https://laist.com/news/14-la-newsrooms-showed-up-at-coffee-shops-for-a-day-heres-what-we-learned 2026-08-13 LAist eng 2026-08-13T13:00:00-04:00 14 LA newsrooms showed up at coffee shops for a day. Here's what we learned How to be a part of LAist's reporting, coffee shops, collaboration, community engagement, connecting, journalism, local news, nonprofit news, partnerships, supporting news https://laist.com/news/politics/audit-covid-era-contracts-orange-county-millions-awarded-with-minimal-accounting 2026-08-14 LAist eng 2026-08-13T08:00:00-04:00 Audit of COVID-era contracts in OC finds millions awarded with little accounting Orange County News, LAist investigates: Andrew Do corruption scandal, Most read, Andrew Do, Chris Wangsaporn, Frank Jao, Frank Kim, OC corruption scandal, Orange County, Orange County audit https://laist.com/news/secret-lapd-recordings-latest-in-ai-food-influencers-in-restaurants-tv-talk-and-more 2026-08-13 LAist eng 2026-08-13T12:01:29-04:00 Secret LAPD recordings, latest in AI, food influencers in restaurants, TV Talk and more AirTalk https://laist.com/news/climate-environment/mayor-bass-to-host-community-forum-on-lineage-cleanup-thursday 2026-08-13 LAist eng 2026-08-13T12:00:00-04:00 Mayor Bass to host community forum on Lineage cleanup Thursday boyle heights, community forum, community input, east la, how to share input, karen bass, lineage cleanup, lineage fire, lineage warehouse, mayor bass https://laist.com/news/politics/new-bills-seek-to-protect-neighborhoods-from-a-future-disaster-like-the-lineage-warehouse-fire 2026-08-13 LAist eng 2026-08-13T14:00:00-04:00 New bills seek to protect neighborhoods from a future disaster like the Lineage warehouse fire bills, building permits, disaster, fines, lineage fire, lineage warehouse, proposals, warehouse fire https://laist.com/news/politics/firefighters-warn-of-worse-response-times-overburdened-stations-as-city-debates-cuts-to-lbfd 2026-08-13 LAist eng 2026-08-13T15:00:00-04:00 Firefighters warn of worse response times, overburdened stations as city debates cuts to LBFD City Council and its Budget Oversight Committee, budget, fire engine, fire fighters, fire station, firefighters, lbfd, long beach, what would cuts mean https://laist.com/news/housing-homelessness/judge-pauses-trump-administrations-suspension-of-la-homelessness-funds 2026-08-13 LAist eng 2026-08-13T13:29:43-04:00 Judge pauses Trump administration’s suspension of LA homelessness funds Homelessness, HUD, Judge David O. Carter, LAHSA, funds, homelessness https://laist.com/news/laists-imperfect-paradise-wins-national-murrow-for-episode-on-prison-reentry-ultrarunning 2026-08-13 LAist eng 2026-08-13T15:55:35-04:00 LAist's 'Imperfect Paradise' wins National Murrow for episode on prison reentry, ultrarunning https://laist.com/news/federal-judge-poised-to-restrict-immigration-arrest-tactics-in-los-angeles-raids 2026-08-13 LAist eng 2026-08-13T16:32:43-04:00 Federal judge poised to restrict immigration arrest tactics in Los Angeles raids Trump Administration, Immigration enforcement and protests, ICE, arrest, cause, flight, immigration, risk, ruling, warrant https://laist.com/news/food/dinner-and-a-movie-dtla-rooftop 2026-08-14 LAist eng 2026-08-13T18:05:56-04:00 Dinner and a movie on a DTLA rooftop — and a wine list that won’t wreck your budget Food Friday, Arts District restaurant 2026, CineOpera Arts District, CineOpera Los Angeles, Italian-Latin restaurant LA, chef Paco Moran, rooftop bar Arts District, rooftop restaurant Los Angeles https://laist.com/news/climate-environment/stingray-lashings-up-marine-heat-wave-southern-california 2026-08-14 LAist eng 2026-08-13T19:00:00-04:00 Stingray lashings up as marine heat wave off Southern California draws more to shore beach, blosa, chica, huntington, stingray https://laist.com/news/housing-homelessness/santa-monica-airport-housing-ballot-initiative-dead 2026-08-14 LAist eng 2026-08-13T18:27:57-04:00 A ballot initiative to put housing on the Santa Monica airport is officially dead — for now Cloverfield Commons, Santa Monica Airport, Santa Monica Airport housing, Santa Monica Great Park, affordable housing, housing Los Angeles https://laist.com/news/criminal-justice/california-prisons-fail-to-stop-guards-from-sexually-abusing-women-justice-department 2026-08-13 LAist eng 2026-08-13T18:32:23-04:00 California prisons fail to stop guards from sexually abusing women, Justice Department finds https://laist.com/news/education/early-childhood-education-pre-k/child-care-providers-business-transitional-kindergarten-report 2026-08-14 LAist eng 2026-08-14T08:00:00-04:00 Why child care in California may get harder to find https://laist.com/news/climate-environment/lineage-unlikely-to-meet-deadline-to-clear-rotting-food-boyle-heights 2026-08-14 LAist eng 2026-08-13T19:42:54-04:00 Lineage won’t meet deadline to clear 88 million pounds of rotting food from Boyle Heights boyle , cleanup , deadline, heights, lineage https://laist.com/news/climate-environment/break-from-the-heat 