https://laist.com/news/food/a-food-lovers-weekend-guide-to-dining-in-santa-barbara 2026-09-01 LAist eng 2026-09-01T08:00:00-04:00 A food lover's weekend guide to dining in Santa Barbara Most read, Santa Barbara, dining, eating out, restaurants, buzzy https://laist.com/news/transportation/lapd-wants-300-new-vehicles-to-police-the-2028-olympics-city-politicians-are-skeptical 2026-08-31 LAist eng 2026-08-31T08:00:00-04:00 LAPD wants 300 new vehicles to police the 2028 Olympics. City politicians are skeptical Los Angeles Olympics 2028, LA28 , LAPD, Olympics, Policing https://laist.com/news/grand-canyon-flash-flood-california-fast-food-flock-cameras-data-centers-john-williams-david-newman 2026-08-31 LAist eng 2026-08-31T12:01:02-04:00 Grand Canyon flash flood, history of CA fast food, celebrating composer John Williams and more AirTalk, AirTalk, David Newman, Grand Canyon, Hollywood Bowl, John Williams, LA County, Maestro of the movies, SoCal History, Spielberg https://laist.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/hollywood-california-tax-break-independent-films 2026-08-31 LAist eng 2026-08-31T12:30:00-04:00 Saving Hollywood? California to restore access to tax break for independent films entertainment industry, film making, film production, hollywood, hollywood productions, independent films, indie films, tax breaks, tax credits https://laist.com/news/politics/lawmakers-vote-to-let-first-responders-retire-earlier-and-with-more-money 2026-08-31 LAist eng 2026-08-31T13:30:00-04:00 Lawmakers vote to let first responders retire earlier and with more money. Will Newsom sign on? firefighters, first responders, gavin newsom, gov newsom, pension expansion, pensions, police, retire earlier, retire with more money, unions https://laist.com/news/politics/what-we-know-and-dont-know-about-the-macarthur-park-fence 2026-08-31 LAist eng 2026-08-31T16:30:00-04:00 What we know — and don’t know — about the MacArthur Park fence MacArthur Park, feedback, fence, los angeles, parks and recreation, permanent fence, recreation and parks department, safety, temporary fence, timeline https://laist.com/news/education/lausd-ai-committee-first-meeting-tech-in-schools 2026-09-01 LAist eng 2026-09-01T08:00:00-04:00 How will LAUSD students use AI? Here’s how you can help decide Education HP mod, LAUSD, Artificial intelligence, lausd https://laist.com/news/climate-environment/tracking-deaths-from-heat-staggering-hidden-toll 2026-08-31 LAist eng 2026-08-31T15:30:00-04:00 NPR spent 2 years tracking deaths from heat. We found a staggering hidden toll https://laist.com/news/aaron-donald-ends-retirement-returns-rams 2026-08-31 LAist eng 2026-08-31T14:26:20-04:00 Aaron Donald ends his 2 1/2-year retirement and returns to the Los Angeles Rams https://laist.com/news/climate-environment/whats-the-green-sheen-on-big-bear-lake-what-you-need-to-know-about-harmful-algal-blooms 2026-09-01 LAist eng 2026-08-31T18:16:31-04:00 What's the green sheen on Big Bear Lake? What you need to know about harmful algal blooms Algal bloom, Big Bear Lake, algae https://laist.com/news/education/santa-ana-high-schools-new-lunch-menu 2026-09-01 LAist eng 2026-08-31T19:29:13-04:00 Santa Ana high schools are serving homestyle birria for lunch. A look at the district's menu Orange County News, Santa Ana Unified, homestyle meals, student lunches https://laist.com/news/housing-homelessness/first-modular-unit-delivered-for-altadena-low-income-rental-complex 2026-09-01 LAist eng 2026-08-31T20:02:30-04:00 First modular unit delivered for Altadena low-income rental complex Most read, Altadena, Altadena is not for sale, Beacon Housing, Eaton fire, affordable housing https://laist.com/news/housing-homelessness/women-veteran-homelessness-los-angeles-blue-butterfly-village-san-pedro-lawsuit 2026-09-01 LAist eng 2026-09-01T08:00:00-04:00 Women veterans say San Pedro housing complex resolved their homelessness, but caused new traumas Homelessness, Blue Butterfly, L.A. County, San Pedro, female veterans, homelessness, subsidized housing https://laist.com/news/criminal-justice/jury-convicts-man-murder-996-killing-rap-icon-tupac-shakur 2026-09-01 LAist eng 2026-08-31T20:53:02-04:00 Jury convicts a man of first-degree murder for the 1996 killing of rap icon Tupac