The LA Local

Several new laws designed to stop street races and takeovers are now on the books in California and President Biden addresses the United Nations for the last time.

Governor Gavin Newsom signed a bill to restrict the use of cell phones in schools across California, set to take effect in 2026. Botanical bandits are stealing succulents from the wild, and experts from the Huntington Botanical Gardens say it's hurting the environment. And according to a lawsuit filed by California Attorney General Rob Bonta, energy giant ExxonMobil is operating a decades-long "campaign of deception" regarding how much plastic waste the company can recycle, causing irreversible environmental damage.

The California attorney general is suing ExxonMobil, claiming its plastic recycling side business is not what it claims to be. There's a new plastic bag ban in California, and this time even those thicker bags will be gone - but not until 2026. If you smelled smoke on the west side today, we'll tell you where it was coming from. And who's stealing succulents? The L.A. Local is sponsored by the LA Car Guy family of dealerships. 

A man has been shot in the leg during an attempted robbery in the South Coast Plaza parking lot and it's the end of plastic bags at grocery stores in the state. 

Manhattan Beach police are investigating a brazen theft of $1 million in cash taken from a victim's car while dropping off their kid at school, leaving everyone with a few burning questions. Squatters and vandals have taken over a multimillion-dollar mansion in the Hollywood Hills - the people who live nearby want the city to take action. And eight firefighters with the Orange County Fire Authority were injured in a crash on Thursday night - we get an update on their condition.

A mansion on Mulholland Drive has been taken over by aggressive squatters and covered in graffiti, and neighbors say they want the owner's father, who owns the Philadelphia Phillies, to do something about it. Who brings a million dollars in cash to their kid's school? That's what cops in Manhattan Beach want to know because it got stolen. What will Gov. Newsom do about a sweeping AI bill sitting on his desk? The L.A. Local is sponsored by the LA Car Guy family of dealerships. 

Several firefighters have been injured when their truck rolled over in Orange County and police are investigating a murder in Venice.   

Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani makes MLB history by becoming the first player with 50 homers and 50 stolen bases in a single season. Despite forced shutoffs amid land movement, Southern California Edison admits to mistakenly sending power bills to Rancho Palos Verdes customers. And some good news for SoCal residents living in areas impacted by intense wildfires.