2026-08-13 LAist eng 2026-08-13T20:08:00-04:00 Enjoy this break from the heat while you can. It won’t last long august, cooler weather, heat wave, humidity, southern california https://laist.com/news/new-poll-on-voter-opinion-tipping-culture-korean-street-food-filmweek-and-more 2026-08-14 LAist eng 2026-08-14T12:01:46-04:00 New poll on voter opinion, tipping culture, Korean street food, FilmWeek and more AirTalk, AirTalk, Berkeley-IGS, FilmWeek, Judd Apatow, Mel Brooks, Michael Bonfiglio, ballot measures, korean food, korean street food https://laist.com/news/food/laist-ho-tok-korean-street-food 2026-08-14 LAist eng 2026-08-14T14:25:52-04:00 How a Korean street food-inspired vendor started their pop-up and popped off AirTalk, LAist mini-bites, 626 Night Market, AirTalk, Food Friday, Korean street food, Pancakes https://laist.com/news/los-angeles-activities/veterans-stadium-about-to-be-demolished-sports-complex-long-beach 2026-08-14 LAist eng 2026-08-14T12:30:00-04:00 Veterans Stadium is about to be demolished for a sports complex. Here’s what it meant to Long Beach lbcc, long beach, long beach community college, sports complex, the lb, veterans memorial stadium, veterans stadium, when is the last event at veterans stadium, when will it close https://laist.com/news/education/cal-state-students-later-financial-aid-decisions 2026-08-14 LAist eng 2026-08-14T13:30:00-04:00 Some Cal State students got financial aid decisions a lot later this year. Here’s why aid, beautiful bill, big, csu, federal, financial https://laist.com/news/politics/becerra-easily-leading-california-governors-race-defined-by-partisan-split-poll-shows 2026-08-14 LAist eng 2026-08-14T15:30:00-04:00 Becerra easily leading California governor’s race defined by partisan split, poll shows Election 2026, california governor, election, politics, poll, steve hilton, uc berkeley, who's leading, xavier becerra https://laist.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/filmweek-the-end-of-oak-street-dont-say-good-luck-late-fame-and-more 2026-08-14 LAist eng 2026-08-14T12:55:00-04:00 FilmWeek: ‘The End of Oak Street,’ ‘Don’t Say Good Luck,’ ‘Late Fame’ and more! Adam Sandler, AirTalk, Anne Hathaway, Don't Say Good Luck, Ewan McGregor, FilmWeek, LAist, Melanie Lynskey, Sunny Sandler, The End of Oak Street https://laist.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/feature-directors-judd-apatow-and-michael-bonfiglio-on-their-emmy-nominated-mel-brooks-documentary 2026-08-14 LAist eng 2026-08-14T13:04:13-04:00 Feature: Directors Judd Apatow and Michael Bonfiglio on their Emmy-nominated Mel Brooks documentary AirTalk , Feature, FilmWeek, HBO, Judd Apatow, LAist, Mel Brooks, Mel Brooks: The 99 Year-Old Man!, Michael Bonfiglio, comedy https://laist.com/news/politics/california-lawmakers-call-for-faster-daca-renewals-amid-prolonged-processing-delays 2026-08-14 LAist eng 2026-08-14T14:29:00-04:00 California lawmakers call for faster DACA renewals amid prolonged processing delays california lawmakers, daca, daca delays, daca renewals, deferred action for childhood arrivals, educators, faster renewal, processing delays, teachers, why is daca renewal taking so long https://laist.com/news/transportation/orange-residents-new-car-rebate 2026-08-14 LAist eng 2026-08-14T14:19:31-04:00 Orange residents could get a $500 rebate for buying new cars, but there’s a catch Orange County News, City of Orange, November ballot, Toyota of Orange, car rebate, sales tax measure https://laist.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/susan-egan-the-voice-behind-meg-from-disneys-hercules-honored-as-a-disney-legend 2026-08-14 LAist eng 2026-08-14T17:00:00-04:00 Susan Egan, the voice behind Meg from Disney's 'Hercules,' honored as a Disney Legend https://laist.com/news/climate-environment/fire-rebuilding-costs-new-funds-financing-attempt-to-fill-gaps 2026-08-14 LAist eng 2026-08-14T15:10:25-04:00 As fire survivors face huge costs to rebuild, new funds and financing attempt to fill the gap Wildfires, altadena, eaton fire, fire mortgage, funding gap, palisades, palisades fire, rebuilding costs https://laist.com/news/politics/la-city-council-president-seeks-guarantee-that-la-businesses-will-get-a-piece-of-the-olympics-pie 2026-08-14 LAist eng 2026-08-14T16:13:44-04:00 LA City Council president seeks guarantee that LA businesses will get a piece of the Olympics pie LA28, Los Angeles, Olympics, Small Businesses https://laist.com/news/ex-orange-county-supervisor-andrew-do-prison-one-year-anniversary 2026-08-14 LAist eng 2026-08-14T19:00:00-04:00 It’s been a year since Andrew Do reported to prison. What’s happened since? LAist watchdog reporting, Orange County News, andrew do, corruption, orange county https://laist.com/news/prosecutors-narrow-their-case-ahead-of-the-retrial-of-the-man-accused-of-setting-the-palisades-fire 2026-08-14 LAist eng 2026-08-14T20:17:20-04:00 Prosecutors narrow their case ahead of the retrial of the man accused of setting the Palisades fire