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    Costal flooding hit parts of Newport Beach today amid a costal flooding advisory. L.A. Mayor Karen Bass calls for an audit on LADWP's rate structure to give customers relief on high cost. Long Beach Unified had decided to close two elementary school at the end of the school year. Plus, more on Evening Edition.

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    Costal flooding hits OC, LA Mayor calls LADWP audit, Long Beach Unified cuts— Evening Edition
    Costal flooding hit parts of Newport Beach today amid a costal flooding advisory. L.A. Mayor Karen Bass calls for an audit on LADWP's rate structure to give customers relief on high cost. Long Beach Unified had decided to close two elementary school at the end of the school year. Plus, more on Evening Edition.

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    How the next L.A mayor could shakeup the 2028 Olympics. LAUSD is hosting more meetings next week to consider closing schools. The Pentagon's latest batch of UFO files are focusing on a SoCal island.

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    How the next LA Mayor could shakeup LA28, LAUSD meets to discuss school closures. UFO's on Catalina Island?— Afternoon Edition
    How the next L.A mayor could shakeup the 2028 Olympics. LAUSD is hosting more meetings next week to consider closing schools. The Pentagon's latest batch of UFO files are focusing on a SoCal island.

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    The coasts are bracing for potentially record-setting high tides. The battle over California voter rolls heads to a federal appeals court where judges seem skeptical of the Trump Administration. The first set of speed cameras go live in LA. Plus, more on Morning Edition.

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    Potentially record-setting high tides, CA voter roll battle, Stafford sets Rams TD record— Morning Edition
    The coasts are bracing for potentially record-setting high tides. The battle over California voter rolls heads to a federal appeals court where judges seem skeptical of the Trump Administration. The first set of speed cameras go live in LA. Plus, more on Morning Edition.

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    A hearing is scheduled today on whether California must comply with a Justice Department order to remove about 20,000 people it says are noncitizens from the voter rolls. High tides are expected starting this weekend, and coastal communities are preparing. For Halloween next weekend, consider an auction of Harry Houdini memorabilia or a haunted walk in Angelino Heights.

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    DoJ voter fraud claims, More high tides coming, Haunted walks -- Sunday Edition
    A hearing is scheduled today on whether California must comply with a Justice Department order to remove about 20,000 people it says are noncitizens from the voter rolls. High tides are expected starting this weekend, and coastal communities are preparing. For Halloween next weekend, consider an auction of Harry Houdini memorabilia or a haunted walk in Angelino Heights.

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    A number of California counties have been ordered to identify non-citizen voters by the Trump Administration amid an ongoing legal battle. Union members of the California Faculty Association will vote on whether to authorize a strike as negotiations with the CalState system have stalled. Diving into Pasadena’s stranger side of ghost stories and ritual magic. Plus, more.

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    CA counties ordered to ID non-citizens, CalState faculty strike vote, Strange Pasadena — Saturday Edition
    A number of California counties have been ordered to identify non-citizen voters by the Trump Administration amid an ongoing legal battle. Union members of the California Faculty Association will vote on whether to authorize a strike as negotiations with the CalState system have stalled. Diving into Pasadena’s stranger side of ghost stories and ritual magic. Plus, more.

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    L.A Mayor Karen Bass signed an executive directive today to create the city's first ever unified call center for crisis response. Raid response network SELA releases their numbers on ICE documentation. The Metro board voted to rename the Pershing Square Metro station after Bridget “Biddy” Mason, a woman who went from enslavement to owning much of what’s now downtown Los Angeles. Plus, more on Evening Edition.

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    Bass creates crisis call center, ICE documentation, Pershing Square station renamed — Evening Edition
    L.A Mayor Karen Bass signed an executive directive today to create the city's first ever unified call center for crisis response. Raid response network SELA releases their numbers on ICE documentation. The Metro board voted to rename the Pershing Square Metro station after Bridget “Biddy” Mason, a woman who went from enslavement to owning much of what’s now downtown Los Angeles. Plus, more on Evening Edition.

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    New data shows Uber and Lyft drivers are working less since Waymos came around. The O.C. book fair is coming back next month. And a smashburger at Grand Central Market is taking on a Filipino twist.

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    Uber and Lyft drivers work less with Waymos, OC book fair returns, The lumpia smashburger taking over Grand Central Market— Afternoon Edition
    New data shows Uber and Lyft drivers are working less since Waymos came around. The O.C. book fair is coming back next month. And a smashburger at Grand Central Market is taking on a Filipino twist.

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    SoCal is cleaning up from all kinds of wicked weather including lightning hail and more. Plus, a major federal bust in the Southland targeting billions in alleged medical fraud. Rob Bonta announces his own crackdown and says the feds aren't giving California any credit. Plus, more on Morning Edition.

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    Tornado-like damage across SoCal, Dueling federal & state fraud busts, Cole's French Dip returns— Morning Edition
    SoCal is cleaning up from all kinds of wicked weather including lightning hail and more. Plus, a major federal bust in the Southland targeting billions in alleged medical fraud. Rob Bonta announces his own crackdown and says the feds aren't giving California any credit. Plus, more on Morning Edition.

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