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The court decision Thursday is the latest in an ongoing fight over whether the L.A. region’s lead homeless services agency can access and direct federal dollars.
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Criminal Justice
One prosecuted a man shot by an ICE officer in South L.A. The other missed court deadlines in another man's detention case.
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Michael Angel Alvarez was working for the city of L.A. on contract when he was accused of being a gang leader. He says he was preventing violence, not breaking the law. -
Harvey Weinstein has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for sexually assaulting a woman in New York in 2006.
Housing & Homelessness
HUD delays are expected to affect more than 50 local service providers, with the bulk of their renewal grants expiring in the next three months, according to LAHSA.
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Los Angeles' Skid Row held what is believed to be its first talent show featuring performances from people who are experiencing homelessness. -
There are some people for whom their whole job is guiding others through California's housing permitting bureaucracy.
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Civics & Democracy
Republican gubernatorial candidate Steve Hilton views California’s low third grade reading and math scores as a crisis.
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The California Supreme Court ruled Sheriff Chad Bianco violated the state’s election law when his office seized ballots from the Riverside County registrar. -
A federal judge ordered the Trump administration on Thursday to temporarily restore White House access to CNN, MS NOW and Politico.Listen 3:46
Transportation & Mobility
Long Beach is embarking on its biggest street redevelopment yet, reshaping over five miles of Studebaker Road into bike friendly lanes with other improvements.
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The opening of the long-awaited LAX People Mover train is getting pushed back, again.Listen 0:42 -
The Federal Aviation Administration launched an ambitious $875-million push to make the U.S. airspace more efficient.Listen 3:40
Los Angeles Olympics 2028
The long, controversial history of sex testing for women athletes in the Olympic Games.
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13 candidates are running against incumbent Karen Bass for L.A. mayor, a position that will face questions around policing, homelessness and the 2028 Olympic Games.Listen 25:09
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Climate & Environment
The beach is already damaged from the last swell. With more storms expected, the city plans to declare a state of emergency.
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The Eaton and Palisades fires — and the resulting deaths among older people and adults with disabilities — sparked study but not action in L.A. County and California. -
Insurance companies are starting to write new policies in California again after years of holding back as wildfire risk climbed higher.
Gardening & Outdoors
A science reporter's experiment with black soldier fly larvae is going well so far. Will the home-built system become self-sustaining?
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An ongoing petition process with the state Department of Fish and Wildlife could shrink, expand or add new protected areas along California's coast.Listen 0:42 -
Climate change and a historic lack of predators are the main culprits that have helped round stingray populations here.Listen 0:45
Health
The Trump administration's efforts to lower drug prices included promised changes to Medicaid. But it's still unclear which drugs will be affected.
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Federal changes starting in 2027 could impact 1 million L.A. County enrollees. -
An unvaccinated passenger passed through the station Sept. 12 before boarding a bus to Bakersfield, part of a trip that touched six California counties.
Education
The report says UCLA's response to protests against Israel's war in Gaza was particularly harsh among universities experiencing encampments.
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Worker pay at the country’s largest four-year public university is uneven, with some employees earning well below and others above national averages. -
About 24% of California’s youngest students were chronically absent in 2024-25, higher than the 19% chronic absenteeism rate for all students.
Food
Keizo Shimamoto is serving some of Southern California's best ramen under the radar in Orange County.
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LAist sat down with the general manager of Keno's Restaurant in Anaheim Hills, where you can find a 15-pound burrito or a 32-ounce Tomahawk steak.Listen 10:20 -
Darkroom trades curb appeal for creative freedom — and locals can't get enough of what's coming out of the kitchen
Explore LA
L.A.'s very own Mariachi Tierra Mia is behind the crossover happening Sept. 27.
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Without a mosque, the community prayed at the Indonesian consulate for years. Now the Pico Union mosque is their own third space. -
"In a Landscape: Classical Music in the Wild" comes to Los Angeles for the first time in its 11-year run.Listen 2:50
Arts & Entertainment
Law enforcement officials were quick to take credit for the pop star's visit.
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Museums are often associated with the highest form of art and preservation. But here are the more unconventional ones worth visiting — all driving distance from L.A. -
Through the Filipino world of ‘Forgotten Island,’ a reflection on friendship, distance and the work of keeping memories alive.
LA History
Ascot Hills Park could have been a giant sports complex. How a group of volunteers turned it into a 93-acre nature reserve.
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Before cars, a so-called “Camel Corp” was brought to Los Angeles in hopes they could transport goods.Listen 4:01 -
The tribe’s popular gaming enterprise started out as a bingo hall in the ‘80s. It faced opposition from the start.Listen 4:18
Orange County
The chief backer of Proposition 39 said it would boost confidence in elections "whether you think voter fraud is a big problem or a small problem."
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Republicans are hoping to wrest control of the board from its current Democratic majority. -
Proposition 42 would effectively kill Proposition 40 — dubbed "the billionaire's tax" — even if both measures pass.
