https://laist.com/news/politics/voter-guides/2026-election-california-general-la-charter-amendment-prk 2026-09-15T18:47:15-04:00 LAist eng 2026-09-15T18:47:15-04:00 City of LA Charter Amendment PRK: Require the city to spend more on parks Election 2026, VGP LA NOV 2026, Dewey, Amendment PRK, LA City Charter Amendment, Los Angeles parks, Nov. 3 general election, Spending more money on LA City parks, Spending more money on Los Angeles parks, city parks https://laist.com/news/education/los-angeles-unified-september-2026-budget-update-school-closure-conversations 2026-09-16T16:16:53-04:00 LAist eng 2026-09-15T21:08:58-04:00 LAUSD delays vote on school closure consultants, but promises hard decisions ahead LAUSD, Education HP mod, andres chait, lausd, school closures, school finance https://laist.com/news/education/caltech-new-president-what-you-should-know 2026-09-15T14:15:50-04:00 LAist eng 2026-09-14T19:37:38-04:00 Caltech’s new president is a couple months into the job — here’s what you should know about him AirTalk, astrophysics, caltech, jet propulsion lab, nasa, pasadena, planets, ray jay, space, telescope https://laist.com/news/kids-suffer-trump-administration-destabilizes-immigrant-families 2026-09-15T15:25:50-04:00 LAist eng 2026-09-14T18:39:55-04:00 A generation of kids suffer as Trump destabilizes immigrant families ICE, family separation, immigration, trump administration https://laist.com/news/politics/supreme-court-rejects-trumps-mail-voting-restrictions-midterms 2026-09-15T15:24:09-04:00 LAist eng 2026-09-14T19:52:59-04:00 Supreme Court rejects Trump's mail voting restrictions for this year's midterms Election general news 2026, Trump Administration, Trump, mail in ballots, USPS, Supreme Court https://laist.com/news/climate-environment/epa-eliminates-rule-limiting-greenhouse-gas-emissions-power-plants 2026-09-15T15:21:06-04:00 LAist eng 2026-09-15T08:00:00-04:00 EPA eliminates rule that limits planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions from power plants Trump Administration, EPA, climate, climate change, environment, environmental groups, environmental protection agency, pollution, power plants https://laist.com/news/hollywood-editors-are-hurting-can-a-new-tax-credit-change-things 2026-09-16T14:41:45-04:00 LAist eng 2026-09-15T13:35:26-04:00 Hollywood editors are hurting. 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Hollywood, Motion Picture Editors Guild, film editor, production tax credit https://laist.com/news/politics/nithya-ramans-city-council-absences-la-mayor-election 2026-09-16T15:30:14-04:00 LAist eng 2026-09-14T21:48:37-04:00 Nithya Raman's absences from City Council at issue in race for LA mayor Most read, City Council meetings, Karen Bass, L.A. mayor, LA mayoral race, Nithya Raman, November election, missed votes https://laist.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/emmy-award-winners-2026-list 2026-09-15T11:44:27-04:00 LAist eng 2026-09-14T21:37:39-04:00 Here's who won a primetime Emmy Award Emmys, Emmy Awards, winners, list, NBC https://laist.com/news/oc-coastal-emergency-emmy-awards-marissa-roy-hate-speech-masego 2026-09-15T15:34:43-04:00 LAist eng 2026-09-15T12:01:14-04:00 OC coastal emergencies, Emmy awards, LA city attorney candidate Marissa Roy and more AirTalk, AirTalk, Busy households, El nino, Emmys , Hate speech, Kelvin waves, LA City Attorney, Marissa Roy, Masego https://laist.com/news/politics/how-a-gym-a-farmers-market-and-mma-fighters-landed-millions-in-newsoms-last-budget 2026-09-15T15:09:00-04:00 LAist eng 2026-09-15T12:30:00-04:00 How a gym, a farmers market and MMA fighters landed millions in Newsom’s last budget california budget, earmarks, gavin newsom, gov newsom, governor newsom, lawmakers, legislative districts, pork barrel projects https://laist.