https://laist.com/news/food/its-fish-and-chips-but-not-as-you-know-it 2026-05-22 LAist eng 2026-05-22T08:00:00-04:00 It’s fish and chips, but not as you know it tomat, wildes, British food, fish and chips, Los Angeles, sticky toffee pudding https://laist.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/best-things-to-do/music-arts-events-memorial-day-weekend-los-angeles-may-22-25 2026-05-21 LAist eng 2026-05-21T08:00:00-04:00 Best things to do Memorial Day weekend in Los Angeles and Southern California: May 22-25 Best Things To Do https://laist.com/news/transportation/street-services-wilmington-boyle-heights-skid-row 2026-05-21 LAist eng 2026-05-21T08:00:00-04:00 LA says it needs six more years, more staff for mobility projects that got $100M from state LAist watchdog reporting, Boyle Heights, Funding, Grants, Skid Row, Transit, Transportation, Wilmington https://laist.com/news/politics/potential-fixes-improving-street-light-wait-times 2026-05-21 LAist eng 2026-05-21T13:50:30-04:00 The other June 2 vote in LA: New funding for streetlight repairs AirTalk, Election 2026, Election general news 2026, AirTalk, Ballot, Funding , Streetlights, Vote https://laist.com/news/rollout-of-changes-to-calfresh-puts-600k-californians-at-risk-of-losing-food-benefits 2026-05-20 LAist eng 2026-05-20T20:21:40-04:00 Rollout of changes to CalFresh puts 600K Californians at risk of losing food benefits https://laist.com/news/climate-environment/marine-layer-to-bring-cooling-along-socal-coast 2026-05-21 LAist eng 2026-05-21T11:20:49-04:00 Marine layer to bring cooling along SoCal coast SoCal, weather, forecast https://laist.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/why-you-should-check-out-a-screening-of-terminator-2-happening-in-la 2026-05-22 LAist eng 2026-05-21T08:00:00-04:00 Why you should check out a screening of ‘Terminator 2’ happening in LA Academy Awards, Arnold Schwarzenegger, George Lucas, James Cameron, vfx, visual effects https://laist.com/news/summer-travel-the-gut-nervous-system-katie-porter-lgbtq-music 2026-05-22 LAist eng 2026-05-21T11:56:36-04:00 What's on AirTalk? Summer travel, gut talk, governor candidate Katie Porter, LGBTQ music, and more AirTalk, AirTalk, Gut, Katie Porter, LGBTQ music, TV Talk, Travel, parkinsons https://laist.com/news/transportation/tsa-new-gold-program-looks-to-increase-private-security-screening-at-airports 2026-05-21 LAist eng 2026-05-21T12:30:00-04:00 TSA's new 'Gold+' program looks to increase private security screening at airports Trump Administration https://laist.com/news/food/paramount-finally-has-a-craft-beer-taproom-its-latino-owned-and-built-for-the-community 2026-05-22 LAist eng 2026-05-21T19:11:26-04:00 Paramount finally has a craft beer taproom. It's Latino-owned and built for the community Food Friday, Craft beer Paramount CA, Craft beer Southeast LA, Latino owned brewery Los Angeles, Latino owned craft beer Los Angeles, Mexican Monk Brewhouse, Paramount California brewery, Ray Rivera Norwalk Brewhouse, SoCal Cerveceros, Things to do in Paramount California https://laist.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/how-the-artist-behind-the-parasite-painting-brought-his-whimsical-world-to-highland-park 2026-05-21 LAist eng 2026-05-21T13:30:00-04:00 How the artist behind the ‘Parasite’ painting brought his whimsical world to Highland Park chef debbie lee, highland park, los angeles murals, parasite painting, visual artist, visual korean artist, yi cha, zibezi https://laist.com/news/education/los-angeles-unified-projecting-budget-deficits-following-may-revision 2026-05-21 LAist eng 2026-05-21T15:30:00-04:00 Los Angeles Unified projecting budget deficits following May revision budget deficit, k12, la school district, lausd, los angeles unified school district https://laist.com/news/spencer-pratt-is-winning-the-internet-but-can-he-become-mayor-of-los-angeles 2026-05-21 LAist eng 2026-05-21T14:30:00-04:00 Spencer Pratt is 'winning the internet,' but can he become mayor of Los Angeles? Election general news 2026, Election 2026, spencer pratt https://laist.com/news/police-sue-trump-as-jan-6-rioters-gloat-over-weaponization-fund 2026-05-21 LAist eng 2026-05-21T14:07:11-04:00 Police sue Trump as Jan. 6 rioters gloat over 