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Californians vote to keep environmental protections, even with the red tape
Backed by business groups, Prop. 45 would have put deadlines on environmental reviews and lawsuits for housing, water, broadband and transit projects.
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How the Karen Bass campaign team is feeling on Election Day 2026
Two LA County Sheriff’s Department personnel wearing headset ear protection wheel hand trucks stacked with white boxes across a landing pad at night. A green-and-gold sheriff’s helicopter sits behind them.
LA County flies ballots by helicopter on election night. Here's why
Nithya Raman smiles as she speaks into a handheld microphone at her election night party. She wears a dark short-sleeved dress with a wide black belt, and string lights and a blurred crowd fill the background. A person in a maroon beret is out of focus in the foreground.
Why a Nithya Raman mayoral win would make history
Jack, a yellow Lab, sniffs a cart stacked with U.S. Postal Service trays of mail ballot envelopes at LA County’s ballot processing center in City of Industry. Shelving with cardboard boxes and a forklift sit in the warehouse behind him.
Why a dog checks LA County’s mail ballots before they’re counted
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Jeff Garlin can thank a gastroenterologist for this special photo
Dozens of electric bikes with fat tires crowd together on a sunlit curb outside a school building, several with bike helmets hanging from their handlebars and one with its rear tire chained. Behind them, a banner on a chain-link fence reads “Newport Theatre Arts” and shows posters for productions including “A Few Good Men” and “Urinetown.”
OC is cracking down on e-bikes
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Will the 2028 Olympics take away from L.A.'s museums? | AirTalk
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Santa Rosa Island fire: The race to save rare Torrey pines
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LA’s fall showstopper is the Chinese flame tree
Olympics Monday
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Airbnb poured more than $6M into the LA mayoral and city attorney races. Its candidates lost
The short-term rental giant spent big on local races ahead of the 2028 Olympics. The two open city council seats are still too close to call
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Follow the fast-moving developments under the Trump Administration.
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Trump replaces Susie Wiles with Stephen Miller as chief of staff after GOP’s midterm defeat
President Donald Trump said Friday that Stephen Miller was replacing Susie Wiles as White House chief of staff, mere days after Republicans lost control of Congress.
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Coastal Commission approves seawall, sand for battered stretch of San Clemente
Orange County Supervisor Katrina Foley hailed the plan as 'a major milestone to save our critical coastal rail corridor and restore San Clemente’s iconic beaches.'
Education
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Cal State’s biggest union reaches a deal with the university system. But not everyone is happy
Around 15,000 members of the California State University Employees Union have to vote to ratify the agreement.
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How LAUSD’s famed coffee cake became this Valley bride’s wedding cake
For her big day, Micki Boden went with an old favorite from her school years — with the help of LAUSD staff.

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Pawn Shop LA: 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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