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/best-things-to-do/music-arts-events-weekly-weekend-los-angeles-sept-16-22 2026-09-16T08:00:01-04:00 LAist eng 2026-09-16T08:00:00-04:00 Best things to do in Los Angeles and Southern California this weekend and beyond: Sept. 16-22 Best Things To Do, Orange County News https://laist.com/news/criminal-justice/prosecutors-wont-pursue-death-penalty-for-rob-reiners-son-nick-in-killing-of-his-parents 2026-09-15T12:30:05-04:00 LAist eng 2026-09-15T12:30:05-04:00 Prosecutors won’t pursue death penalty for Rob Reiner’s son Nick in killing of his parents Nick reiner , da office, death penalty, district attorney, killing, parents, prosecutors, rob reiner https://laist.com/news/climate-environment/5-of-las-worst-costliest-and-surprising-lead-contaminated-sites 2026-09-15T14:52:35-04:00 LAist eng 2026-09-15T14:30:00-04:00 Here are 5 of LA’s worst, costliest and surprising lead-contaminated sites Central Metals, Ecobat Resources California, Exide Technologies, S&W Atlas Iron and Metals, Santa Monica Airport, la county, lead contamination, lead pollution, los angeles https://laist.com/news/transportation/metro-olympics-transit-costs-la28-federal-money 2026-09-15T16:35:36-04:00 LAist eng 2026-09-15T16:35:36-04:00 Metro says Olympics transit could fall on LA28 if federal money doesn’t come in soon Los Angeles Olympics 2028 https://laist.com/news/a-quiet-toast-as-the-dodgers-clinch-record-tying-14th-straight-playoff-spot 2026-09-15T14:37:09-04:00 LAist eng 2026-09-15T14:37:09-04:00 A quiet toast as the Dodgers clinch record-tying 14th straight playoff spot Dodgers https://laist.com/news/kennedy-center-board-votes-to-close-ap-sources-say 2026-09-15T15:18:15-04:00 LAist eng 2026-09-15T15:18:15-04:00 Kennedy Center board votes to close over financial woes, Trump branding dispute, AP sources say Trump Administration, center, closing, kennedy, kennedy center, trump https://laist.com/news/climate-environment/hurricane-marie-reshaped-southern-california-coastline-el-nino-could-be-worse 2026-09-16T14:31:32-04:00 LAist eng 2026-09-15T15:48:33-04:00 Hurricane Marie reshaped Southern California’s coastline last week. El Niño could be far worse Most read, El Nino, El Niño, coastal damage, coastal erosion, coastal flooding, forecast, kelvin wave, kelvin waves, rain https://laist.com/news/housing-homelessness/california-los-angeles-palisades-eaton-fires-smoke-damage-bills-signed-wildfire-insurance 2026-09-16T14:32:22-04:00 LAist eng 2026-09-15T17:39:08-04:00 California becomes first state to pass requirements for insurers to clean smoke damage after fires Renting, Most read, Eaton fire, LA fires, Los Angeles, Palisades fire, asbestos, homeowners insurance, insurance providers, smoke damage https://laist.com/news/education/california-k-12-schools-military-style-rifles 2026-09-16T08:00:00-04:00 LAist eng 2026-09-16T08:00:00-04:00 California K-12 schools with military-style rifles don’t always disclose them as law requires k-12, military, school, weapons https://laist.com/news/transportation/traffic-fatalities-violence-los-angeles-karen-bass 2026-09-15T19:13:00-04:00 LAist eng 2026-09-15T19:13:00-04:00 Traffic fatalities in LA are outpacing 2025. Advocates are demanding action LA, traffic, fatalities, Karen Bass, Vision Zero