The LA Local

Tim Walz spoke at a fundraiser in Newport Beach on Tuesday that was met with lots of excitement. Plus, the latest consumer index came in below 3% for the first time in three years, there are some changes to the process of buying a home, and L.A. is being criticized over its policies addressing homelessness. The L.A. Local is sponsored by the LA Car Guy family of dealerships. 

A new report slams the way the city of Los Angeles is dealing with the homeless problem while Long Beach now says it will start being more aggressive in cleaning up homeless encampments. 

A multi-million dollar settlement is reached in the case of a girl who says she was abused by fellow students at a Walnut elementary school. Also this evening: Tim Walz campaigns in LA and Orange Counties; and mass layoffs at Paramount.

A group of Jewish pro-Palestinian protesters blocked America's busiest freeway Tuesday morning and were arrested by CHP. Monday's 4.4 earthquake caused some damage to L.A. City Hall. Another cold case murder is solved. A break in the Valley burglaries. And the City Council is looking to ban some kinds of ink cartridges. The L.A. Local is sponsored by the LA Car Guy family of dealerships. 

The sneaker burglars are caught in the act in the Valley and could more school districts in the state ban cellphones. 

Mayor Karen Bass arrives at LAX with the Olympic flag, and starts planning for the Games in four years time. Also this evening: shaking all over So Cal from a 4.4 quake that felt much stronger; and LA County says it's making progress moving homeless people off Skid Row.

Middle of the city, middle of the day - millions of Angelenos got a big jolt. It broke a water pipe at Pasadena City Hall, but there are no reports of major damage. Does the series of recent quakes portend anything about what we're in for in the future? And with the Olympic flag officially in Los Angeles, how realistic is the pipe dream of a car-free 2028 games? The L.A. Local is sponsored by the LA Car Guy family of dealerships. 

It's the first day of school for kids in LA, Burbank and Palmdale plus Mayor Karen Bass is bringing the official Olympic flag back to LA. 

The man who headed up the illegal Gambling operation used by Shohei Ohtani’s interpreter enters guilty pleas to multiple crimes. Also this evening: a Van Nuys man gets a long prison term for attacking police officers at the Capitol on Jan 6th; and a surprise on local gas prices. 

Gov. Gavin Newsom came to L.A. this week to make a show of personally cleaning up a homeless encampment - and while he didn't mention officials by name, made clear he's not happy with L.A.'s stance on his recent push to clear encampments. Former San Francisco mayor Willie Brown says Donald Trump lied about him. Why are gas prices dropping so quickly? And why you might be hearing more sonic booms over SoCal soon. The L.A. Local is sponsored by the LA Car Guy family of dealerships.