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Traffic collisions in LA killed 290 people in 2025, the same year the city wanted to get to zero
It is the second consecutive year of decreases in traffic fatalities on L.A. city streets.
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LA County identifies the ZIP codes hit hardest by ICE. Here’s where they are
Immigration enforcement has hit undocumented and immigrant neighborhoods hardest and hurt small businesses, according to new report

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Inside LA Central Library’s 100-year-old time capsule
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Teacher rebuilds 30-year collection lost to fire
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We drew your memories before the fires
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Why 'Sinners' was the 'final exam' of filmmaking
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Is the 'mansion tax' helping or hurting Los Angeles?
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LAist tries viral bagels from Miopane
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Landlord asks renters’ zodiac signs over credit scores
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Will LA's burned hillsides ever look the same?
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Did The Pitt’s casting directors know they were casting stars’ kids?
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Just how much have street takeovers spun out of control in LA?
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Follow the fast-moving developments under the Trump Administration.
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Why middle-schoolers are joining LA’s anti-ICE protests
The young activists say they’re walking out to stand up for their friends, their families and those who’ve lost their lives at the hands of federal agents
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LA's wildfires: Your recovery guide
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A-Z guide: Housing, insurance, safety and more
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Big decisions are in store for small Altadena water companies and their customers after Eaton Fire
Why California is years late on mandated disaster reports — and why it matters for the next big fire
LA leaders call Trump order on fire response 'political posturing'
Tiny Altadena water company meeting attracts hundreds as solvency hangs in the balance
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Civics & Democracy
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Major shakeup to LA Mayor race: Nithya Raman in; Lindsey Horvath out
Filing deadline for L.A. mayor candidates is noon Saturday. Two major developments hours before have shaken up the race.
Education
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Cal State Dominguez Hills decides not to nix six academic programs
Educators and students worried for months about whether the programs would continue, and if faculty would stay employed.
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The Bakersfield Sound and a dash of LA punk: the California Country style of Dwight Yoakam
LAist caught up with the country star, who recently put on a benefit concert for Children’s Hospital in Los Angeles.
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Let’s hear it for the girls: where to celebrate Galentine's Day in LA
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