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A lawmaker thinks so conversion therapy, lawsuits, lgbtq youth, malpractice suits, medical malpractice, scott wiener, statue of limitations https://laist.com/news/housing-homelessness/vendors-unsure-about-proposed-high-rise-above-macarthur-park-westlake-metro-station 2026-04-13 LAist eng 2026-04-13T16:00:00-04:00 Vendors unsure about proposed high-rise above MacArthur Park/Westlake Metro station centrol westlake, high rise, macarthur park, metro station, proposed mixed use, vendors, westlake https://laist.com/news/food/la-most-unusual-places-to-caffeinate 2026-04-14 LAist eng 2026-04-14T08:00:00-04:00 A treehouse, a racetrack, an Echo Park living room: LA’s most unusual places to caffeinate coffee, los angeles, unusual, treehouse, topanga, porsche, art deco, Granada https://laist.com/news/la28-olympic-contracts-small-businesses 2026-04-13 LAist eng 2026-04-13T18:00:00-04:00 LA28 wants to give 25% of Olympic contracts to small shops. 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County Board of Supervisors, L.A. County budget 2027, federal budget cuts https://laist.com/news/exports-out-of-port-of-la-rose-despite-middle-east-shipping 2026-04-13 LAist eng 2026-04-13T20:23:05-04:00 Exports out of Port of LA rose last month, despite chaos affecting Middle East shipping Port of LA, shipping, trade https://laist.com/news/politics/swalwells-exit-from-california-governors-race-leaves-democratic-field-in-disarray 2026-04-13 LAist eng 2026-04-13T23:47:54-04:00 Swalwell’s exit from California governor’s race leaves Democratic field in disarray Election 2026, Election general news 2026 https://laist.com/news/lausd-averts-strike 2026-04-14 LAist eng 2026-04-14T11:48:00-04:00 LAUSD averts strike https://laist.com/news/politics/judge-dismisses-trumps-10b-lawsuit-over-the-wall-street-journals-epstein-reporting 2026-04-14 LAist eng 2026-04-14T12:21:31-04:00 Judge dismisses Trump's $10B lawsuit over the Wall Street Journal's Epstein reporting Trump Administration