https://laist.com/news/criminal-justice/macarthur-park-la-drug-arrests-fence-vendors-ice 2026-10-29T08:08:26-04:00 LAist eng 2026-10-29T08:00:00-04:00 A fence, ICE raids and drug arrests: How LA’s approach to MacArthur Park transformed in a year LAist watchdog reporting, Inside MacArthur Park https://laist.com/news/health/macarthur-park-la-service-workers-fentanyl-housing-trust 2026-10-30T12:01:11-04:00 LAist eng 2026-10-30T08:00:00-04:00 At MacArthur Park, aid workers face an endless cycle of overdoses — and a system that can’t keep up LAist watchdog reporting, Homelessness, Inside MacArthur Park https://laist.com/news/criminal-justice/macarthur-park-la-bass-raman-drug-enforcement-mayor-race 2026-10-29T08:00:00-04:00 LAist eng 2026-10-29T08:00:00-04:00 Who approved arresting people for using drugs at MacArthur Park? Bass and feds disagree LAist watchdog reporting, Inside MacArthur Park https://laist.com/news/food/mehko-home-restaurants-restaurant-week-los-angeles-burbank 2026-10-30T11:53:43-04:00 LAist eng 2026-10-29T17:31:41-04:00 LA’s home restaurants get their own Restaurant Week Food Friday, MEHKO, restaurant week, LA County, Cook Alliance, home kitchens, Los Angeles https://laist.com/news/climate-environment/high-tides-landslide-activity-rancho-palos-verdes-el-nino 2026-10-29T12:30:03-04:00 LAist eng 2026-10-29T12:30:03-04:00 Recent high tides worsen landslide activity in Rancho Palos Verdes RPV, El Nino, land movement, landslide https://laist.com/news/food/the-return-of-coles-french-dip 2026-10-29T18:30:22-04:00 LAist eng 2026-10-29T08:00:00-04:00 The return of Cole’s French Dip Food Friday, Cole’s French Dip, Cole’s French Dip reopening, Cole’s reopening, DTLA restaurant reopening, French dip Los Angeles, downtown Los Angeles restaurants https://laist.com/news/politics/voter-guides/touring-orange-county-registrars-office-as-it-prepares-for-election-day 2026-10-29T19:36:13-04:00 LAist eng 2026-10-29T19:36:13-04:00 Amid backdrop of federal scrutiny, OC Registrar assures public that election is secure Election 2026, Election general news 2026, Orange County News, VGP OC NOV 2026, VGP LA NOV 2026, Orange County Registrar, Bob Page, November 3, election, ballots, security https://laist.com/news/politics/strike-resumes-for-hundreds-of-orange-county-workers 2026-10-29T11:51:49-04:00 LAist eng 2026-10-29T11:51:49-04:00 Strike resumes for hundreds of Orange County workers. Here’s where the labor dispute stands Orange County News https://laist.com/news/airtalk-oct-29-2026 2026-10-29T17:50:03-04:00 LAist eng 2026-10-29T12:01:08-04:00 AirTalk Oct. 29, 2026 AirTalk, AirTalk, Jordan Rynning, Karen Bass, LAist, Los angeles, MacArthur Park, Peter Bergen, Prop 2, Prop 44 https://laist.com/news/strike-vote-security-workers-port-of-long-beach 2026-10-29T13:59:59-04:00 LAist eng 2026-10-29T14:00:00-04:00 Strike vote by security workers threatens to halt most cargo at Port of Long Beach ILWU, International Longshore and Warehouse Union’s Local 26, cargo ships, city of long beach, port of long beach, security workers union, strike vote, watchmen , will there be a strike https://laist.com/news/transportation/head-of-california-high-speed-rail-agency-resigns-amid-travel-expenses-scandal 2026-10-29T13:00:00-04:00 LAist eng 2026-10-29T13:00:00-04:00 Head of California high-speed rail agency resigns amid travel expenses scandal Ian Choudri, california high speed rail agency, ceo, high speed rail, los angeles, san francisco, scandal, taxpayer money, train, travel expenses