https://laist.com/news/la-olympics-report-projects-20-billion-economic-gains 2026-09-15T19:09:46-04:00 LAist eng 2026-09-15T19:09:46-04:00 New LA Olympics report projects at least $20B in economic gains for region Los Angeles Olympics 2028, Economic Report, L.A. County, LA28, Olympics https://laist.com/news/politics/karen-bass-skips-homeless-spending-house-hearing-gets-warning 2026-09-16T16:19:31-04:00 LAist eng 2026-09-15T20:17:30-04:00 Bass is warned ‘every tool’ will be used to get her testimony as she skips homeless spending hearing Homelessness, LAHSA oversight, congress, doge, homelessness, karen bass, l.a., lahsa, los angeles, u.s. house of representatives https://laist.com/news/housing-homelessness/lahsa-bows-out-federal-roles-including-homeless-count-annual 2026-09-15T23:37:10-04:00 LAist eng 2026-09-15T22:30:36-04:00 LA regional homeless authority bows out of federal roles — including annual homeless count HUD, L.A. County, LAHSA, Trump administration, city of L.A., homeless count, homelessness spending https://laist.com/news/news-helicopter-crashes-and-kills-at-least-3-people-near-fatal-bus-collision-in-chatsworth 2026-09-16T03:19:41-04:00 LAist eng 2026-09-15T23:48:48-04:00 NBC4 helicopter crashes, killing 3 near scene of fatal bus collision in Chatsworth LA, helicopter crash, NBC https://laist.com/news/latest-on-nbc4-helicopter-crash-estuardo-mazariegos-on-cd-9-history-of-sports-betting-and-more 2026-09-16T15:24:33-04:00 LAist eng 2026-09-16T12:01:27-04:00 Latest on NBC4 helicopter crash, Estuardo Mazariegos on CD-9, history of sports betting and more AirTalk https://laist.com/news/politics/newsom-signs-law-certain-californians-get-out-of-jury-duty 2026-09-16T12:30:00-04:00 LAist eng 2026-09-16T12:30:00-04:00 Newsom signs law to let these Californians get out of jury duty — for good california law, choose not to, gavin newsom, gov newsom, governor newsom, jury duty, new law, opt out, people over 80, permanent exemption https://laist.com/news/how-do-you-dispose-of-an-abandoned-russian-submarine-long-beach-is-on-the-hook-to-find-out 2026-09-16T15:34:13-04:00 LAist eng 2026-09-16T14:15:00-04:00 How do you dispose of an abandoned Russian submarine? Long Beach is on the hook to find out Russian Scorpion, long beach, queen mary, russian sub, russian submarine, rusted submarine, why is there a submarine in long beach https://laist.com/news/climate-environment/koreatown-green-space-los-angeles-park 2026-09-16T15:30:00-04:00 LAist eng 2026-09-16T15:30:00-04:00 A Koreatown green space could become the city’s newest park cd10, green space, korea town, ktown, liberty park, privately owned, public park, who owns https://laist.com/news/politics/santa-ana-bans-city-employees-from-moonlighting-for-ice 2026-09-16T16:43:39-04:00 LAist eng 2026-09-16T16:43:39-04:00 Santa Ana bans city employees from moonlighting for ICE Orange County News, Immigration enforcement and protests, ICE, OC, Orange County, Santa Ana, sanctuary city https://laist.com/news/politics/california-billionaires-tax-lim-lead-poll 2026-09-16T16:29:59-04:00 LAist eng 2026-09-16T16:30:00-04:00 California billionaires tax has slim lead in new poll Election 2026, Election general news 2026, billionaire tax, billionaires, general election, new poll, november election, polls, prop 40, prop 41 https://laist.com/the-fed-raises-interest-rates-for-the-1st-time-in-over-3-years 2026-09-16T16:20:28-04:00 LAist eng 2026-09-16T16:20:28-04:00 The Fed raises interest rates for the 1st time in over 3 years Federal Reserve, The Fed, interest rates