https://laist.com/news/climate-environment/lineage-ammonia-leak-real-time-logs 2026-08-18 LAist eng 2026-08-18T08:00:00-04:00 Lineage and LAFD chief said there was no ammonia leak. Real-time logs tell a different story ammonia, boyle heights, la fire department dispatch log, lineage, warehouse fire https://laist.com/news/los-angeles-activities/la-new-citywide-hoops-basketball-challenge 2026-08-19 LAist eng 2026-08-18T14:23:59-04:00 Want to put your hoops skills up against the rest of the city? 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But don’t rule yourself out, local advocates say Immigration enforcement and protests, Asian Americans Advancing Justice, Naturalization, U.S. Citizenship, immigration https://laist.com/news/politics/la-fashion-district-ghost-town-year-after-ice-raids 2026-08-19 LAist eng 2026-08-19T16:30:00-04:00 LA’s Fashion District feels like a ghost town a year after the raids business impact, fashion district, financial impact, ice raids, immigration raids, la, local business, los angeles, shops, year later https://laist.com/news/criminal-justice/da-reduces-charges-in-lapd-cop-recording-case-citing-concerns-over-potential-whistleblowers 2026-08-19 LAist eng 2026-08-19T13:54:23-04:00 DA reduces charges in LAPD cop recording case, citing concerns over potential whistleblowers https://laist.com/news/la-approves-plan-to-fast-track-construction-of-temporary-structures-for-2028-olympics 2026-08-19 LAist eng 2026-08-19T16:31:15-04:00 LA approves plan to fast-track construction of temporary structures for 2028 Olympics Los Angeles Olympics 2028, 2028 Olympics, LA28, Los Angeles, temporary structures https://laist.com/news/criminal-justice/palisades-fire-suspect-pleads-not-guilty 2026-08-19 LAist eng 2026-08-19T18:07:34-04:00 Man accused of starting deadly Palisades Fire pleads not guilty, again Wildfires, Palisades Fire, trial, suspect, LA Fires