https://laist.com/news/climate-environment/unhoused-people-heat-illness-data 2026-08-26 LAist eng 2026-08-26T20:47:35-04:00 Unhoused people are far more likely to get sick in the heat. Now there’s data to prove the risk Homelessness, heat, California, homeless, unhoused, ER visits https://laist.com/news/housing-homelessness/lahsa-to-review-2026-homeless-count-numbers 2026-08-27 LAist eng 2026-08-26T23:10:24-04:00 LA City Council makes claims of 'glaring problems' with latest homeless count; calls for review LAist watchdog reporting, Homelessness, L.A. City Council, LAHSA, South L.A., homeless count, point-in-time count https://laist.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/yayoi-kusama-who-splashed-polka-dots-across-art-world-dies-at-97-in-tokyo 2026-08-27 LAist eng 2026-08-26T23:49:43-04:00 Yayoi Kusama, who splashed polka dots across art world, dies at 97 in Tokyo broad, infiniti, kusama, room, yayoi https://laist.com/news/lahsa-rejection-sensitive-dysphoria-ai-op-ed-writing-meta-settlement-tv-talk 2026-08-28 LAist eng 2026-08-27T12:00:15-04:00 LAHSA approved millions to 'high-risk' org, emotional sensitivity, AI op-ed writing and more AirTalk, ADHD, AI, AirTalk, Alex Soofer, LAHSA, Meta, RSD, Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria, Sasha Hamdani https://laist.com/news/politics/california-sues-to-block-trumps-mail-in-voting-rules-just-days-after-loss-at-supreme-court 2026-08-27 LAist eng 2026-08-27T11:53:53-04:00 California sues to block Trump’s mail-in voting rules just days after loss at Supreme Court Trump Administration, bonta, ca, mail, scotus, trump, voting https://laist.com/news/politics/judge-hands-victory-to-westminster-councilmember-but-political-war-continues 2026-08-28 LAist eng 2026-08-27T13:50:17-04:00 Judge hands victory to Westminster councilmember, but political war continues Orange County News, Amy Phan West, Orange County, Orange County politics, Terri Rains, Westminster City Council, Westminster, CA, bribery case Amy Phan West https://laist.com/news/newsom-pushes-environmental-carve-out-for-campaign-donors-santa-monica-project 2026-08-27 LAist eng 2026-08-27T13:30:00-04:00 Newsom pushes environmental carve-out for campaign donor’s Santa Monica project coastal , commission, development, gehry, monica, newsom, santa , worthe https://laist.com/news/a-judge-suspends-charges-against-an-ex-marine-arrested-on-trumps-golf-course-with-ammunition 2026-08-27 LAist eng 2026-08-27T13:53:11-04:00 Judge suspends charges against ex-Marine arrested on Trump’s RPV golf course with ammunition course, golf, palos, rancho, taele, trump, verdes https://laist.com/news/climate-environment/california-lawmakers-greenlight-solar-panels-you-can-plug-into-the-wall 2026-08-28 LAist eng 2026-08-27T15:30:00-04:00 California lawmakers greenlight solar panels you can plug into the wall in, plug, portable https://laist.com/news/politics/voter-guides/what-socal-voters-need-to-know-about-the-legal-battle-over-mail-in-ballots 2026-08-28 LAist eng 2026-08-27T16:30:00-04:00 What SoCal voters need to know about the legal battle over mail in ballots Election general news 2026, California elections, Mail in ballots, Registrar, voting https://laist.com/news/education/ucla-debuts-first-bachelors-in-digital-humanities-in-us 2026-08-28 LAist eng 2026-08-27T17:30:00-04:00 Culture and ethics meets tech: UCLA debuts country’s first bachelor’s in digital humanities UCLA, digital, humanities, major https://laist.com/news/health/can-california-help-lower-the-cost-of-glp-1s 2026-08-28 LAist eng 2026-08-27T18:30:00-04:00 Can California help lower the cost of GLP-1s? Here’s what lawmakers are proposing affordable, calrx program, costs, expensive, glp-1, glp1, injection medication, weight loss https://laist.com/news/trump-directs-federal-government-to-rename-lake-ontario-to-lake-america 2026-08-27 LAist eng 2026-08-27T17:00:00-04:00 Trump directs federal government to rename Lake Ontario to Lake America Trump Administration https://laist.com/news/food/chao-krung-thai-restaurant-la-debuts-new-curry-night 2026-08-28 LAist eng 2026-08-27T20:00:00-04:00 Chao Krung, LA’s oldest existing Thai restaurant, debuts new curry night rooted in tradition Food Friday, Chao Krung, Chao Krung Fairfax, Kanom Jeen Curry Night, LA Thai restaurants, Oldest Thai restaurant Los Angeles, Thai food Los Angeles, Thai restaurant history LA https://laist.com/news/climate-environment/la-fire-survivors-have-now-waited-the-longest-for-federal-disaster-recovery-funds 