https://laist.com/news/los-angeles-activities/pasadena-last-gay-bar-boulevard-closing 2026-10-31T07:41:50-04:00 LAist eng 2026-10-30T15:00:00-04:00 Weddings, funerals, karaoke, drag: Pasadena’s last gay bar says goodbye after 45 years https://laist.com/news/politics/long-beach-fire-chief-announces-retirement 2026-10-29T15:00:00-04:00 LAist eng 2026-10-29T15:00:00-04:00 Long Beach fire chief announces his retirement budget cuts, community, firefighters, lbfd, long beach fire chief, long beach fire department, response times, who will be next fire chief https://laist.com/news/climate-environment/lineage-fire-grants-for-businesses 2026-10-29T16:00:00-04:00 LAist eng 2026-10-29T16:00:00-04:00 LA businesses affected by the Lineage fire can apply for grants of up to $30,000 lineage , lineage fire https://laist.com/news/politics/justice-department-appeals-ruling-disputed-ballots 2026-10-30T17:38:46-04:00 LAist eng 2026-10-29T15:30:00-04:00 Justice Department appeals ruling allowing California to count disputed ballots Election general news 2026, Dewey https://laist.com/news/los-angeles-activities/new-interactive-map-sounds-of-la-how-to-contribute 2026-10-29T16:42:03-04:00 LAist eng 2026-10-29T16:30:00-04:00 A new interactive map is out to document the sounds of a changing LA. Here’s how to contribute https://laist.com/news/politics/judge-blocks-trump-administrations-medicaid-rule-prove-frailty 2026-10-29T17:00:00-04:00 LAist eng 2026-10-29T17:00:00-04:00 Judge blocks Trump administration's Medicaid rule forcing sick recipients to prove frailty Trump Administration, Dr. Oz, Medicaid, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Trump, work requirements https://laist.com/news/housing-homelessness/los-angeles-mayor-election-2026-karen-bass-nithya-raman-housing 2026-10-29T19:14:38-04:00 LAist eng 2026-10-29T17:56:59-04:00 LA mayor's race: Where Bass and Raman stand on housing — and what it means for LA renters Election 2026 https://laist.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/patrick-stewart-star-trek-x-men-actor-dies 2026-10-29T16:12:55-04:00 LAist eng 2026-10-29T16:11:03-04:00 Patrick Stewart, stage giant also of ‘Star Trek’ and ‘X-Men’ fame, dies at 86 Patrick Stewart https://laist.com/news/la-garment-workers-push-olympics-organizers-to-keep-manufacturing-local-and-ethical 2026-10-29T18:38:54-04:00 LAist eng 2026-10-29T18:04:25-04:00 LA garment workers push Olympics organizers to keep manufacturing local and ethical Los Angeles Olympics 2028 https://laist.com/news/politics/justice-department-subpoenas-ca-officials-local-elections 2026-10-30T17:39:12-04:00 LAist eng 2026-10-29T18:29:28-04:00 Justice Department subpoenas CA officials in escalation of its scrutiny of local elections Election 2026, Election general news 2026, Dewey, doj, los angeles county, non citizen, registrar, subpoena, voting https://laist.com/news/climate-environment/socal-la-oc-halloween-rain 2026-10-29T18:27:38-04:00 LAist eng 2026-10-29T18:27:38-04:00 Expect rain in LA this Halloween weekend halloween forecast, halloween rain, la rain, last halloween rain https://laist.com/news/a-project-to-fix-catalina-islands-internet-problem-loses-a-major-grant-from-ca-what-happened 2026-10-29T19:13:42-04:00 LAist eng 2026-10-29T19:13:42-04:00 A project to fix Catalina Island’s internet problem loses a major grant from CA. What happened? Orange County News https://laist.com/la-approves-initial-5-million-to-help-boyle-heights-residents-businesses-recover-from-lineage-fire 2026-10-30T07:59:59-04:00 LAist eng 2026-10-30T08:00:00-04:00 LA approves initial $5 million to help Boyle Heights residents, businesses recover from Lineage fire https://laist.com/news/airtalk-oct-30-2026 2026-10-30T14:22:54-04:00 LAist eng 2026-10-30T12:00:27-04:00 AirTalk Oct. 30, 2026 AirTalk, AirTalk, Christmas, Christmas Eve, FilmWeek, Food Friday, Halloween, Kalshi, Once Upon a Time in Harlem, Polymarket https://laist.