'weaponization' fund Trump Administration, Jan 6, weaponization , Washington, Trump https://laist.com/news/climate-environment/the-most-polluted-beach-in-socal-wont-shock-angelenos-but-what-are-the-cleanest-ones 2026-05-22 LAist eng 2026-05-21T16:30:00-04:00 The most polluted beach in SoCal won't shock Angelenos. But what are the cleanest ones? Most read, Orange County News https://laist.com/news/will-spacex-starship-launch-go-well 2026-05-21 LAist eng 2026-05-21T17:30:00-04:00 A trillion dollar question: Will SpaceX's Starship launch go well? Space news https://laist.com/news/education/lausd-reduction-in-force-vote-may-2026-budget-preview 2026-05-22 LAist eng 2026-05-21T16:46:32-04:00 LAUSD board finalizes hundreds of job cuts, previews future reductions Education HP mod, LAUSD, Most read, LAUSD , Los Angeles unified, budget, jobs https://laist.com/news/transportation/metro-burbank-bus-olive-avenue 2026-05-21 LAist eng 2026-05-21T17:11:53-04:00 LA Metro is suing Burbank over construction permits for a regional transit project LAist watchdog reporting, Burbank, Bus, Lawsuit https://laist.com/news/after-ai-layoffs-newsom-orders-state-government-to-find-ways-to-ease-the-pain 2026-05-21 LAist eng 2026-05-21T17:25:57-04:00 After AI layoffs, Newsom orders state government to find ways to ease the pain AI, executive, layoffs, newsom, order , workers https://laist.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/how-a-music-showcase-in-south-la-is-fighting-pay-to-play-culture 2026-05-21 LAist eng 2026-05-21T18:15:56-04:00 How a music showcase in South LA is fighting pay-to-play culture https://laist.com/news/as-tents-disappear-from-some-la-neighborhoods-the-population-of-rough-sleepers-continues-to-grow 2026-05-21 LAist eng 2026-05-21T18:28:23-04:00 As tents disappear from some LA neighborhoods, the population of 'rough sleepers' continues to grow https://laist.com/news/climate-environment/cool-weather-to-carry-into-memorial-day-weekend 2026-05-22 LAist eng 2026-05-22T10:00:00-04:00 Cool weather to carry into Memorial Day weekend SoCal, weather, forecast https://laist.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/searching-for-las-best-bakeries-the-host-of-the-great-american-baking-show-shares-her-top-picks 2026-05-22 LAist eng 2026-05-21T19:15:21-04:00 Searching for LA’s best bakeries? The host of ‘The Great American Baking Show’ shares her top picks https://laist.com/news/nascar-champion-kyle-busch-dies-hospitalization-severe-illness 2026-05-21 LAist eng 2026-05-21T19:34:03-04:00 NASCAR superstar Kyle Busch dies at 41 after hospitalization with 'severe illness' Kyle Busch, NASCAR, obituary, dies, illness https://laist.com/news/education/lausd-celebrates-graduating-seniors-who-experienced-homelessness 2026-05-22 LAist eng 2026-05-21T21:30:07-04:00 LAUSD celebrates graduating seniors who experienced homelessness LAUSD, Los Angeles Unified School District, high school seniors, homelessness , recognition ceremony, unhoused students https://laist.com/news/education/csu-renews-openai-contract-chatgpt-artificial-intelligence 2026-05-21 LAist eng 2026-05-21T20:38:13-04:00 CSU renews contract with OpenAI, meaning three more years of ChatGPT Education HP mod, artificial intelligence, california state university, chatgpt, openai https://laist.com/news/housing-homelessness/los-angeles-election-june-2-mayors-race-candidates-bass-raman-pratt-housing 2026-05-22 LAist eng 2026-05-22T08:00:00-04:00 In the race for LA mayor, voters face starkly different choices on city’s approach to housing Renting, June primary, Karen Bass, L. A. mayor's race, L.A. fires, Nithya Raman, Pacific Palisades, SB 79, Spencer Pratt https://laist.com/news/gut-health-jury-rooms-polarization-food-friday-lucky-baldwins-filmweek 2026-05-22 LAist eng 2026-05-22T11:53:27-04:00 Gut hacks, polarized jury rooms, Food Friday, FilmWeek and more AirTalk, AirTalk, FilmWeek, Food Friday, Gut hacks, Lucky Baldwins, jury duty, pubs https://laist.com/news/health/long-shuttered-st-vincent-hospital-to-reopen-next-month-behavioral-health-campus 2026-05-22 LAist eng 2026-05-22T12:00:00-04:00 Long-shuttered St Vincent hospital to reopen next month as behavioral health campus Mental health and wellbeing, behavioral health campus, homelessness, housing, los