In Brief
One recent study estimates that nearly one in five Angelenos are undocumented or live with an undocumented family member.
Today on AirTalk, Senator Alex Padilla talks about the green-lighted racial profiling by the SCOTUS for immigration enforcement in LA; why CA's science test scores are dropping; how the Catholic sainthood has evolved; how to discuss the grief of suicide; should sirens return to cellphones?; and where the best neighborhoods in SoCal for food are.
Larry Mantle and LAist film critics Lael Loewenstein and Christy Lemire review this weekend’s latest movie releases in theaters and on streaming platforms.
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Over the past three years, Los Angeles Recreation and Parks has expanded opportunities for youths with disabilities to catch a wave, build confidence and learn water safety. -
Proponents of stricter requirements for voter identification point to incidents like this as evidence that it's easy to skirt California’s voting rules.
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The union representing the restaurant's workers announced Tuesday that The Pantry will welcome back patrons Thursday after suddenly shutting down six months ago.
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The San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to approve the Moon Camp project’s tentative tract map and environmental impact report.
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The waste was likely dumped alongside barrels of DDT discovered in recent years. Its chemical makeup has changed the types of organisms that live on the ocean bottom.
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At the Port of Los Angeles, the ocean’s waves area creating renewable energy in a pilot project by the company Eco Wave Power.
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Why California might preserve in-state tuition rates for community college students who get deportedA bill in the state Legislature would allow deported community college students to continue their coursework online at in-state rates. DACA recipients who are denied re-entry to the U.S. would also be eligible.
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Pagliacci at POP, Casablanca screens at the Roosevelt, A/VOID at Chromosonic Field, John Cleese in Anaheim and more.
Watchdog Wednesday
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Recent protests show major gaps in enforcement of California’s existing protest laws.
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With hundreds of claims still pending and the county on the hook for payouts, here’s what we know about the burden facing Orange County taxpayers.
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California law that sets guardrails on use of force at protests relies on the police to police themselves.
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Latest from the White House
Follow the fast-moving developments under the Trump Administration.
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The Make America Healthy Again Commission is proposing more than 100 moves to address the root causes of childhood chronic disease. Critics say other Trump administration moves contradict the goals. -
The U.S. likely added 900,000 fewer jobs in the 12 months ending in March than had been reported, according to a preliminary Labor Department report.
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The U.S. Supreme Court lifted restrictions on immigration raids in Southern California.
LA's wildfires: Your recovery guide
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Your game plan for what happens next. LAist will be there every step of the way.
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When lightning strikes are abundant, so are wildfires — some in remote places across the state. Scientists warn there may be more in the future.
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Emergency alerts can save your life, but January's fires in L.A. highlighted the limits of cellphone warnings.
Featured events
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Cookbooks don’t just provide instructions for recipes; they connect food with storytelling, both visual and narrative, and are your kitchen guides to help create delicious memories with family and friends. Cookbook LIVE takes these stories from the page to the stage.
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On October 11, comedian Drew Lynch (he/him), plus surprise guest experts will join J. Keith and Helen for a trivia show like no other!
Civics & Democracy
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The two Los Angeles mayors have known each other for more than five decades.
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Lawmakers, oil industry leaders and environmental justice groups are meeting behind closed doors to try to reach a deal to extend California’s landmark cap-and-trade program.
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The City Clerk says a referendum to overturn a minimum wage ordinance failed to gather enough valid signatures. The business group behind it is alleging foul play.
Education
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Eighth grade students lost all gains in science since 2009, the first year the test was given.
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A new bill would give officials more tools to identify and combat sexual abuse and educate students to better identify the most common signs of grooming behavior.
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University officials say they’re betting on the center to expose more first-generation college students to artificial intelligence, robotics and more.
Featured Podcast
Former Orange County Supervisor Andrew Do is in prison. What questions remain?
Disgraced former Orange County supervisor Andrew Do reported to federal prison in Arizona on August 15th. Do had been found guilty of accepting bribes in exchange for directing millions of taxpayer dollars to a nonprofit that was supposed to be feeding hungry seniors during the COVID-19 pandemic. Millions of those dollars were diverted elsewhere. Now that Do is in prison, LAist Watchdog Correspondent Nick Gerda joins us to discuss what questions remain in the case, how much money is expected to be recovered and who else might be held accountable for the scandal.
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Explore LA
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Long Beach: it’s way more than Snoop Dogg and the Queen Mary.
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Tafoya continued to push the '50s and '60s music styles into the modern era.
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The British passenger ship was popular with luxury travelers for decades, but it was also a distinguished wartime vessel.
Food
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The food hall announced it will shut its doors in November.
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With less to prove than LA, the city is becoming a center of impressive culinary creativity.
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The club began as a way for the city’s rich and famous to share a meal and have fun.
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Commercial supersonic flight was all the rage in the 1960s, but officials had to get creative to avoid sound problems.
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A new creative residency aims to bring multidisciplinary artists to a 500-square-foot cabin in Tujunga.
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The mural is called A Better and More Beautiful World, and the group that commissioned it is pushing for its restoration after it was vandalized.
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This weekend features three top-10 matchups, the most ever for an opening weekend in college football history. And Arch Manning, the most hyped player of a generation, will start for the first time.
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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, in Washington, D.C., delayed enforcing its decision, which is expected to be appealed to the Supreme Court.
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Economists and others worry about politicizing jobs and inflation data after Trump firing of Bureau of Labor Statistics chief and nomination of partisan replacement.
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Here's your recap of what happened in the leadership shakeup at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention this week.
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The historic day is the subject of a play put on in collaboration with local Chicano community college students.
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The rate will increase from $3 per square foot to $7 starting Monday.
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There's a SpaceX rocket launch scheduled for about 10 p.m., so you may hear loud sounds.
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The task force, made up of six different state agencies, is the latest effort by the Newsom administration to remove homeless encampments from California’s streets.
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Some worry about more regulations on an already struggling industry. We spoke to a co-sponsor of a new bill that would require notices and local restaurateurs about the idea.
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