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Since the proclamation took effect, the state has approved 218 wildfire safety projects covering more than 40,000 acres. Gov. Gavin Newsom has extended a key provision of an emergency order that allows certain wildfire prevention projects to move through state approval more quickly, following destructive firestorms...

Of the estimated job losses, about 6,590 occurred within the downtown curfew zone, with the remaining 5,140 spread across other parts of the county. Los Angeles County has awarded $1.53 million in grants to 367 small businesses in the first round of a new relief program aimed at businesses that officials say were...

Los Angeles has rewritten the rules of rent control for the first time in 40 years, tightening how much landlords can raise prices on hundreds of thousands of apartments. The overhaul marks a decisive shift in a city where rents have long outpaced wages, and where housing costs now shape everything from commutes to...

New data shows how real estate investors are changing the housing market in areas destroyed by the Palisades and Eaton fires.

A suspect was shot and killed by Los Angeles police during a physical altercation with officers Wednesday night in San Pedro, authorities said.

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Californians will see the minimum wage increase to $16.90 per hour starting Jan. 1. The adjustment — a boost of 40 cents per hour — was calculated in August by the Department of Finance as part of its minimum wage annual review required...

Newly-released body camera video captured the moment gunfire was exchanged between a suspect and LAPD officers in Canoga Park.

A California couple has filed a lawsuit against a prestigious K–12 private school, alleging that long-standing safety failures in the school’s parking lot led to the death of their 15-year-old son. On Tuesday, Dec. 30, an attorney for Adam Silverman and Louise Bonnet filed a complaint against Campbell Hall, an...

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Fridge-less apartments dotting the pricey California rental market will soon be a head-scratching relic. Beginning Jan. 1, landlords will be required to provide all apartments with a working stove and refrigerator thanks to a new state...

Tents have returned to the sidewalk in front of the former 99 Cents Only Store building at 6121 Wilshire Blvd., where the city formerly removed an encampment last April just west of Fairfax Avenue. The city has been monitoring the site, which stayed clear for nearly eight months until a...