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/filmweek-the-mosquito-bowl-everest-the-other-side-gentle-monster-and-more 2026-10-30T14:31:39-04:00 LAist eng 2026-10-30T12:55:00-04:00 FilmWeek: ‘The Mosquito Bowl,’ ‘Everest: The Other Side,’ ‘Gentle Monster’ and more! Hilaree Nelson, Ray Nicholson, AirTalk, Bill Skarsgård, Catherine O'Hara, Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi, Eugene Levy, Everest: The Other Side, FilmWeek, Free Solo https://laist.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/feature-remembering-patrick-stewart 2026-10-30T14:14:41-04:00 LAist eng 2026-10-30T13:05:00-04:00 Feature: Remembering Patrick Stewart AirTalk, Charles Xavier, FilmWeek, FilmWeek Feature, Jean-Luc Picard, LAist, Macbeth, Patrick Stewart, Star Trek, X-Men https://laist.com/news/politics/how-prop-45-could-reshape-californias-fight-over-data-centers 2026-10-30T17:25:42-04:00 LAist eng 2026-10-30T13:14:25-04:00 How Prop 45 could reshape California’s fight over data centers Election general news 2026, Dewey, Prop 45, data centers, election 2026 https://laist.com/news/education/bank-breach-delays-financial-aid-college-students 2026-10-30T14:30:00-04:00 LAist eng 2026-10-30T14:30:00-04:00 Bank breach delays financial aid, forces California college students to choose between books or food bank breach, financial aid, students https://laist.com/news/politics/has-the-trump-administration-doomed-newsom-water-plan 2026-10-30T16:00:00-04:00 LAist eng 2026-10-30T16:00:00-04:00 Has the Trump administration doomed Newsom’s water plan? Trump Administration, California, water https://laist.com/news/politics/ice-activity-is-surging-ahead-of-midterms-so-is-voter-turnout 2026-10-30T17:00:00-04:00 LAist eng 2026-10-30T17:00:00-04:00 ICE activity is surging ahead of midterms. So is voter turnout. Election general news 2026, Immigration enforcement and protests https://laist.com/news/politics/trumps-va-killed-home-loan-program-thousands-of-veterans-paying-the-price 2026-10-30T17:59:59-04:00 LAist eng 2026-10-30T18:00:00-04:00 Trump's VA killed a home loan program. Thousands of veterans are paying the price Trump Administration, home loans, veterans https://laist.com/news/politics/appeals-court-rejects-justice-department-request-california-disputed-ballots 2026-10-30T17:38:05-04:00 LAist eng 2026-10-30T15:48:24-04:00 Appeals court rejects Justice Department request for California to set aside disputed ballots Trump Administration, Election general news 2026, Dewey, California election, DOJ https://laist.com/news/climate-environment/la-coastal-flooding-breaks-record-set-in-1983 2026-10-30T19:21:24-04:00 LAist eng 2026-10-30T19:21:24-04:00 LA coastal flooding breaks record set in 1983 — with more almost certainly ahead El Niño 2026, coastal flooding, el nino, high tide, kelvin wave https://laist.com/news/politics/judge-orders-3-taxpayer-funded-trump-administration-ads-to-be-pulled-from-tv-social-media 2026-10-30T19:00:00-04:00 LAist eng 2026-10-30T19:00:00-04:00 Judge orders 3 taxpayer-funded Trump administration ads to be pulled from TV and social media Trump Administration, Election general news 2026