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Weekend events
47+ min ago (1813+ words) Happy 250th, America! If you're looking for all the fireworks and drone shows you could want, look no further than our local roundup. And read on for more fun July 4 festivities. To celebrate with more than the 1812 Overture, Licorice Pizza has…...
Should the coastal commission get more power over rebuilding after wildfire? Some lawmakers say yes
19+ hour, 23+ min ago (1526+ words) That's how much May Sung estimates it'll cost to rebuild her Pacific Palisades home. With her two-bedroom house atop a hillside abutting the Pacific Ocean, she had what she considered a quaint dwelling since 2005. She doesn't know if she'll rebuild…...
Warehouse fire
21+ hour, 25+ min ago (1748+ words) The backstory: The cause of the fire is still unknown, said LAFD spokesperson Jamie Stewart, but the company believes it started on the warehouse roof as workers from another company serviced rooftop solar panels. That company, Pearce Services, confirmed that…...
Boil water notice
20+ hour, 29+ min ago (1745+ words) Residents in a two-block area of Koreatown are being told to boil their tap water after routine testing found E. coli bacteria in a water sample, the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power announced Wednesday." The boil water notice covers…...
Fatal NYE shooting
17+ hour, 15+ min ago (1782+ words) The backstory: Federal officials have said Brian Palacios, the off-duty ICE officer who shot and killed Porter on New Year's Eve, was acting in self-defense. The two men were neighbors at a Northridge apartment complex where Porter, according to friend…...
DA now has LAPD's findings in fatal shooting by off-duty ICE officer's on New Year's Eve
12+ hour, 57+ min ago (392+ words) The Los Angeles Police Department has completed its investigation into the killing of Keith Porter Jr. , 43, and presented its findings to the District Attorney's Office, according to a statement from the District Attorney's Office. Federal officials have said Brian Palacios,…...
Coastal commission
23+ hour, 24+ min ago (1750+ words) A long road ahead: Rebuilding after disaster has never been easy in California. Fewer than 40% of homes destroyed in the state's most destructive fires from 2017 to 2020 have been rebuilt, according to a 2025 Los Angeles Times investigation. Low insurance payouts, rising…...
State park passes
19+ hour, 57+ min ago (1807+ words) What we know: Each year, lawmakers have had to make the case for including the pass program in the state's budget. This year, however, the budget includes an ongoing appropriation for the program, meaning it will be funded continuously unless…...
LA City Council shelves ballot measure to cancel the "mansion tax" on new apartments
13+ hour, 31+ min ago (1131+ words) Despite multiple efforts to put reforms on the November ballot, Los Angeles voters will not get to decide whether to roll back the city's controversial "mansion tax" on apartment buildings. The L. A. City Council voted 14-0 to shelve a proposed ballot measure…...
LAPD monitoring
20+ hour, 38+ min ago (1711+ words) Use of drones during protests: Detective Michael Hackman, manager of the department's Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems program, told the commissioners that the department has already surpassed 2025's number of flights in the first four months of 2026, indicating LAPD has accelerated…...