In Hollywood, a mental health approach based on Trieste, Italy, is in the works

A man was killed Friday night when an SUV hit a light pole and overturned on the Costa Mesa (55) Freeway at the 73 Toll Road, the California Highway Patrol said Saturday. The crash on the northbound freeway happened at 11:34 p.m., the CHP said. The man was declared dead at the scene. Information on…

“Joker” opened with police out in heavy force amid concerns about violence.

Starting Oct. 29, curbside pickups for Uber, Lyft and taxi rides will be banned. Travelers leaving LAX will need to board a shuttle bus to a parking lot next to Terminal 1 to catch a ride. Drop-offs at the curb will still be allowed.

A look at California stories from the last week, including Gov. Newsom signing SB 206 to allow college athletes in California to profit from endorsement deals.

A man who forced his way onto an idled train in Fullerton and menaced a conductor was sentenced Friday to jail and probation. Easton Deli Bunch, 27, was sentenced to 296 days in jail followed by three years probation, after pleading guilty earlier this year to a half-dozen criminal charges, including felony assault and misdemeanor…

Hollywood Burbank Airport Drivers for rideshare companies, such as Uber and Lyft, can drop off their passengers curbside like any other mode of transportation at Hollywood Burbank Airport in Burbank. Those drivers can pick up their passengers at a designated pick up area, close to where taxis, shuttles and other services also pick up. It…

A section of the Well of the Scribes sculpture returns to the L.A. Central Library, 50 years after it vanished. The other two pieces are still missing.

LOS ANGELES — A Southern California-based ophthalmology group, its former chief executive and several of its physicians paid $6.65 million to settle allegations that they defrauded public health care programs by billing for unnecessary eye exams, improperly waiving Medicare co-payments and violating other regulations, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Friday. Retina Institute of California…

Jason Van Norman waited for his rideshare driver outside Terminal 3 at Los Angeles International Airport late Friday morning, watching the slow crawl of traffic that was steadily pushing back his expected arrival time back home in Woodland Hills. “Usually in the early mornings it’s no biggie,” he said. “This is probably the worst I’ve…