An audit into Los Angeles’ homelessness services has found a slew of problems within the system.

L.A. City Controller Kenneth Mejia released the Pathways to Permanent Housing Homelessness Audit on Tuesday, which analyzed city-funded interim housing programs that were operational between 2019 and 2023. These included crisis and bridge shelters, A Bridge Home, hotel and motel-based programs and tiny home villages.

KTLA's Omar Lewis reports on Dec. 11, 2024.

Details: https://ktla.com/news/local-news/audit-finds-1-in-4-shelter-beds-in-los-angeles-went-unused-costing-taxpayers-218-million/

A family in San Bernardino County is absolutely devastated at the loss of their 21-year-old son, a father of two young children himself, after they say he was struck by not one but two cars in a deadly hit-and-run accident.

Shelby Nelson reports on Dec. 11, 2024.

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As the Franklin Fire in Malibu continued burning, a displaced newlywed couple, Blake and Michelle Geffen, were forced to evacuate their home, a place they had only recently moved into. When they returned, they discovered everything they owned had been lost to the fire.

KTLA's Sandra Mitchell reports on Dec. 11, 2024.

Details: https://ktla.com/news/local-news/malibu-fire-grows-to-3800-acres-shifts-direction-overnight/

A wind-driven wildfire burning in Malibu grew by hundreds of acres overnight but crews have managed to gain some containment as of Wednesday morning.

This report aired on Dec. 11, 2024.

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The city of Westminster is suing two sitting City Council members for allegedly disrupting meetings. The city's suit claims that Councilmembers Amy Phan West and NamQuan Nguyen create a “dysfunctional and raucous” atmosphere that prevents important items from being considered and voted on during meetings, as reported by LAist.

“The Mayor has been unable to manage their unruly behavior, and repeated efforts to obtain their compliance have failed,” the lawsuit explains, as reported by the outlet. “As a result, the City Council has ended meetings without accomplishing its business, met late into the night, and generally frustrated those interested in responsible, effective conduct of City meetings.”

KTLA's Chip Yost reports on Dec. 11, 2024.

Details: https://ktla.com/news/local-news/westminster-sues-2-council-members-for-dysfunctional-atmosphere-at-city-hall/

Prosecutors say a gun found with Luigi Mangione matches slaying of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. KTLA's Mary Beth McDade has the latest on the investigation. Dec. 11, 2024.

Hannah Kobayashi, who vanished in Los Angeles last month, was located and is safe, her family said in a statement shared by attorney Sara Azari. What we know: https://ktla.com/news/local-news/missing-woman-who-vanished-in-los-angeles-found-safe-family-says/

Luigi Mangione, suspect in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, contested his extradition to New York at a court hearing Tuesday, though it isn’t expected to delay legal proceedings significantly. Police are investigating a fingerprint found on a recovered cellphone, but have not said whether it matches Mangione. Little new information has come out about a possible motive, though writings found in Mangione’s possession hint at a hatred of corporate greed. He remains jailed in Pennsylvania. KTLA 5's Jacqueline Sarkissian reports. (Dec. 11, 2024)

Southern California will get a couple of chances at receiving measurable rain this week and into the weekend.

Henry DiCarlo has KTLA's forecast on Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024.

You might need a bigger cart. At least that’s what Hyundai says of their newly launched partnership with Amazon, where the South Korean automakers now have cars available for purchase. (Dec. 11, 2024)

A wind-driven wildfire burning in Malibu grew by hundreds of acres overnight but crews have managed to gain some containment as of Wednesday morning. Officials held a press conference shortly after 8 a.m. to provide an update to residents on the status of the firefight. (Dec. 11, 2024)

An audit into Los Angeles’ homelessness services has found a slew of problems within the system, including “severe” issues and “vastly inadequate” program management and monitoring. To top it off, over the five-year scope covered in the audit, an average of one in four interim beds – described by officials as “the gateway to permanent housing” – went unused, costing Los Angeles taxpayers an estimated $218 million.  KTLA 5's Omar Lewis reports. (Dec. 11, 2024)