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Recent rulings have struck down requirements in L.A. and Pasadena for landlords to pay thousands of dollars to tenants who couldn’t afford large rent hikes.
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The library is now looking for community feedback for the city’s new 2026 time capsule.
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Follow the fast-moving developments under the Trump Administration.
An ACLU report looks at widespread use of force in immigration enforcement in the first year of President Trump's return to office.
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Trump has sowed doubt about the security of American elections for years, long contending, without evidence, that he won the 2020 election. -
Trump used California as example of what he calls the "insanity" of current voting in the U.S. Yes, California takes time to count all the ballots. There's a good reason.
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Conflict in the Middle East
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The U.S. and Iran expanded their targets in the latest round of strikes on Friday, as fighting over the control of the Strait of Hormuz reignites fears of an all-out war. -
The U.S. and Iran traded fire for the sixth consecutive day on Thursday with U.S. strikes targeting Iranian command centers and missile sites, and Iran targeting U.S. military bases in Gulf countries, as both sides intensified attacks over control of the Strait of Hormuz. -
The U.S. military announced it will begin its blockade of Iranian ships over the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday, as Iran vowed to assert its own control over critical waterway.
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There are expected to be at least two countywide ballot measures, plus a swath of additional measures for the city of L.A.
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Some Democrats are leery about stifling business if Californians are allowed to sue corporations over monopolization
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A growing number of professors are pushing the UC to reinstate the SAT for undergraduate admissions, which the Board of Regents removed from the admissions process in 2020.
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District leaders across L.A. County are considering whether to ask voters to approve property tax increases this November to fund school repairs and renovations. -
Education Secretary Linda McMahon issued guidance following a KQED-ProPublica investigation.
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Explore LA
Ascot Hills Park could have been a giant sports complex. How a group of volunteers turned it into a 93-acre nature reserve.
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“Luceros y Penumbras” was born from L.A. artist Daniel González’s experiences growing up in Boyle Heights and visiting family in Mexico. -
Caltech’s Kerckhoff Marine Laboratory looks like it’s been teleported in from another time and place. It’s open for public visits this summer.
Food
LAist sat down with two of the minds behind Pawn Shop, a new sports bar on Melrose with menu items like pickle-brined fried chicken and caviar.
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Obsessive sourcing, a tight menu, USDA Prime over mesquite — and a $7 taco. Inside the most ambitious new taco stand in L.A. -
Everything to know about tickets, sessions and vendors of your favorite side dish at The Autry.
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