https://laist.com/news/housing-homelessness/santa-monica-airport-park-measure-lc-housing-ballot-measure-initiative-november-2026 2026-05-20 LAist eng 2026-05-19T08:00:49-04:00 Santa Monica will soon transform a huge plot of land. Should it include housing? Renting, L.A. westside, Santa Monica Airport, affordable housing, ballot initiative, parkland in L.A. County https://laist.com/news/los-angeles-activities/soccer-program-girls-boyle-heights 2026-05-18 LAist eng 2026-05-18T14:30:00-04:00 A grassroots soccer program is changing the game for girls in Boyle Heights affordable soccer programs, boyle heights, east la, eastside, girls soccer programs, girls soccer teams, world cup https://laist.com/news/education/lausd-students-who-get-real-world-job-training-are-also-better-prepared-for-college 2026-05-18 LAist eng 2026-05-18T15:30:00-04:00 LAUSD students who get real-world job training are also better prepared for college carer, collegeg, lausd, success, technical, training https://laist.com/news/jury-dismisses-all-claims-in-elon-musks-lawsuit-against-openai-ceo-sam-altman 2026-05-18 LAist eng 2026-05-18T14:48:53-04:00 Jury dismisses all claims in Elon Musk's lawsuit against OpenAI CEO Sam Altman https://laist.com/news/housing-homelessness/huntington-beach-faces-50k-monthly-fine-for-ignoring-state-housing-mandate 2026-05-18 LAist eng 2026-05-18T18:30:46-04:00 Huntington Beach faces $50k monthly fine for ignoring state housing mandate Orange County News, Huntington Beach, Orange County, Regional Housing Needs Assessment, affordable housing, housing https://laist.com/news/politics/what-is-californias-jungle-primary-and-why-does-it-matter-so-much-for-the-governors-race 2026-05-18 LAist eng 2026-05-18T16:30:00-04:00 What is California's ‘jungle primary’ — and why does it matter so much for the governor’s race? Election 2026, Election general news 2026, ca , california, governor, jungle , primary, race https://laist.com/news/climate-environment/sandy-fire-is-burning-in-simi-valley 2026-05-19 LAist eng 2026-05-18T16:25:29-04:00 One home destroyed and school canceled as containment begins on Sandy Fire in Simi Valley Wildfires, fire, sandy, simi, valley https://laist.com/news/climate-environment/new-report-on-eaton-fire-evacuation-alerts-finds-no-failure-by-officials 2026-05-18 LAist eng 2026-05-18T18:57:28-04:00 New report on Eaton Fire evacuation alerts finds ‘no failure’ by officials Wildfires, altadena, climate , eaton fire, evacuation alerts, evacuation orders, la county , lake avenue, west altadena, zaire calvin https://laist.com/news/police-say-5-dead-in-shooting-at-islamic-center 2026-05-18 LAist eng 2026-05-18T18:02:16-04:00 Police say 5 dead in shooting at Islamic Center diego, mosque, san , shooting https://laist.com/news/los-angeles-activities/watch-the-us-mens-soccer-team-practice-in-irvine-before-the-world-cup-heres-how 2026-05-19 LAist eng 2026-05-19T12:55:52-04:00 How to watch the US Men’s soccer team practice in Irvine before the World Cup World Cup 2026, Orange County News, 2026 World Cup, Great Park Irvine, US Men's National Team, soccer, usmnt https://laist.com/news/education/fewer-citizens-mixed-status-families-applying-financial-aid-fafsa-cadaa-csac 2026-05-20 LAist eng 2026-05-20T08:00:00-04:00 Fewer U.S. citizens in mixed-status families are applying for financial aid, state agency warns Education HP mod, cadaa, fafsa, financial aid, immigrant students, mixed-status families https://laist.com/news/islamic-center-attack-nicotine-pouches-gut-conditions-pcos-to-pmos 2026-05-19 LAist eng 2026-05-19T11:56:46-04:00 Local responses to yesterday's Islamic Center attack, nicotine pouches, gut conditions, and more AirTalk, AirTalk, Gut, IBS, Islamic Center, Meetings, Nicotine, Shooting https://laist.com/news/what-we-know-about-how-the-u-s-government-uses-spyware-and-what-we-dont 2026-05-19 LAist eng 2026-05-19T13:56:29-04:00 What we know about how the U.S. government uses spyware (and what we don't) Trump Administration https://laist.com/news/climate-environment/teenage-eaton-fire-survivor-long-road-home-altadena 2026-05-19 LAist eng 2026-05-19T14:45:00-04:00 ‘No one really talks about it anymore’ — A teenage Eaton Fire survivor’s long road home Wildfires, altadena resident, eaton fire, fire survivor, west altadena https://laist.com/news/politics/move-to-california-with-a-gun-four-hour-course 2026-05-19 LAist eng 2026-05-19T15:30:00-04:00 Moving to California with a gun? 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County Board of Supervisors, Palisades fire, fire victims, rent gouging, rent-gouging ban https://laist.com/news/education/california-community-colleges-crack-down-on-fake-students-stealing-financial-aid 2026-05-19 LAist eng 2026-05-19T18:30:00-04:00 California community colleges crack down on fake students stealing financial aid ai, community colleges, fake students, financial aid, fraud, higher ed, scams https://laist.com/news/climate-environment/southern-california-fires-roundup-may-2026 2026-05-20 LAist eng 2026-05-19T19:02:26-04:00 Several fires are burning around Southern California. Here's a roundup Wildfires, bain fire, evacuations, fire weather, sandy fire, santa rosa island fire https://laist.com/news/politics/supervisors-vote-to-create-la-countys-first-ethics-commission 2026-05-19 LAist eng 2026-05-19T18:42:45-04:00 Supervisors vote to create LA County's first ethics commission Ethics Commission and Office of Ethics Compliance, L.A. 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