Shakur Duane David, Tupac Skakur, rap, 1996 killing, Las Vegas jury https://laist.com/news/wildfire-damages-deal-state-farm-grand-theft-auto-vi-prediction-markets-draft-kings-school-lunch 2026-09-01 LAist eng 2026-09-01T12:00:56-04:00 Wildfire damages deal, Grand Theft Auto VI, prediction market law, school lunch and more AirTalk, AirTalk, DSA, Democratic Socialists, DraftKings, GTA 6, GTA VI, Gavin Newsom, Grand Theft Auto, Kalshi https://laist.com/news/transportation/inglewood-is-about-to-start-building-a-287-5m-stadium-shuttle-network-heres-what-to-expect 2026-09-01 LAist eng 2026-09-01T12:30:00-04:00 Inglewood is about to start building a $287.5M stadium shuttle network. Here’s what to expect bus shuttles, buses, florence avenue, inglewood, inglewood transit connector, market street, metro, stadiums, traffic, transportation https://laist.com/news/housing-homelessness/long-beach-fencing-off-tunnel-under-ocean-boulevard 2026-09-01 LAist eng 2026-09-01T13:30:00-04:00 Long Beach is fencing off the tunnel under Ocean Boulevard to keep people from living there Homelessness, downtown, fence, homelessness, jergins tunnel, long beach, metal closure, ocean boulevard, unhoused https://laist.com/news/climate-environment/los-angeles-zoo-ridge-nosed-rattlesnake-recovery-litter-2026 2026-09-01 LAist eng 2026-09-01T17:48:15-04:00 Get rattled! LA Zoo has new baby snakes as part of endangered species program endangered species, los angeles zoo, ridge-nosed rattlesnake https://laist.com/news/education/these-college-majors-lead-to-the-highest-paying-jobs-for-california-students 2026-09-01 LAist eng 2026-09-01T17:00:00-04:00 These college majors lead to the highest-paying jobs for California students california schools, california students, college majors, csu, graduating after college, highest paying jobs, most pay, pay the most, uc system, which jobs https://laist.com/news/transportation/forest-lawn-drive-bass-raman 2026-09-01 LAist eng 2026-09-01T14:09:00-04:00 Bill that could block Forest Lawn Drive safety fix heads to Newsom LAist watchdog reporting, Forest Lawn Drive, Raman, Bass, road safety https://laist.com/news/politics/whistleblower-claims-usps-plan-for-trumps-mail-voting-order-could-derail-midterms 2026-09-01 LAist eng 2026-09-01T16:00:00-04:00 Whistleblower claims USPS plan for Trump's mail voting order could 'derail' midterms Election general news 2026 https://laist.com/news/politics/la-county-rolls-out-revamped-public-comment-system-for-board-of-supervisors-meetings 2026-09-01 LAist eng 2026-09-01T15:17:25-04:00 LA County rolls out revamped public comment system for Board of Supervisors meetings LA County, public comment, new process, how to https://laist.com/news/mlbs-los-angeles-angels-to-be-sold-to-rams-arsenal-owner-stan-kroenke 2026-09-01 LAist eng 2026-09-01T14:53:59-04:00 MLB’s Los Angeles Angels to be sold to Rams, Arsenal owner Stan Kroenke Angles, Rams, angeles, kroenke, los, moreno https://laist.com/news/will-newsom-let-immigrant-college-students-without-legal-status-work-at-their-campuses 2026-09-01 LAist eng 2026-09-01T18:00:00-04:00 Will Newsom let immigrant college students without legal status work at their campuses? bill, college, legal, newsom, status, students, work https://laist.com/news/politics/california-wildfire-liability-bill-dies-without 2026-09-01 LAist eng 2026-09-01T18:49:03-04:00 Wildfire liability bill dies without a vote on final day of session Wildfires, bailout, bill , compromise, newsom, utilities, wildfires https://laist.com/news/politics/california-los-angeles-eaton-palisades-fires-smoke-damage-housing-testing-bill 2026-09-01 LAist eng 2026-09-01T19:46:54-04:00 CA lawmakers pass new safety rules for smoke-damaged homes. Will Gov. Newsom sign them into law? Wildfires, AB 1642, AB 1795, Eaton fire, Gavin Newsom, L.A. fires, Palisades fire, clean up, remediation, smoke-contamination https://laist.com/news/climate-environment/la-county-emergency-managers-rush-to-prepare-for-el-nino 2026-09-01 LAist eng 2026-09-01T19:53:41-04:00 Why LA County emergency managers are prepping for the worst ahead of this year's El Niño El Niño, Los Angeles County forecast, Los Angeles forecast, Southern California forecast, emergency management, flooding, rain, winter weather