https://laist.com/news/los-angeles-activities/scum-villainy-to-open-new-hub-nerd-culture-burbank 2026-07-25 LAist eng 2026-07-25T08:00:00-04:00 Scum and Villainy to open a new hub for nerd culture in Burbank scum and villainy, Hollywood, nerd culture, bar, Burbank, Scum and Villainy https://laist.com/news/los-angeles-activities/badwater-135-death-valley-race-ultramarathon 2026-07-26 LAist eng 2026-07-26T08:00:00-04:00 Death Valley's Badwater 135 just got harder. Meet the SoCal runner chasing a 19th finish Badwater 135, Death Valley, race https://laist.com/news/los-angeles-activities/pioneer-cemetery-san-fernando-ed-woods-screening 2026-07-25 LAist eng 2026-07-25T08:00:00-04:00 See Ed Wood's 'Plan 9 From Outer Space' at the Sylmar cemetery where it was filmed plan 9 from outer space, san fernando pioneer memorial cemetery, graveyard los angeles, ed wood https://laist.com/news/los-angeles-activities/artesia-bloodless-bullfight-portuguese-tradition 2026-07-25 LAist eng 2026-07-25T08:00:00-04:00 In Artesia, a bloodless bullfight keeps a Portuguese tradition alive https://laist.com/news/criminal-justice/la-county-superior-court-bail-latino-la-defensa 2026-07-24 LAist eng 2026-07-24T18:56:34-04:00 Some court-watchers say LA judges are setting higher bail for Latinos los angeles, court watch la, la county superior court, bail https://laist.com/news/health/more-us-measles-cases-this-year-than-in-all-of-2025 2026-07-24 LAist eng 2026-07-24T14:30:00-04:00 There are already more US measles cases this year than in all of 2025 california, cases, measles, us https://laist.com/news/climate-environment/does-shadow-know-jackie-is-alive 2026-07-24 LAist eng 2026-07-24T15:23:03-04:00 The latest on the Big Bear eagle drama: Does Shadow know Jackie is alive? AirTalk, AirTalk, Big Bear, Eagle behavior, Eagles, Jackie, Shadow, attack, critical condition https://laist.com/news/politics/nearly-150-000-mail-ballots-rejected-california-primary 2026-07-24 LAist eng 2026-07-24T15:30:00-04:00 Nearly 150,000 mail ballots rejected in California’s primary despite efforts to count every vote Election general news 2026, Election 2026, ballots, ca, california, mail, rejected https://laist.com/news/los-angeles-activities/jonathan-gold-city-of-gold-laura-gabbert 2026-07-26 LAist eng 2026-07-26T08:00:00-04:00 Jonathan Gold was LA. 'City of Gold' director on what he'd write now Counter Intelligence, Jonathan Gold, LA food, Pulitzer prize, food writing https://laist.com/news/climate-environment/beat-the-heat-koreatown-pico-union-westlake-cooling-centers-pools 2026-07-24 LAist eng 2026-07-24T17:30:00-04:00 Beat the heat at these Koreatown, Pico Union and Westlake cooling centers and local pools cooling centers, heat wave, koreatown, ktown, library, local pools, pico union, resources, westlake https://laist.com/news/climate-environment/ladwp-customers-air-purifier-free-shipping-how-to 2026-07-24 LAist eng 2026-07-24T16:30:00-04:00 LADWP customers can get a $60 air purifier for around $5 right now — with free shipping. Here’s how https://laist.com/news/housing-homelessness/la-homelessness-rose-in-2026-official-count-shows 2026-07-24 LAist eng 2026-07-24T16:38:00-04:00 After 2 years of declines, the number people living on LA's streets rose nearly 8% this year LAHSA oversight, Homelessness, homeless, count, unhoused, increase, rise, unsheltered, bass, raman, 2026 https://laist.com/news/food/chaiwale-chai 2026-07-24 LAist eng 2026-07-24T17:24:48-04:00 Why saying 'chai tea' is redundant — and how one SoCal cafe is preserving the drink's identity AirTalk, LAist mini-bites, Food Friday, AirTalk, Food Friday, bangladesh, cafe, chai, dessert, indian https://laist.com/news/climate-environment/another-scorching-weekend-fire-danger-ticking-up 2026-07-24 LAist eng 2026-07-24T18:44:16-04:00 With another scorching weekend in store for SoCal, fire danger is ticking up Los Angeles weather, Orange County weather, Southern California weather, beach forecast, fire conditions, fire danger, forecast, rip current, surf conditions, weather forecast https://laist.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/paramount-agrees-to-delay-closing-warner-bros-buyout 2026-07-24 LAist eng 2026-07-24T16:45:55-04:00 Paramount agrees to delay closing its Warner Bros buyout while judge considers challenge 2027, merger, paramount, pause, warner https://laist.com/news/housing-homelessness/lahsa-approves-budget-homeless-la 2026-07-24 LAist eng 2026-07-24T18:00:02-04:00 $496M homeless services budget gets green light moments before release of disappointing 2026 numbers Homelessness, LAHSA oversight, HOMELESSNESS BUDGET, LA COUNTY, LAHSA https://laist.com/news/families-brace-for-separation-as-haitians-set-to-lose-protected-status-next-week 2026-07-26 LAist eng 2026-07-25T10:14:24-04:00 Families brace for separation as Haitians set to lose protected status next week Immigration enforcement and protests https://laist.com/news/trump-allies-vote-to-weaken-protections-for-historic-sites-not-just-in-d-c 2026-07-26 LAist eng 2026-07-26T09:00:00-04:00 Trump allies vote to weaken protections for historic sites — not just in D.C. https://laist.com/news/los-angeles-activities/the-westlake-theatre-has-sat-vacant-for-decades-in-macarthur-park-a-new-plan-hopes-to-revive-it 2026-07-25 LAist eng 2026-07-25T13:00:00-04:00 The Westlake Theatre has sat vacant for decades in MacArthur Park. A new plan hopes to revive it https://laist.com/news/los-angeles-activities/something-was-missing-from-koreatowns-walls-this-artist-is-trying-to-bring-it-back 2026-07-26 LAist eng 2026-07-26T13:00:00-04:00 Something was missing from Koreatown’s walls. This artist is trying to bring it back https://laist.com/news/transportation/sunset-boulevard-reopens-in-west-hollywood-after-weeklong-water-main-repairs 2026-07-25 LAist eng 2026-07-25T13:46:00-04:00 Sunset Boulevard reopens in West Hollywood after weeklong water main repairs https://laist.com/news/climate-environment/california-cant-replant-its-forests-fast-enough-to-keep-up-with-wildfires 2026-07-26 LAist eng 2026-07-26T08:00:00-04:00 California can’t replant its forests fast enough to keep up with wildfires https://laist.com/news/climate-environment/climate-change-is-now-threatening-a-pillar-of-childhood-summer-break 2026-07-26 LAist eng 2026-07-26T11:00:00-04:00 Climate change is now threatening a pillar of childhood: summer break https://laist.com/news/health/fda-panel-supports-broadening-access-to-peptides-popular-on-the-gray-market 2026-07-26 LAist eng 2026-07-26T12:00:00-04:00 FDA panel supports broadening access to peptides popular on the gray market https://laist.com/news/lineage-says-its-cleaned-nearly-half-of-food-waste-in-boyle-heights-warehouse 2026-07-26 LAist eng 2026-07-26T12:40:41-04:00 Lineage says it's cleaned 'nearly half' of food waste in Boyle Heights warehouse