.

A San Francisco sheriff’s deputy was charged after a woman in custody at County Jail No. 2 alleged she was groped; prosecutors say surveillance footage supports the claim. The case arrives amid federal lawsuits and renewed scrutiny of jail conditions.