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Was the force with you in the queue? Most read, Lucas Museum, grand opening, tickets https://laist.com/news/housing-homelessness/audit-lahsa-management-homeless 2026-07-22 LAist eng 2026-07-21T20:56:27-04:00 Internal audits help protect taxpayer money. LAHSA hasn’t finished any in years LAist watchdog reporting, homelessness, justin szlasa, lahsa, los angeles, los angeles homeless services authority, mayor karen bass https://laist.com/news/transportation/la-metro-board-composition 2026-07-22 LAist eng 2026-07-22T08:00:00-04:00 Should a public transit rider have a dedicated seat on Metro’s Board? LAist watchdog reporting, Metro Board, rider, LA https://laist.com/news/climate-environment/flies-rats-vermin-boyle-heights-who-is-handling-pest-control 2026-07-23 LAist eng 2026-07-21T21:02:32-04:00 Flies, rats and other vermin are swarming Boyle Heights. Who’s handling pest control? boyle heights warehouse, flies, lineage, vector control, vermin https://laist.com/news/politics/ice-raids-la-county-latino-businesses-ucla-report 2026-07-23 LAist eng 2026-07-22T08:00:00-04:00 A year of ICE raids in LA County has cost Latino businesses millions in revenue — and so much more Immigration enforcement and protests, Economic report, ICE Raids, L.A. County, Latino businesses, UCLA Latino Policy and Politics Institute https://laist.com/news/climate-environment/community-resistance-south-la-murphy-oil-drilling-site-could-be-shut-down 2026-07-23 LAist eng 2026-07-22T17:08:16-04:00 After more than a decade of community resistance, a South LA oil drilling site could be shut down Most read, environmental justice, gas, jefferson park, los angeles, murphy drill site, oil, oil drilling, south la, west adams https://laist.com/news/vermin-boyle-heights-water-pipes-west-hollywood-stick-shift-chinese-ai 2026-07-22 LAist eng 2026-07-22T11:57:42-04:00 Vermin in Boyle Heights, LA's aging water pipes, the decline of the stick shift and more AirTalk, AI, AirTalk, Boyle Heights, Boyle Heights warehouse, LA, Los Angeles, artificial intelligence, chinese AI, detention center https://laist.com/news/politics/trumps-new-immigration-strategy-revealed-in-purchase-of-2-ice-detention-centers-in-california 2026-07-22 LAist eng 2026-07-22T12:30:00-04:00 Trump’s new immigration strategy revealed in purchase of 2 ICE detention centers in California Trump Administration, ICE detention centers, california city, corecivic, federal government, immigration detention centers, immigration enforcement, immigration processing centers, trump administration https://laist.com/news/politics/newsoms-populist-act-oppose-state-billionaire-tax-embrace-federal-one 2026-07-22 LAist eng 2026-07-22T13:30:00-04:00 Newsom’s populist act: Oppose state billionaire tax, embrace federal one ai, billionaire tax, gavin newsom, gov newsom, governor newsom, oppose, presidential election, support, wealth inequality https://laist.com/news/food/long-beach-warehouse-where-food-trucks-are-born-meet-the-family-behind-it 2026-07-22 LAist eng 2026-07-22T14:30:00-04:00 This Long Beach warehouse is ‘where food trucks are born.’ Meet the family behind it california food trucks, commercial trucks, food scene, food trucks, long beach, long beach restaurants, martin ramirez, mobile kitchens https://laist.com/news/food/japadillas-monkfish-karaage-long-beach-izakaya 2026-07-23 LAist eng 2026-07-23T12:57:38-04:00 From Japadillas to monkfish karaage, the Long Beach izakaya doing it differently Food Friday, Homareya LBC, Homareya Long Beach, Homareya izakaya, Visit Homareya https://laist.com/news/us-iranian-attacks-continue-tensions-mount-red-sea 2026-07-22 LAist eng 2026-07-22T13:20:22-04:00 US and Iranian attacks continue as tensions mount on a key waterway in the Red Sea US attacks Iran