https://laist.com/news/education/los-angeles-unified-school-district-lausd/afterschool-care-lausd-beyond-the-bell-expanded-learning 2026-08-21 LAist eng 2026-08-21T16:05:48-04:00 How to navigate finding after-school care in LAUSD LAUSD, lausd, afterschool, beyond the bell https://laist.com/news/food/la-taqueros-meet-bajas-best-for-two-night-dtla-taco-festival 2026-08-20 LAist eng 2026-08-20T13:52:46-04:00 LA taqueros meet Baja’s best for two-night DTLA taco festival Food Friday, Bill Esparza taco festival, Level 8 DTLA, Taqueando After Dark, downtown LA taco festival August, taco festival Los Angeles 2026 https://laist.com/news/politics/la-mayoral-candidates-bass-raman-debate-general-election 2026-08-20 LAist eng 2026-08-20T03:38:14-04:00 Sparks fly between LA mayoral candidates in first debate leading to the November election Most read https://laist.com/news/climate-environment/california-passes-toughest-wildfire-rules-in-the-u-s-for-home-landscaping 2026-08-20 LAist eng 2026-08-19T21:16:11-04:00 California passes toughest wildfire rules in the US for home landscaping https://laist.com/news/invited-media-and-military-members-held-at-gunpoint-at-vandenberg-space-force-base 2026-08-19 LAist eng 2026-08-19T21:33:23-04:00 Invited media and military members held at gunpoint at Vandenberg Space Force base Vandenberg Space Force Base, gunpoint, media, reporters https://laist.com/news/la-mayoral-debate-city-council-anti-camping-ordinance-tv-talk-dogs-fire-roads 2026-08-20 LAist eng 2026-08-20T12:02:04-04:00 LA mayoral debate, anti-camping ordinance repeal, TV Talk and more AirTalk, AirTalk, Berkeley-IGS, Karen Bass, LA City Council, LA Mayor, Nithya Raman, Roadless Area Conservation Rule, TV Talk, conservation https://laist.com/news/climate-environment/lineage-faces-key-deadline-today-to-remove-food-from-boyle-heights-warehouse 2026-08-20 LAist eng 2026-08-20T12:30:42-04:00 Lineage faces key deadline today to remove food from Boyle Heights warehouse boyle heights, east la, east los angeles, lineage fire, lineage warehouse, rotting food, south coast aqmd, warehouse fire, when is lineage supposed to remove all the food by https://laist.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/the-vision-theatre-set-to-reopen-after-15-years-of-renovations 2026-08-20 LAist eng 2026-08-20T14:00:00-04:00 The Vision Theatre is set to reopen after 15 years of renovations Vision Theatre Performing Arts Center, WACO Theater Center, leimert park, los angeles department of cultural affairs, renovation, reopening, ribbon cutting ceremony, south la, the vision theatre https://laist.com/news/politics/xavier-becerra-gets-to-play-it-safe-in-the-race-for-governor-and-he-isnt-making-promises 2026-08-20 LAist eng 2026-08-20T15:30:00-04:00 Xavier Becerra gets to play it safe in the race for governor, and he isn’t making promises Election 2026, election, governor race, promises, steve hilton, xavier becerra https://laist.com/news/food/the-cheesy-fathers-office-burger-now-in-a-hand-roll-say-what 2026-08-20 LAist eng 2026-08-20T17:59:08-04:00 The iconic Father's Office Burger, now in a hand roll. 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Here's how you can protect yourself fleas, fleas in la, pico union, typhus, what to do about fleas https://laist.com/news/politics/deadly-stretch-pch-huntington-beach-changes 2026-08-21 LAist eng 2026-08-21T12:24:28-04:00 A big change is coming to a deadly stretch of PCH in Huntington Beach Orange County News, Caltrans, Complete Streets, Huntington Beach bike lanes, PCH , PCH bike lanes, Pacific Coast Highway, Sunset Beach bike lanes, bike lanes, bike safety https://laist.com/news/los-angeles-activities/janm-reopens-january-2027-after-two-years 2026-08-21 LAist eng 2026-08-21T11:05:00-04:00 JANM is coming back in January after a two-year transformation https://laist.com/news/lineage-fire-humanities-taqueria-tijuanero-food-friday-filmweek 2026-08-21 LAist eng 2026-08-21T12:00:17-04:00 Health and harm after Lineage fire, an ode to the humanities, Taqueria Tijuanero, FilmWeek and more AirTalk, AirTalk, Boyle Heights, Boyle Heights fire, FilmWeek, Lineage fire, Lineage warehouse, St. John’s Community Health, Taqueria Tijuanero, Tijuanazo https://laist.com/news/food/more-than-30-years-ago-a-stale-sweet-treat-inspired-this-family-to-open-their-bengali-dessert-shop 2026-08-21 LAist eng 2026-08-21T12:30:14-04:00 More than 30 years ago, a stale sweet treat inspired this family to open their Bengali dessert shop Bengali restaurants, aladin sweets and market, bengali desserts, laddoo, local businesses, local shops, restaurants, roshogollas https://laist.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/these-eastside-bands-will-join-the-ritchie-valens-tribute-show-this-weekend 2026-08-21 LAist eng 2026-08-21T15:00:00-04:00 These Eastside bands will join the Ritchie Valens tribute show this weekend california plaza, east la, eastside, grand central market, los angeles events, ritchie forever, ritchie valens tribute show, things to do https://laist.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/filmweek-insidious-out-of-the-further-it-ends-mutiny-and-more 2026-08-21 LAist eng 2026-08-21T12:55:00-04:00 FilmWeek: ‘Insidious: Out of the Further,’ ‘It Ends,’ ‘Mutiny’ and more! 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Californians react to a state proposal AirTalk, AirTalk, Antisemitism , California, Ethnicity, Identity, Jewish, Religion, legislation, state data https://laist.com/news/food/transplant-taqueria-tijuana-tijuanero 2026-08-21 LAist eng 2026-08-21T17:23:51-04:00 Transplant taqueria: How a Tijuana taco made its way to LA Los angeles, Tijuana, Tijuanero , al pastor, mexican, mexican food, taco https://laist.com/news/politics/supreme-court-allows-trumps-ballroom-construction-to-continue-for-now 2026-08-21 LAist eng 2026-08-21T16:53:44-04:00 Supreme Court allows Trump's ballroom construction to continue for now Trump Administration https://laist.com/news/6-million-olympic-tickets-sold-next-chance-in-2027 2026-08-21 LAist eng 2026-08-21T16:47:11-04:00 6 million Olympic tickets sold — and your next shot isn't until 2027 Los Angeles Olympics 2028, Olympics, LA, LA28, tickets https://laist.com/news/climate-environment/who-is-the-new-bald-eagle-in-big-bears-famous-nest 2026-08-21 LAist eng 2026-08-21T17:33:05-04:00 Who is the new bald eagle in Big Bear’s famous nest? Big Bear Valley, Jackie, KD1, Shadow, bald eagle https://laist.com/news/climate-environment/fat-marmot-week-ucla 2026-08-21 LAist eng 2026-08-21T17:33:07-04:00 Help choose the biggest ‘it squirrels’ of the year for Fat Marmot Week marmot, fat marmot week, ucla, vote