https://laist.com/news/food/7-essential-cookbooks-every-food-lover-needs-according-to-las-top-chefs 2026-08-27 LAist eng 2026-08-26T17:02:01-04:00 7 essential cookbooks every food lover needs, according to LA’s top chefs https://laist.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/best-things-to-do/music-arts-events-weekly-weekend-los-angeles-aug-26-sept-1 2026-08-27 LAist eng 2026-08-26T11:45:15-04:00 Best things to do in Los Angeles and Southern California this weekend and beyond: Aug. 26-Sept. 1 Best Things To Do, Orange County News https://laist.com/news/education/more-california-students-experiencing-homelessness-2026-ucla-study 2026-08-26 LAist eng 2026-08-26T08:00:00-04:00 Student homelessness rises in California even as overall enrollment falls Early Childhood Education, Homelessness, student homelessness, unhoused students, california, schools, LAUSD, UCLA https://laist.com/news/politics/campaigns-backed-by-stadium-and-billboard-companies-have-spent-on-inglewood-election 2026-08-26 LAist eng 2026-08-26T18:00:00-04:00 Campaigns backed by stadium and billboard companies have spent $3.4M on Inglewood’s election Election general news 2026, ballot, billboard, inglewood, measures https://laist.com/news/climate-environment/cleanup-begins-at-superfund-site-south-gate 2026-08-25 LAist eng 2026-08-25T19:58:25-04:00 Cleanup begins at long-empty Superfund site in South Gate cleanup, epa, south gate, southern avenue, superfund site https://laist.com/news/remembering-dolly-parton-college-enrollment-decline-power-of-imagination 2026-08-26 LAist eng 2026-08-26T11:59:57-04:00 Remembering Dolly Parton, college enrollment decline and the power of imagination AirTalk, 9 to 5, AirTalk, Cal State , Country , Dolly Parton, Imagine That, Jolene, Music, Rita Moreno https://laist.com/news/meta-states-agree-to-17-billion-settlement-in-child-safety-trial 2026-08-26 LAist eng 2026-08-26T11:59:58-04:00 Meta, states agree to $17 billion settlement in child safety trial https://laist.com/news/climate-environment/where-to-find-cooling-centers-and-other-heat-relief-in-koreatown-pico-union-and-westlake 2026-08-26 LAist eng 2026-08-26T12:30:00-04:00 Where to find cooling centers and other heat relief in Koreatown, Pico Union and Westlake cooling centers, extreme heat, heat relief, heat wave, koreatown, ktown, los angeles, pico union, resources, westlake https://laist.com/news/politics/california-lawmakers-reject-key-parts-of-newsom-wildfire-plan 2026-08-26 LAist eng 2026-08-26T14:00:00-04:00 With clock ticking, California lawmakers reject key parts of Newsom’s wildfire plan Wildfires, 2025 la fires, 2025 los angeles fires, eaton fire, fire survivors, for profit utility companies, gavin newsom, gov newsom, governor newsom, lawmakers https://laist.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/tim-curry-iconic-character-actor-and-rocky-horror-picture-show-star-dies-at-80 2026-08-26 LAist eng 2026-08-26T12:53:50-04:00 Tim Curry, iconic character actor and ‘Rocky Horror Picture Show’ star, dies at 80 dead, died, it, obituary , pennywise, rocky horror picture show, tim curry https://laist.com/news/health/parents-of-transgender-kids-say-california-is-unprepared-as-feds-cut-off-their-healthcare 2026-08-26 LAist eng 2026-08-26T15:00:00-04:00 Parents of transgender kids say California is ‘unprepared’ as feds cut off their healthcare LGBTQ advocates, california, emergency funds, gender affirming care, healthcare, medi cal, medicaid, parents, trans youth, transgender kids https://laist.com/news/politics/judge-clears-the-way-for-postal-service-work-on-trumps-mail-in-voting-order-for-now 2026-08-26 LAist eng 2026-08-26T14:43:50-04:00 Judge clears the way for Postal Service work on Trump's mail-in voting order for now Election general news 2026, Trump, ballots, USPS, judge https://laist.com/news/housing-homelessness/la-homeless-nonprofit-soofer 2026-08-27 LAist eng 2026-08-26T19:00:00-04:00 LA officials approved millions to ‘High-Risk’ nonprofit. 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City Council, LAHSA, South L.A., homeless count, point-in-time count https://laist.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/yayoi-kusama-who-splashed-polka-dots-across-art-world-dies-at-97-in-tokyo 2026-08-27 LAist eng 2026-08-26T23:49:43-04:00 Yayoi Kusama, who splashed polka dots across art world, dies at 97 in Tokyo broad, infiniti, kusama, room, yayoi https://laist.com/news/lahsa-rejection-sensitive-dysphoria-ai-op-ed-writing-meta-settlement-tv-talk 2026-08-27 LAist eng 2026-08-27T12:00:15-04:00 LAHSA approved millions to 'high-risk' org, emotional sensitivity, AI op-ed writing and more AirTalk, ADHD, AI, AirTalk, Alex Soofer, LAHSA, Meta, RSD, Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria, Sasha Hamdani https://laist.com/news/politics/california-sues-to-block-trumps-mail-in-voting-rules-just-days-after-loss-at-supreme-court 2026-08-27 LAist eng 2026-08-27T11:53:53-04:00 California sues to block Trump’s mail-in voting rules just days after loss at Supreme Court Trump Administration, bonta, ca, mail, scotus, trump, voting https://laist.com/news/politics/judge-hands-victory-to-westminster-councilmember-but-political-war-continues 2026-08-27 LAist eng 2026-08-27T13:50:17-04:00 Judge hands victory to Westminster councilmember, but political war continues Orange County News, Amy Phan West, Orange County, Orange County politics, Terri Rains, Westminster City Council, Westminster, CA, bribery case Amy Phan West https://laist.com/news/newsom-pushes-environmental-carve-out-for-campaign-donors-santa-monica-project 2026-08-27 LAist eng 2026-08-27T13:30:00-04:00 Newsom pushes environmental carve-out for campaign donor’s Santa Monica project coastal , commission, development, gehry, monica, newsom, santa , worthe https://laist.com/news/a-judge-suspends-charges-against-an-ex-marine-arrested-on-trumps-golf-course-with-ammunition 2026-08-27 LAist eng 2026-08-27T13:53:11-04:00 Judge suspends charges against ex-Marine arrested on Trump’s RPV golf course with ammunition course, golf, palos, rancho, taele, trump, verdes https://laist.com/news/climate-environment/california-lawmakers-greenlight-solar-panels-you-can-plug-into-the-wall 2026-08-27 LAist eng 2026-08-27T15:30:00-04:00 California lawmakers greenlight solar panels you can plug into the wall in, plug, portable https://laist.com/news/politics/voter-guides/what-socal-voters-need-to-know-about-the-legal-battle-over-mail-in-ballots 2026-08-27 LAist eng 2026-08-27T16:30:00-04:00 What SoCal voters need to know about the legal battle over mail in ballots Election general news 2026, California elections, Mail in ballots, Registrar, voting https://laist.com/news/education/ucla-debuts-first-bachelors-in-digital-humanities-in-us 2026-08-27 LAist eng 2026-08-27T17:30:00-04:00 Culture and ethics meets tech: UCLA debuts country’s first bachelor’s in digital humanities UCLA, digital, humanities, major https://laist.com/news/health/can-california-help-lower-the-cost-of-glp-1s 2026-08-27 LAist eng 2026-08-27T18:30:00-04:00 Can California help lower the cost of GLP-1s? 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