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  • The L.A. Report
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    L.A. City Councilmember Nithya Raman has entered the mayoral race just hours before the deadline. Thousands of students joined walkouts Friday to protest the Trump administration’s militarized crackdown on immigrants. Singer-songwriter Dwight Yoakam talks about coming up in the clubs of L.A. and the San Fernando Valley and benefit concert for Children’s Hospital Los Angeles. Plus, more

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    LA mayoral race shakeup, Students protest ICE, Dwight Yoakam's LA roots — Saturday Edition
    L.A. City Councilmember Nithya Raman has entered the mayoral race just hours before the deadline. Thousands of students joined walkouts Friday to protest the Trump administration’s militarized crackdown on immigrants. Singer-songwriter Dwight Yoakam talks about coming up in the clubs of L.A. and the San Fernando Valley and benefit concert for Children’s Hospital Los Angeles. Plus, more

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  • The L.A. Report
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    L.A. students are walking out of their schools today to protest ICE. State lawmakers are looking to ban immigration enforcement agents from working in local law enforcement. California's biggest children's hospital system is ending gender-affirming care today. Plus, more from Evening Edition.

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    Students walk out to protest ICE, Bill would ban immigration agents from joining police, CHOC ends gender-affirming care today — Evening Edition
    L.A. students are walking out of their schools today to protest ICE. State lawmakers are looking to ban immigration enforcement agents from working in local law enforcement. California's biggest children's hospital system is ending gender-affirming care today. Plus, more from Evening Edition.

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  • The L.A. Report
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    Some L.A. parents are upset over plans to shutter city-run preschools. LA's agency managing homeless services offers workers volunteer buyouts. The Marine Mammal Care Center updates us on SoCal's toxic algae bloom. Plus more.

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    Los Angeles plans to close city-run preschools, LAHSA lays off workers, Update on SoCal's toxic algae bloom — The P.M. Edition
    Some L.A. parents are upset over plans to shutter city-run preschools. LA's agency managing homeless services offers workers volunteer buyouts. The Marine Mammal Care Center updates us on SoCal's toxic algae bloom. Plus more.

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  • The L.A. Report
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    A federal hearing over the future of LA's homelessness funding is getting contentious. A new strain of COVID is in California and its highly contagious. Wildfire survivors are missing out on their tax refunds. Plus more.

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    Contentious hearing on LA homelessness, New COVID strain in CA, Missing tax refunds for wildfire survivors— The A.M. Edition
    A federal hearing over the future of LA's homelessness funding is getting contentious. A new strain of COVID is in California and its highly contagious. Wildfire survivors are missing out on their tax refunds. Plus more.

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  • The L.A. Report
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    Orange County is close to finalizing next year's budget. An ambitious gondola project has been proposed for Irvine's Great Park. Orange County agencies are reviewing contracts approved under former Supervisor Andrew Do's supervision. Plus more.

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    Orange County prepares next year's budget, Irvine's ambitious gondola project is under scrutiny, New LAist report investigates Orange County contracts linked to Andrew Do — The P.M. Edition
    Orange County is close to finalizing next year's budget. An ambitious gondola project has been proposed for Irvine's Great Park. Orange County agencies are reviewing contracts approved under former Supervisor Andrew Do's supervision. Plus more.

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  • The L.A. Report
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    The future of LA's homelessness spending is in the hands of a federal judge. Mayor Karen Bass is demanding action after a mob of vandals lets loose on Downtown LA. A school district tries to skirt state laws over transgender children. Plus more.

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    A judge considers LA's homelessness funding, Bass demands vandal arrests, Parental notifications of transgender children— The A.M. Edition
    The future of LA's homelessness spending is in the hands of a federal judge. Mayor Karen Bass is demanding action after a mob of vandals lets loose on Downtown LA. A school district tries to skirt state laws over transgender children. Plus more.

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  • The L.A. Report
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    An update to the troubled Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall. L.A. has a new plan to phase out oil drilling. And a Boyle Heights group tackles the neighborhood strays, one kitty at a time. Plus more.

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    Update to troubled Los Padrinos, LA's new plan to phase out oil drilling, Boyle Heights group cares for cat colonies— The P.M. Edition
    An update to the troubled Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall. L.A. has a new plan to phase out oil drilling. And a Boyle Heights group tackles the neighborhood strays, one kitty at a time. Plus more.

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  • The L.A. Report
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    The Southland honors the heroes who sacrificed everything on the battlefield. Mayhem in downtown LA, when a concert turns into mob-fueled chaos. Why California is facing a shortage of veterinarians. Plus more.

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    Memorial Day across SoCal, Mob of vandals hit downtown LA, CA's veterinarian shortage— The A.M. Edition
    The Southland honors the heroes who sacrificed everything on the battlefield. Mayhem in downtown LA, when a concert turns into mob-fueled chaos. Why California is facing a shortage of veterinarians. Plus more.

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  • The L.A. Report
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    That loud boom last night? It was a SpaceX spacecraft coming back to earth. L.A. artist Robert Vargas, known for his Shohei Ohtani and Fernando Venezuela murals, has a new subject: Altadena. In an essay, host Josie Huang puts into words the experience of seeing her family lot in Altadena cleared. And more.

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    Sonic boom, Robert Vargas's new mural, Seeing your burned lot cleared — Sunday Edition
    That loud boom last night? It was a SpaceX spacecraft coming back to earth. L.A. artist Robert Vargas, known for his Shohei Ohtani and Fernando Venezuela murals, has a new subject: Altadena. In an essay, host Josie Huang puts into words the experience of seeing her family lot in Altadena cleared. And more.

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  • The L.A. Report
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    An ordinance that would raise minimum wage for hotel and airport workers in L.A. heads to Mayor Karen Bass's desk. Some victims of the San Diego small plane crash have been identified. Turn on, drop out and tune in to the sound of nature to better your mental health. And more.

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    Hotel worker wages, SD plane crash victims, Better mental health through nature sounds — Saturday Edition
    An ordinance that would raise minimum wage for hotel and airport workers in L.A. heads to Mayor Karen Bass's desk. Some victims of the San Diego small plane crash have been identified. Turn on, drop out and tune in to the sound of nature to better your mental health. And more.

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