https://laist.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/best-things-to-do/music-arts-events-weekly-weekend-los-angeles-aug-12-18 2026-08-12 LAist eng 2026-08-12T08:00:00-04:00 Best things to do this weekend and beyond in Los Angeles and Southern California: Aug. 12-18 Best Things To Do https://laist.com/news/food/diner-en-blanc-beverly-hills 2026-08-11 LAist eng 2026-08-11T17:48:17-04:00 Dîner en Blanc returns to Los Angeles. Was it worth the 7-year wait? DIY, Dinner en blanc, Dîner en Blanc, beverly hills, chambord, culture, dancing, events, exclusive, fancy https://laist.com/news/education/lausd-2026-2027-school-year-budget-cuts-first-day-immigration-raids 2026-08-12 LAist eng 2026-08-11T18:21:48-04:00 LAUSD students head back to school. Ambition is high but enrollment is down and money is tight LAUSD https://laist.com/news/education/la-school-year-begins-with-limited-screen-time 2026-08-12 LAist eng 2026-08-12T09:00:00-04:00 The school year begins in LA with one big change: limited screen time https://laist.com/news/politics/oc-voters-finally-know-what-measures-did-and-did-not-make-it-to-the-2026-general-election-ballot 2026-08-12 LAist eng 2026-08-12T13:16:40-04:00 OC voters finally know what measures did — and did not — make it to the 2026 general election ballot Orange County News, Election 2026 https://laist.com/news/politics/alexandra-lozano-former-immigration-lawyer-defrauded-immigrants-what-to-know 2026-08-12 LAist eng 2026-08-11T18:22:38-04:00 A former immigration lawyer defrauded thousands of immigrants. What to know about your case Trump Administration, Immigration enforcement and protests, Most read, Alexandra Lozano Kennedy, Commerce, LUZ LEGAL, fraud, immigration attorney https://laist.com/news/education/lausd-boyle-heights-environmental-testing-lineage-fire-lead-ammonia-formaldehyde 2026-08-12 LAist eng 2026-08-11T19:44:28-04:00 LAUSD flags lead at two Boyle Heights schools, but says campuses are safe after warehouse fire LAUSD, LAUSD, Boyle Heights, Lineage fire, environmental testing, back to school https://laist.com/news/politics/lapd-cop-recorded-colleagues-racist-and-sexist-remarks-will-his-prosecution-chill-whistleblowers 2026-08-13 LAist eng 2026-08-12T08:00:00-04:00 LAPD cop recorded colleagues' racist and sexist remarks. Will his prosecution chill whistleblowers? Most read, LAPD, Nathan Hochman, police misconduct, privacy, racist remarks, recordings, whistleblower https://laist.com/news/lausd-first-day-fare-free-la-metro-lakers-hate-groups-regional-theaters 2026-08-12 LAist eng 2026-08-12T12:01:23-04:00 LAUSD first day, Lakers sale, city considers fare-free Metro and more AirTalk, AirTalk, Bob Iger, Josh Kushner, Karen Bass, LA Metro, LAUSD, Lakers, Lineage Fire, Los Angeles https://laist.com/news/transportation/bass-transit-free-mayor-metro 2026-08-12 LAist eng 2026-08-12T12:53:02-04:00 LA Mayor Bass wants public transit to be free. Metro puts that price tag at over $1 billion LAist watchdog reporting, Most read, Bass, Metro, Raman, fare evasion, fare gates, free, los angeles, mayor https://laist.com/news/a-blockbuster-12-5b-deal-as-josh-kushner-and-bob-iger-buy-the-los-angeles-lakers-ap-source-says 2026-08-12 LAist eng 2026-08-12T11:36:24-04:00 A blockbuster $12.5B deal as Josh Kushner and Bob Iger buy the Los Angeles Lakers, AP source says iger, kushner, lakers, sold https://laist.com/news/climate-environment/jackies-death-shocks-the-world-how-humans-in-her-socal-home-remember-the-eagle 2026-08-12 LAist eng 2026-08-12T14:36:05-04:00 Jackie’s death shocks the world. How humans in her SoCal home remember the eagle Big Bear, Eagles, Friends of Big Bear Valley, Jackie, Ojai Raptor Center https://laist.com/news/housing-homelessness/federal-officials-decry-las-drug-fueled-homelessness-crisis-in-visit 2026-08-12 LAist eng 2026-08-12T12:00:51-04:00 Federal officials decry  LA's ‘drug-fueled homelessness crisis’ in visit to faith-based program Trump Administration, angeles, center, dream, homelessness, kennedy, los, turner https://laist.com/news/education/eastside-students-go-back-to-school-as-lineage-warehouse-cleanup-continues 2026-08-12 LAist eng 2026-08-12T12:30:00-04:00 Eastside students go back to school as Lineage warehouse cleanup continues children, east la, eastside, la unified, lausd, lineage cleanup, lineage warehouse fire, students https://laist.com/news/climate-environment/newsom-makes-last-minute-push-to-help-california-utilities-facing-wildfire-bills 2026-08-12 LAist eng 2026-08-12T14:00:00-04:00 Newsom makes last-minute push to help California utilities facing wildfire bills Wildfires, costs, disasters, gavin newsom, gov newsom, liability, utilities, wildfires https://laist.com/news/lapd-defends-use-of-tear-gas-during-2025-immigration-protests 2026-08-12 LAist eng 2026-08-12T15:06:47-04:00 LAPD defends use of tear gas during 2025 immigration protests commission, gas, ice, lapd, police, protests, report, tear https://laist.com/news/politics/ice-electric-shock-gloves 