2026-08-28 LAist eng 2026-08-27T19:06:26-04:00 LA fire survivors have now waited the longest for federal disaster recovery funds Wildfires, altadena, eaton, la fires, palisades, rebuild, recovery, trump https://laist.com/news/rob-bonta-income-disparities-relationships-mokja-food-friday-filmweek-tim-curry 2026-08-28 LAist eng 2026-08-28T12:00:24-04:00 Rob Bonta on state's legal battles, income disparities in relationships, Mokja, FilmWeek and more AirTalk, AirTalk, Attorney General, California, Clue, FilmWeek, Food Friday, It, Mokja, Rob Bonta https://laist.com/news/climate-environment/flies-swarming-homes-lineage-fire-free-fly-traps 2026-08-28 LAist eng 2026-08-28T12:00:00-04:00 Flies are still swarming homes, two months after the Lineage fire. How to get free fly traps bugs, flies, free fly traps, how to get rid of flies, lineage fire, lineage warehouse, warehouse fire, why are there so many flies https://laist.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/filmweek-coyote-vs-acme-the-dog-stars-finding-emily-and-more 2026-08-28 LAist eng 2026-08-28T12:55:00-04:00 FilmWeek: ‘Coyote vs. Acme,’ ‘The Dog Stars,’ ‘Finding Emily’ and more! AirTalk, Coyote vs. Acme, FilmWeek, Jacob Elordi, Josh Brolin, LAist, Lana Condor, Margaret Qualley, Ridley Scott, The Dog Stars https://laist.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/feature-remembering-tim-curry 2026-08-28 LAist eng 2026-08-28T12:54:20-04:00 Feature: Remembering Tim Curry AirTalk, Clue (1985), Dr. Frank-N-Furter, Feature, FilmWeek, Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, LAist, Rocky Horror Picture Show, Spamalot, Tim Curry https://laist.com/news/climate-environment/aquarium-of-the-pacific-scrambled-to-save-hundreds-of-sea-creatures-after-massive-smuggling-busts 2026-08-28 LAist eng 2026-08-28T13:30:00-04:00 Aquarium of the Pacific scrambled to save hundreds of sea creatures after massive smuggling busts animals, aquarium, beach, long, rescue https://laist.com/news/climate-environment/heatwave-broke-records-but-theres-relief-in-sight 2026-08-28 LAist eng 2026-08-28T13:38:25-04:00 This week’s heatwave broke records, but there’s relief in sight El Niño, climate change, heat, heatwave, humidity, los angeles weather, southern california weather, weather forecast https://laist.com/news/housing-homelessness/reducing-drug-penalties-likely-increased-homelessness-california-report 2026-08-28 LAist eng 2026-08-28T15:30:00-04:00 Reducing drug penalties likely increased homelessness in California, new report says drug use, homelessness, prop 47, unhoused , unsheltered homeless https://laist.com/california-democrats-race-to-ban-electric-shock-gloves-before-ice-buys-them 2026-08-28 LAist eng 2026-08-28T16:30:00-04:00 California Democrats race to ban electric shock gloves before ICE buys them ban, ca, california, gloves, ice, shock https://laist.com/news/politics/prop-39-voter-id-share-your-story 2026-08-28 LAist eng 2026-08-28T15:58:06-04:00 Voter ID is on the ballot: Tell LAist about your experience getting an official ID Election general news 2026, Election 2026, November 2026 election, Prop 39, Proposition 39, Voter ID, elections, voter ID California https://laist.com/news/education/california-lawmakers-reach-long-awaited-deal-on-school-sexual-abuse-lawsuits 2026-08-28 LAist eng 2026-08-28T17:30:00-04:00 California lawmakers reach long-awaited deal on school sexual abuse lawsuits ab 218, childhood sexual abuse, litigation, public institutions, school sexual abuse lawsuits, schools, settlements, statue of limitations, survivors https://laist.com/highland-park-gourmet-korean-convenience-store-mokja 2026-08-28 LAist eng 2026-08-28T18:18:14-04:00 Highland Park’s gourmet Korean convenience store Highland Park, cafe, convenience store, dumplings, hand pie, korean, masubi, mokja, oxtail https://laist.com/news/climate-environment/oysterpalooza-arrives-in-orange-county-what-to-know-about-the-festival 2026-08-28 LAist eng 2026-08-28T19:00:00-04:00 Oysterpalooza arrives in Orange County. What to know about the festival coast, erosion, huntington beach, oc coastkeeper, ocean, oysterpalooza, oysters, restoration https://laist.com/news/politics/data-center-backlash-big-tech-spending-against-backlash 2026-08-28 LAist eng 2026-08-28T19:30:00-04:00 The data center backlash is here — and Big Tech is spending big to combat it amazon, anthropic, artificial intelligence, big tech, data centers