https://laist.com/news/climate-environment/big-bear-rescued-bald-eagle-jackie-critical-condition 2026-07-22 LAist eng 2026-07-22T14:13:01-04:00 Big Bear’s rescued bald eagle believed to be Jackie in ‘critical’ condition, wildlife rehab says Big Bear bald eagle, Jackie , Ojai Raptor Center https://laist.com/news/health/lawmakers-look-to-make-abortion-shield-laws-less-dependent-on-whos-governor 2026-07-22 LAist eng 2026-07-22T16:43:39-04:00 Lawmakers look to make abortion shield laws less dependent on who’s governor abortion, ca, laws, shield https://laist.com/news/transportation/la-mayor-karen-bass-metro-fares 2026-07-23 LAist eng 2026-07-22T18:00:54-04:00 LA Mayor Bass previews ‘fare-free’ system as she takes the Metro Board chair gavel for a second time Most read, Mayor Bass, Los Angeles, Metro, Chair, bus, bus lanes https://laist.com/news/education/santa-monica-montessori-new-ai-school 2026-07-23 LAist eng 2026-07-23T08:00:00-04:00 A beloved Santa Monica Montessori closed its doors. An AI school is moving in https://laist.com/news/education/cal-state-gives-340k-job-to-ex-president-who-stepped-down-after-discrimination-lawsuit 2026-07-22 LAist eng 2026-07-22T19:00:00-04:00 Cal State gives $340K job to ex-president who stepped down after discrimination lawsuit cal state, discrimination, lawsuit, morales, president, san bernardino https://laist.com/news/criminal-justice/lapd-flock-license-plate-readers-office-of-the-inspector-general-aclu-toolkit 2026-07-23 LAist eng 2026-07-23T13:09:15-04:00 Want to weigh in on LAPD's use of license plate readers? 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LA County's latest report pushes it beyond 2031 LAist watchdog reporting, jail conditions, la county supervisors, men's central jail closure, sheriff robert luna, sybil brand commission https://laist.com/news/housing-homelessness/la-homeless-count-results-2026-bass 2026-07-23 LAist eng 2026-07-23T15:54:14-04:00 LA's homeless count results will be out soon. Bass says the numbers are up Homelessness, 2026, Bass, LA, Raman, count, homeless, increase https://laist.com/news/criminal-justice/psychological-war-inside-california-use-of-jailhouse-stings 2026-07-23 LAist eng 2026-07-23T15:00:00-04:00 ‘Psychological war’: Inside California’s expanding use of jailhouse stings los angeles, operations, perkins, riverside https://laist.com/news/housing-homelessness/what-will-a-rebuilt-altadena-look-like-density-limits 2026-07-23 LAist eng 2026-07-23T15:18:08-04:00 What will a rebuilt Altadena look like? Residents push a state bill that would limit density https://laist.com/news/for-a-2nd-time-house-approves-resolution-to-end-the-war-in-iran-in-a-rebuke-to-trump 2026-07-23 LAist eng 2026-07-23T14:44:10-04:00 For a 2nd time, House approves resolution to end the war in Iran in a rebuke to Trump US attacks Iran https://laist.com/news/long-beach-1976-time-capsule-unveiled 2026-07-23 LAist eng 2026-07-23T16:30:00-04:00 Take a peek at Long Beach’s past through this 1976 time capsule capsule, long beach, time https://laist.com/news/republican-hilton-tells-californians-they-can-hate-trump-but-still-vote-for-him-in-governors-race 2026-07-23 LAist eng 2026-07-23T17:30:00-04:00 Steve Hilton tells Californians they can hate Trump but still vote for him in governor’s race Election 2026, Election general news 2026, election, general, hilton, steve, trump https://laist.com/news/health/caloptima-health-joins-covered-california 2026-07-23 LAist eng 2026-07-23T17:14:17-04:00 Orange County's public health system joins Covered California. What it means for residents Orange County News, CalOptima, Covered California, MediCal, health insurance https://laist.com/news/trump-fetes-dodgers-white-house-again 2026-07-23 LAist eng 2026-07-23T18:42:33-04:00 Trump fetes Dodgers at the White House again, saying the team is ‘one of the great brands’ dodgers, house, white