The LA Report

In this weekend edition: On today's show, we'll get you up to speed on our Voter Game Plan – and teach you how to use it to make informed decisions in the upcoming elections.

Then, we move on to something a lot of people don’t like to talk about…death. Or more specifically, planning for when we die. Austin Cross talks to some innovative undertakers who are changing the death industry. 

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In this Sunday edition: More on our new "Hidden Curriculum" series. College Pathways reporter Jill Replogle introduces us to a blind woman who didn’t know if college was an option for her...but is now a first-year graduate student. Then, the story of one server from Miami who, little by little, landed herself a scholarship, mentors, and a path to her dream film school.

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What's happening today: State budget surplus nears record $100B; Evacuation orders lifted in Laguna Niguel neighborhoods that were in the path of this week's Coastal Fire; Flags across U.S. to be flown at half-staff to mark one million dead from COVID; Supporters of abortion rights will hold rallies and demonstrations tomorrow across the country; The employees at two local Starbucks have voted to join unions.

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Here's your morning news: O.C. declares local emergency due to Coastal fire in the Laguna Niguel area; Plans for seawater desalination plant in Huntington Beach may be dead, after more than two decades of debate; Soaring inflation pushing up California's minimum wage; Owners of The Landmark on Pico Boulevard in West L.A. say the complex will shut down at end of month; Diamond Bar man pleads not guilty to federal charges that he tried to intimidate a group of peaceful demonstrators at a "Stop Asian Hate" rally last year; L.A. City Hall one of many places where people will be gathering Saturday to protest the potential overturn of Roe v. Wade. 

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What's happening today: At least 20 ocean view homes burned by 200 acre coastal fire; Joe Buscaino withdraws from LA mayor's race, endorses Caruso; Can AirBnB help house the homeless?

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Here's your morning news: O.C. wildfire burns several multi-million dollar homes to the ground; Federal appeals court rules that California's ban on sale of semiautomatic weapons to adults under age 21 is unconstitutional; California Coastal Commission to decide the fate of proposed desalination plant in Huntington Beach; Street cleanup in Pico Union area causing confusion and anxiety for sidewalk vendors; Congressmember and LA mayoral candidate Karen Bass demanding that TV stations pull an ad she describes as "defamatory."

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What's happening today: O.C. releases 2022 "Point in Time" tally of unhoused residents; City Council signs off on $3 billion settlement in lawsuit over the city's efforts to house thousands; LAUSD to require American Sign Language and verbal English classes for hard of hearing students; Eric Garcetti's nomination for India ambassadorship on shaky ground; Senate Republicans and Joe Manchin blocked a Democratic bill today that would have placed access to abortion into federal law.

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Here's your morning news: LAUSD votes to delay COVID vaccine requirement for students twelve and older until 2023; U.S. Senate takes up a bill to codify abortion rights in federal law; West Hills woman accused of killing three due to make first court appearance today Wednesday; State Assemblymember Buffy Wicks wants health insurance plans to cover cost of infertility treatments; Mayor Eric Garcetti announces new water restrictions for L.A.; James Hong becomes oldest performer to get star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

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