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LA college students face a tough housing market. So why are so many beds at CSU Los Angeles empty?
The California State University 2025 Systemwide Housing plan said there’s a need for about 500 beds at the campus. But we found many existing beds aren't being used.
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$10M fundraiser preserves Big Bear land from home development
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Groundbreaking L.A. artist Betye Saar has died at 99
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LA homelessness increased by almost 8% after 2 years of declines
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Eating our way through the OC Fair 2026. Here's the best bites
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Why LA released 30,000 more mosquitoes on purpose
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Feds seek to drop case against LA labor leader
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Argentine and Uruguayan street food gets a new home at ALTO's bar
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Trump administration threatens to gut Head Start rules, affecting 70,000 kids in California
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Airbnb, the LAPD union, a landlord giant: Where the money's coming from in LA's race for mayor
The largest spending so far appears to be Airbnb in support of Karen Bass, and the LAPD officers’ union and a major landlord company against Nithya Raman.
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The Boyle Heights warehouse fire ruined their summer. Now students want a ‘normal’ school year
Boyle Heights families have faced smoke, stench and pests. Los Angeles Unified says after deep cleaning, their campuses are safe.
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LA's legendary Cinerama Dome will reopen, bouncing back from pandemic bankruptcy
"People think of this as the ultimate Hollywood experience," says Escott Norton, former executive director of the Los Angeles Historic Theatre Foundation.
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Pawn Shop: The Hollywood sports bar with a James Beard chef
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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    Homelessness increased in Los Angeles this year following two previous years of declines, according to the recently released 2026 “point-in-time” homeless count. It’s a setback for the region, and for L.A. Mayor Karen Bass who’s touted prior declines as evidence that her approach to addressing the homelessness crisis is working. But is it really? On this episode of Imperfect Paradise, LAist reporter Aaron Schrank examines how the count is conducted, why it matters so much, and who’s responsible for its results.
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