Hollywood recording studio installs cactus planters to break up homeless encampment
The owner of a storied recording studio in Hollywood installed planters to break up and limit an encampment encroaching on his business.
UCLA Chancellor Gene Block faces censure, no-confidence vote as graduation ceremonies start
The vote would largely be symbolic as Chancellor Gene Block announced his retirement this summer.
Pro-Israeli demonstrators rally outside USC as commencement ceremonies start
Hundreds of people marched down Exposition Boulevard and traced around USC's campus.
UCLA's history department denounces universities actions surrounding pro-Palestinian encampment
The heads of the universities met after the fallout stemming from the handling of the arrests and violence at UCLA.
Pro-Palestinian protesters, counter-protesters clash at UCLA
After UCLA declared a pro-Palestinian encampment unlawful, a clash between dozens of protesters and counter-protesters led to one person being driven away in an ambulance. The victim's injuries were unclear.
Victim of deadly Metro stabbing identified as family demands justice
Mirna Arauz, 67, was on her way home from an overnight shift when she was brutally attacked by a man as she exited a Metro B Line train early Monday morning.
Potential ballot measure could stiffen penalties for drug and retail crimes
A group of local leaders and business owners are pitching a ballot measure to reform Prop 47.
Woman at center of murder-suicide investigation posted about apocalypse days before spree
Danielle Cherakiyah Johnson posted about the apocalypse and the eclipse in the days leading up to a tragic sequence of events in which she fatally stabbed her boyfriend, killed one of her two daughters after pushing them onto the 405 Freeway and died in a single-car crash.
How is Metro going to pay for the nearly 3,000 buses needed for the 2028 Olympics?
After a trip to Paris, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass has seen some flashing warning lights as her city prepares to host the 2028 Olympics.
LA County nonprofits step in to help women recently released from prison
A pair of nonprofits are opening a new house to help women recently released from prison.
West Hollywood approves plan to allow only "Lime" scooters to operate in the city
City leaders approved a plan to allow only one company, Lime, to operate scooters in the city after the once-popular e-scooter company Bird filed for bankruptcy.
Federal law enforcement announces initiative aimed at increasing prosecution of violent crimes
The new initiative, Operation Safe Cities, is being launched by the office of United States Attorney Martin Estrada, who says that program will encourage local law enforcement agencies to send violent crime cases involving firearms to federal prosecutors, which could lead to stiffer sentences.
Conservative Orange Unified School District members concede defeat after recall vote
A pair of conservative Orange Unified School District board members have conceded defeat after they faced a recall vote in the primary elections earlier this month.
Proposition 1 vote remains too close to call
The votes are still being counted for Proposition 1, which aims to overhaul California's response to the homeless crisis, and after a week of tallying, the results are far closer than anyone expected.
California Republicans respond to Biden's fiery State of the Union speech
California GOP said the policies President Joe Biden pushed during the address set America down the wrong path.