2026-08-12 LAist eng 2026-08-12T14:12:19-04:00 AP exclusive: ICE plans to give officers gloves that can deliver painful electric shocks Trump Administration, Immigration enforcement and protests, electrical shocks, federal agents, gloves, ice agents, ice officers, immigration officers, immigration raids, painful shocks https://laist.com/news/climate-environment/elevated-levels-of-ammonia-were-found-in-the-air-weeks-after-the-lineage-fire 2026-08-12 LAist eng 2026-08-12T15:30:00-04:00 Elevated levels of ammonia were found in the air weeks after the Lineage fire ammonia levels, boyle heights, east la, elevated levels, environmental report, high levels, lineage fire, lineage warehouse fire https://laist.com/news/food/las-most-ambitious-mexican-dinner-is-back-32-courses-32-states-one-night-only 2026-08-12 LAist eng 2026-08-12T17:58:50-04:00 LA's most ambitious Mexican dinner is back: 32 courses, 32 states, one night only Food Friday, Disciples of the Corn, Disciples of the Corn 2026, Disciples of the Corn IV, Disciples of the Corn tickets, Evil Cooks Disciples of the Corn, Evil Cooks El Sereno, LA pop-up dinner September 2026 https://laist.com/news/health/the-trump-administration-plans-to-stop-funding-trans-youth-on-medi-cal-what-it-means-for-families 2026-08-12 LAist eng 2026-08-12T17:00:00-04:00 The Trump administration plans to stop funding trans youth on Medi-Cal. What it means for families Medi-Cal, Trans youth care, federal cuts, gender-affirming hormones https://laist.com/news/politics/long-beach-will-soon-restore-a-piece-of-its-hip-hop-history-and-they-want-your-advice 2026-08-12 LAist eng 2026-08-12T18:00:00-04:00 Long Beach will soon restore a piece of its hip-hop history, and they want your advice LA Explained, VIP, bech, input, long, park, records, workshop https://laist.com/news/politics/irvine-could-give-local-grocery-workers-more-protections-heres-what-the-proposed-law-would-do 2026-08-12 LAist eng 2026-08-12T19:08:25-04:00 Irvine considers more job protections for grocery workers. Here’s what the proposed law would do Orange County News, City Council, Irvine, grocery workers, ordinance, worker protections https://laist.com/news/climate-environment/after-nearly-two-decades-pedal-boats-are-coming-back-to-macarthur-park 2026-08-12 LAist eng 2026-08-12T19:00:00-04:00 After nearly two decades, pedal boats are coming back to MacArthur Park boats, infrastructure, lake, los angeles, macarthur park, pedal boats, water quality https://laist.com/news/education/first-day-attendance-was-strong-at-boyle-heights-schools-even-as-fire-clean-up-questions-remain 2026-08-13 LAist eng 2026-08-12T20:53:39-04:00 First day attendance was strong at Boyle Heights schools, even as fire clean-up questions remain LAUSD, LAUSD, Boyle Heights, Lineage fire, first day of school https://laist.com/news/los-angeles-activities/mexican-immigrant-women-find-ways-to-start-businesses-amid-federal-raids-and-rising-prices 2026-08-13 LAist eng 2026-08-12T19:25:34-04:00 Mexican immigrant women find ways to start businesses amid federal raids and rising prices Consulate of Mexico, Mexican, business, women in business 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/housing-homelessness/trump-lahsa-carter-federal-money 2026-08-13 LAist eng 2026-08-12T19:46:42-04:00 Court weighs options as LA and Trump administration face off over homelessness funding Trump Administration, carter, federal, lahsa, money, trump https://laist.com/news/climate-environment/air-quality-boyle-heights-warehouse-explained 2026-08-13 LAist eng 2026-08-12T20:35:32-04:00 What air quality sensors around Boyle Heights warehouse are telling us air quality monitoring, ammonia, boyle heights, lineage, pollution, warehouse fire https://laist.com/news/criminal-justice/palm-springs-woman-charged-southern-poverty-law-center 2026-08-13 LAist eng 2026-08-12T20:06:07-04:00 Palm Springs woman charged in broader criminal case against Southern Poverty Law Center Trump Administration https://laist.com/news/politics/audit-covid-era-contracts-orange-county-millions-awarded-with-minimal-accounting 2026-08-13 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, Andrew Do, Chris Wangsaporn, Frank Jao, Frank Kim, OC corruption scandal, Orange County, Orange County audit, Rhiannon Do https://laist.com/news/politics/la-city-council-approves-deal-with-la28-on-olympics-spending-huge-financial-risks-remain 2026-08-13 LAist eng 2026-08-12T21:49:41-04:00 LA City Council approves deal with LA28 on Olympics spending. Huge financial risks remain Los Angeles Olympics 2028, City Services Agreement, ECRMA, LA28, Los Angeles City Council, Olympics https://laist.com/news/criminal-justice/new-indictment-alleges-nick-reiner-was-lying-in-wait-before-killing-parents-rob-and-michele-reiner 2026-08-13 LAist eng 2026-08-12T21:59:50-04:00 New indictment alleges Nick Reiner was lying in wait before killing parents Rob and Michele Reiner 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