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  • The L.A. Report
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    Orange County Health officials say another person with measles visited Disneyland last month. A gray wolf has entered LA County for the first time in a century. Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show marks a particularly important cultural — and political moment. Plus, more.

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    Second case of measles in OC, First wolf enters LA County in 100 years, Benito Bowl— Sunday Edition
    Orange County Health officials say another person with measles visited Disneyland last month. A gray wolf has entered LA County for the first time in a century. Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show marks a particularly important cultural — and political moment. Plus, more.

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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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    An early count found fewer people living on the streets in L.A. Details on a SoCal freeway that never came to be. Emily Guerin of LAist's Imperfect Paradise podcast reports on how AI became a Hollywood villain and its early adopters. Plus, more.

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    L.A. homelessness reportedly decreases, The freeway that never was, Inside the debate over AI in Hollywood — The P.M. Edition
    An early count found fewer people living on the streets in L.A. Details on a SoCal freeway that never came to be. Emily Guerin of LAist's Imperfect Paradise podcast reports on how AI became a Hollywood villain and its early adopters. Plus, more.

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  • The L.A. Report
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    Southern California Edison is firing back over a new report about the origin of the Eaton Fire. A suspected gang leader accused of being a mafia-like mastermind heads to court. The new technology that will have you thinking twice, the next time you want to drive in a bus lane. Plus, more.

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    Edison Disputes Eaton origins, Suspected Gang Mastermind goes to Court, Bus Lane Cameras now in Effect — The A.M. Edition
    Southern California Edison is firing back over a new report about the origin of the Eaton Fire. A suspected gang leader accused of being a mafia-like mastermind heads to court. The new technology that will have you thinking twice, the next time you want to drive in a bus lane. Plus, more.

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  • The L.A. Report
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    An LAist investigation reveals an O.C. official harassed and retaliated against an employee over her disability. L.A. Mayor Karen Bass is looking to cut nearly a billion dollars from the city budget. L.A. City Council is also looking to create an homelessness oversight bureau. Plus, more.

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    OC assessor found to have harassed employee; LA eyes almost $1 billion in cuts; City council looks into homelessness oversight — The P.M. Edition
    An LAist investigation reveals an O.C. official harassed and retaliated against an employee over her disability. L.A. Mayor Karen Bass is looking to cut nearly a billion dollars from the city budget. L.A. City Council is also looking to create an homelessness oversight bureau. Plus, more.

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  • The L.A. Report
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    The Department of Justice is backing UCLA students in their antisemitism lawsuit against the school. California's chief justice is fighting back against some of President Trump's plans for immigration raids. The American Kennel Club names the city's most popular dogs. Plus, more.

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    Justice Department sets sight on UCLA, CA's chief justice says no to ICE, the city's most popular dogs — The A.M. Edition
    The Department of Justice is backing UCLA students in their antisemitism lawsuit against the school. California's chief justice is fighting back against some of President Trump's plans for immigration raids. The American Kennel Club names the city's most popular dogs. Plus, more.

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  • The L.A. Report
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    New internet infrastructure is coming to South L.A. Local climate resilience projects are feeling the effects of federal government cuts. L.A.'s spending on legal settlements has gone way up - we break down some of the costliest cases. Plus, more.

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    Faster broadband wires coming to South LA; Federal cuts affect local climate projects; Breaking down LA's costly settlements — The P.M. Edition
    New internet infrastructure is coming to South L.A. Local climate resilience projects are feeling the effects of federal government cuts. L.A.'s spending on legal settlements has gone way up - we break down some of the costliest cases. Plus, more.

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  • The L.A. Report
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    Toxic algae blooms are sickening marine mammals along LA County beaches. The city says overall crime went down last year. We debunk toll road rumors in Rancho Palos Verdes. Plus, more.

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    A Toxic Warning for LA Beaches, City Crime is Down, Debunking Toll Road Rumors -- The A.M. Edition
    Toxic algae blooms are sickening marine mammals along LA County beaches. The city says overall crime went down last year. We debunk toll road rumors in Rancho Palos Verdes. Plus, more.

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  • The L.A. Report
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    A stretch of Wilshire Boulevard is now closed for three weeks for work on the D Line. An immigrant rights group has been protesting, and successfully diverting, ICE agents. And the Dodgers start their season in Japan playing against the Chicago Cubs tomorrow. Plus, more.

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    Wilshire closed for Metro construction; Community patrols watch out for ICE; Dodgers face off in Tokyo — The P.M. Edition
    A stretch of Wilshire Boulevard is now closed for three weeks for work on the D Line. An immigrant rights group has been protesting, and successfully diverting, ICE agents. And the Dodgers start their season in Japan playing against the Chicago Cubs tomorrow. Plus, more.

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  • The L.A. Report
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    Altadena’s main library has reopened. A group of immigrant rights activists is turning up the heat on federal immigration agents. UCLA women's basketball enters the NC-A tournament with its highest position in school history. Plus, more.

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    Altadena Library Reopens, Immigration Activists on Patrol, UCLA Makes March Madness History -- The A.M. Edition
    Altadena’s main library has reopened. A group of immigrant rights activists is turning up the heat on federal immigration agents. UCLA women's basketball enters the NC-A tournament with its highest position in school history. Plus, more.

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