3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (242+ words) Hot, humid conditions will grip Los Angeles County through at least Thursday, with forecasters warning that unusually high overnight temperatures and elevated moisture will make the heat feel more oppressive than the daytime numbers alone suggest. The National Weather Service…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (419+ words) The city of Santa Monica is searching for a cafe operator to run the historic Camera Obscura Building on Ocean Avenue, opening a competition that will help shape the future of a coastal landmark set to double as Switzerland's official…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (863+ words) California may protect young people facing criminal allegations from deceptive law enforcement techniques by limiting how police use undercover agents in custody. The Legislature last week passed a bill that would prohibit law enforcement agencies from targeting certain people under…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (333+ words) Student homelessness in Los Angeles County climbed nearly 30% in a single school year, far outpacing state and national trends, according to new UCLA research warning that the crisis is deepening just as the funding built to address it runs dry....

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (531+ words) There was a time, not too many years ago, when drafting and enacting California’s budgets was a fairly transparent and straightforward process. It’s difficult to pinpoint exactly when the process became opaque and the budget became a hodgepodge of phantom…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (349+ words) When Californians voted to reduce drug penalties in 2014, it likely had the unintended consequence of also increasing homelessness in the state, according to a new report. “Ever since Prop. 47 was passed in 2014, there’s been a lot of critics of that…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (163+ words) Rapiscan, a Los Angeles-based security inspection company and a division of OSI Systems Inc., has been named the Official Provider of Physical Screening and Security Technology Hardware/Software Solutions of the LA28 Olympic and Paralympic Games, as well as an Official…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (181+ words) Los Angeles Metro recorded 25,847,617 boardings in July, about 2 million more than in July 2025 and an increase of 8.79%, the transit agency reported. Weekend travel drove much of the growth. Saturday ridership rose 10.63% to average 694,263 boardings, while Sunday ridership grew 8.77% to 597,114. Average…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (280+ words) The ocean breeze that has long made Santa Monica a refuge from Southern California's inland heat is offering little protection this week, as an extreme heat wave grips the region and pushes temperatures in the beach city well above normal....

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (561+ words) Affordable housing built in Santa Monica over the past fiscal year outpaced the city's minimum requirements by a wide margin, according to a new report presented to the City Council, even as the number of affordable units awaiting construction approval…...