angeles, redevelopment, st vincent hospital, what is going to happen to st vincent https://laist.com/news/climate-environment/red-car-tracks-that-became-parkland-to-get-facelift 2026-05-22 LAist eng 2026-05-22T17:00:00-04:00 Stretch of old Red Car tracks that became parkland to get long-awaited facelift 10th street greenbelt, long beach, new greenspace, parkland, red car train tracks, revamped space https://laist.com/news/republicans-call-off-vote-on-iran-war-resolution-that-was-on-the-verge-of-passing 2026-05-22 LAist eng 2026-05-22T13:00:00-04:00 Republicans call off vote on Iran war resolution that was on the verge of passing US attacks Iran https://laist.com/news/health/california-moves-closer-to-banning-fabrication-of-popular-countertops 2026-05-22 LAist eng 2026-05-22T12:56:24-04:00 California moves closer to banning fabrication of popular countertops Orange County News, Cal/OSHA, Health, artificial stone, quartz, silica https://laist.com/news/climate-environment/werewolf-prop-altadena-community-tensions 2026-05-22 LAist eng 2026-05-22T14:30:00-04:00 An American werewolf in Altadena? How a local 'monster' sparked community tensions Eaton Fire: A rebuilding journey, altadena rebuilding, altadena werewolf, community fighting, food truck, norman jr, norman the werewolf, tensions https://laist.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/filmweek-star-wars-the-mandalorian-and-grogu-i-love-boosters-passenger-and-more 2026-05-22 LAist eng 2026-05-22T13:25:22-04:00 FilmWeek: ‘Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu,’ ‘I Love Boosters,’ ‘Passenger’ and more! https://laist.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/feature-the-stars-of-tuner-talk-about-striking-the-perfect-chord-on-screen 2026-05-22 LAist eng 2026-05-22T14:22:57-04:00 Feature: The stars of ‘Tuner’ talk about striking the perfect chord on screen https://laist.com/news/climate-environment/crude-oil-spill-in-east-la-reaches-los-angeles-river 2026-05-22 LAist eng 2026-05-22T14:00:00-04:00 Crude oil spill in East LA reaches Los Angeles River beach, crude, east , l.a., long , oil, pill, river https://laist.com/news/politics/career-prosecutors-accuse-la-city-attorney-of-dropping-cases-to-help-donors 2026-05-22 LAist eng 2026-05-22T15:28:18-04:00 Career prosecutors accuse LA city attorney of dropping cases to help donors LAist watchdog reporting, Election general news 2026, criminal cases, hydee feldstein soto, la city attorney, la wildfires, los angeles, price gouging, prosecutorial misconduct allegations, wildfires https://laist.com/news/food/laist-mini-bites-lucky-baldwins-pub 2026-05-22 LAist eng 2026-05-22T17:35:45-04:00 A Pasadena pub owner's perfect afternoon: Belgian lager, sunny patio and no rush AirTalk, LAist mini-bites, AirTalk, British , Fish n chips , Food Friday, Lucky Baldwins, World Cup https://laist.com/news/transportation/beach-bus-connecting-antelope-valley-to-santa-monica-returns-for-summer-season 2026-05-22 LAist eng 2026-05-22T15:25:28-04:00 Beach bus connecting Antelope Valley to Santa Monica returns Monday for summer season https://laist.com/news/politics/gabbard-resigns-national-intelligence-director-citing-husbands-cancer-diagnosis 2026-05-22 LAist eng 2026-05-22T15:07:12-04:00 Tulsi Gabbard resigns as national intelligence director citing husband's cancer diagnosis Trump Administration https://laist.com/news/garden-grove-residents-asked-to-evacuate-area-toxic-tank-could-explode 2026-05-22 LAist eng 2026-05-22T16:07:47-04:00 40,000 OC residents ordered to evacuate area around toxic Garden Grove tank that could explode Orange County News, Most read, Garden Grove, tank, exacuations https://laist.com/news/climate-environment/rescuing-san-gabriel-mountains-turtles-southwestern-pond-turtles 2026-05-22 LAist eng 2026-05-22T19:21:15-04:00 A dramatic rescue and a baby boom for San Gabriel Mountains turtles rescue, san diego zoo, san gabriel, southwestern pond turtle, turtle https://laist.com/news/live-near-the-east-la-oil-spill-what-you-need-to-know-about-your-health-and-safety 2026-05-22 LAist eng 2026-05-22T18:52:11-04:00 Live near the East LA oil spill? What you need to know about your health and safety boyle, east, health, heights, la, oil, safety, spill