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A look at the campaign finances Election 2026, Election general news 2026, Orange County News, Board of Supervisors, Orange County, Voter Game Plan https://laist.com/news/climate-environment/hurricane-polo-southern-california-rain 2026-09-25T17:44:02-04:00 LAist eng 2026-09-25T17:44:02-04:00 Hurricane off the coast of Mexico will bring coastal hazards and possibly rain to SoCal avalon, coastal erosion, el nino, flooding, hurricane polo, long beach, malibu https://laist.com/news/politics/supreme-court-blocks-trump-backed-missouri-congressional-map 2026-09-25T18:50:11-04:00 LAist eng 2026-09-25T18:45:26-04:00 Supreme Court blocks Trump-backed Missouri congressional map election, Missouri map, Supreme Court, congressional maps https://laist.com/news/criminal-justice/long-beach-police-erik-suarez-battery-conviction-burbank-brady-pitchess 2026-09-25T20:52:18-04:00 LAist eng 2026-09-25T19:36:48-04:00 LA prosecutors didn't know a Long Beach cop had a battery conviction. He now works for Burbank LAist watchdog reporting, Brady cases, Brady, Burbank Police Department, District Attorney, Erik Suarez, Long Beach Police Department, Pitchess, Scott Sanders https://laist.com/news/politics/la-mayor-race-bass-raman-donors-campaign-finance-sosnick-airbnb 2026-09-26T13:43:34-04:00 LAist eng 2026-09-25T20:41:34-04:00 Donors pour millions more into LA mayor’s race, narrowing gap between Bass and Raman LAist watchdog reporting, 2026 election, airbnb, construction workers union, karen bass, la city election, la mayor, lapd officers, nithya raman, police union https://laist.com/news/trump-canceling-nearly-billion-in-spending-approved-by-congress 2026-09-26T10:01:12-04:00 LAist eng 2026-09-25T21:00:00-04:00 Trump administration uses rare authority to claw back nearly $1B in spending approved by Congress Trump Administration, OMB, Russell Vought, Trump https://laist.com/news/sea-turtles-eggs-moved-hurricane-threat 2026-09-26T11:18:29-04:00 LAist eng 2026-09-26T11:00:00-04:00 Rare sea turtles laid eggs here only to have them threatened by hurricane-charged waves https://laist.com/news/los-angeles-activities/a-new-flea-market-is-launching-in-koreatown-today 2026-09-26T10:48:45-04:00 LAist eng 2026-09-26T10:24:51-04:00 A new flea market is launching in Koreatown today https://laist.com/news/climate-environment/hurricanes-polo-and-odalys-high-tides-swells-flooding-erosion 2026-09-26T13:31:28-04:00 LAist eng 2026-09-26T13:31:28-04:00 Hurricanes Polo and Odalys could bring coastal flooding to SoCal starting Sunday https://laist.com/news/climate-environment/the-pacific-is-churning-with-hurricanes-the-atlantic-is-quiet-blame-el-nino 2026-09-27T11:47:53-04:00 LAist eng 2026-09-27T09:59:36-04:00 The Pacific is churning with hurricanes. 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