https://laist.com/news/education/south-los-angeles-charter-civics-teacher-democracy-election 2026-05-13 LAist eng 2026-05-13T08:00:00-04:00 Civics education is struggling. How one South LA school teaches ‘nitty-gritty’ work of democracy Election 2026, Election general news 2026, Orange County News, civics, election 2026, lausd https://laist.com/news/climate-environment/solar-developers-say-state-program-is-a-mess-and-slow-to-help-low-income-households 2026-05-14 LAist eng 2026-05-13T08:00:00-04:00 Solar developers say state program is a mess and slow to help low-income households LADWP, battery storage, california, edison, electric bill, fire, los angeles, self generation incentive program, sgip, solar https://laist.com/news/housing-homelessness/mayoral-candidates-homelessness-bass-raman-miller-inside-safe-housing-first 2026-05-13 LAist eng 2026-05-13T08:00:00-04:00 What should LA's next mayor do to fix homelessness? Here's what some candidates had to say Adam Miller, Inside Safe, June primary, L.A. mayor race, Nithya Raman, homelessness in L.A. https://laist.com/news/cost-saving-advice-ca-recycling-changes-an-unforgettable-meal-state-of-concerts-and-more 2026-05-13 LAist eng 2026-05-13T12:01:07-04:00 Cost saving advice, CA recycling changes, an unforgettable meal, state of concerts and more AirTalk https://laist.com/news/trump-lands-in-china-as-iran-war-smolders 2026-05-13 LAist eng 2026-05-13T13:07:21-04:00 Trump lands in China as Iran war smolders Trump Administration https://laist.com/news/openais-sam-altman-takes-the-stand-to-fend-off-elon-musks-accusations-he-stole-a-charity 2026-05-13 LAist eng 2026-05-13T13:30:00-04:00 OpenAI's Sam Altman takes the stand to fend off Elon Musk's accusations he 'stole a charity' https://laist.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/las-vegas-sphere-future-event-concerts 2026-05-13 LAist eng 2026-05-13T14:56:55-04:00 Is the Las Vegas Sphere the future of concerts? 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After that, it gets expensive california gas prices, gas prices, gas supply, why is gas so expensive, will gas be 7 dollars https://laist.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/best-things-to-do/music-arts-events-weekend-los-angeles-may-15-17 2026-05-14 LAist eng 2026-05-14T08:00:00-04:00 Best things to do this weekend in Los Angeles and Southern California: May 15-17 Best Things To Do https://laist.com/news/climate-environment/mystery-killing-birds-local-beaches-no-known-cause 2026-05-13 LAist eng 2026-05-13T15:30:00-04:00 Something is killing birds on local beaches — and no one knows why beach, birds, coast, cormorants, dead https://laist.com/news/former-addiction-counselor-sentenced-to-two-years-in-prison-for-role-in-matthew-perrys-death 2026-05-13 LAist eng 2026-05-13T14:49:26-04:00 Former addiction counselor sentenced to two years in prison for role in Matthew Perry’s death Erik Fleming, Friends, Ketamine Queen, Matthew Perry, actor https://laist.com/news/los-angeles-activities/experience-cockpit-boeing-747-los-angeles-museum-expansion-endeavour 2026-05-14 LAist eng 2026-05-13T16:51:46-04:00 Want to experience the cockpit of a Boeing 747? 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A federal report that could tell us is months overdue federal, in , point, report, time https://laist.com/news/health/hollywood-homeless-count-lahsa-rand-volunteers-accuracy-community 2026-05-14 LAist eng 2026-05-14T08:00:00-04:00 Hollywood coalition plans to conduct its own homeless count, citing flaws in official tally Hollywood coalition, LAHSA point in time count, RAND, homelessness count, unhoused in L.A. https://laist.com/news/original-tommys-marks-80-years-with-80-cent-chili-cheeseburgers 2026-05-14 LAist eng 2026-05-14T08:00:00-04:00 Original Tommy's marks 80 years with 80-cent chili cheeseburgers 80-cent burger, LA burger deals, Original Tommy's, Original Tommy's 80th anniversary, Tommy's Beverly Rampart, Tommy's Burger, chili cheeseburger deal https://laist.com/news/trump-admin-defers-medicaid-funding-test-scores-decline-sag-aftra-and-ai-tv-talk-and-more 2026-05-14 LAist eng 2026-05-14T11:52:46-04:00 Trump admin defers Medicaid funding, test scores decline, SAG-AFTRA and AI, TV Talk and more AirTalk, AI, AirTalk, Medicaid, SAG-AFTRA, TV Talk, Test scores https://laist.com/news/chinas-leader-warns-trump-that-differences-over-taiwan-could-lead-to-a-clash 2026-05-14 LAist eng 2026-05-14T11:44:10-04:00 China's leader warns Trump that differences over Taiwan could lead to a clash Trump Administration https://laist.com/news/politics/california-governor-frontrunner-xavier-becerras-playbook 2026-05-14 LAist eng 2026-05-14T14:00:00-04:00 California governor frontrunner Xavier Becerra’s playbook: Never say you’re sorry Election 2026, Election general news 2026, becerra, criticism, xavier https://laist.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/for-some-in-koreatown-radio-koreas-move-to-orange-county-feels-bigger-than-a-change-of-address 2026-05-14 LAist eng 2026-05-14T13:00:00-04:00 For some in Koreatown, Radio Korea’s move to Orange County feels bigger than a change of address community news, koreatown, ktown, orange county, radio korea, the oc https://laist.com/news/education/afscme-service-hospital-workers-tentative-deal-university-california 2026-05-14 LAist eng 2026-05-14T13:07:06-04:00 UC strike averted: Service and hospital workers union reaches tentative deal for 40,000 members Education HP mod, afscme, labor contract, university of california https://laist.com/news/food/why-puerto-rican-food-deserves-a-bigger-table-in-la 2026-05-14 LAist eng 2026-05-14T15:46:25-04:00 Why Puerto Rican food deserves a bigger table in LA Food Friday, Monti Carlo MasterChef cookbook, Monti Carlo Spanglish cookbook, Puerto Rican cookbook 2026, Puerto Rican food Los Angeles, Puerto Rican food Southern California, Puerto Rican restaurants SoCal, cocina criolla Los Angeles, cocina criolla SoCal restaurants, where to find Puerto Rican food in LA https://laist.com/news/arcadia-mayor-acted-as-an-agent-for-china-experts-say-its-part-of-a-pattern 2026-05-14 LAist eng 2026-05-14T17:00:00-04:00 Arcadia mayor acted as an agent for China. 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