https://laist.com/news/transportation/anaheim-debated-a-tax-on-ubers-and-lyfts-to-disneyland-heres-why-it-didnt-make-the-ballot 2026-08-12 LAist eng 2026-08-11T13:39:57-04:00 Anaheim debated a tax on Ubers and Lyfts to Disneyland. Here’s why it didn’t make the ballot Anaheim, Disneyland, Lyft, Uber, rideshare https://laist.com/news/social-media-addiction-safety-jackie-big-bear-eagle-ballot-counting-friendslop-gaming 2026-08-11 LAist eng 2026-08-11T11:59:34-04:00 Social media addiction and safety, Big Bear eagle Jackie dies, friendslop gaming and more AirTalk, AirTalk, Big Bear, Big Bear eagle, Big Walk, CA elections, California ballot, Facebook, Instagram, Jackie https://laist.com/news/politics/cant-make-it-to-an-inglewood-city-council-meeting-you-can-now-comment-by-phone-or-zoom 2026-08-11 LAist eng 2026-08-11T13:09:32-04:00 Can’t make it to an Inglewood City Council meeting? You can now comment by phone or Zoom city council meetings, inglewood city council, local politics, not in person, public comments, remote https://laist.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/best-things-to-do/music-arts-events-weekly-weekend-los-angeles-aug-12-18 2026-08-12 LAist eng 2026-08-12T08:00:00-04:00 Best things to do this weekend and beyond in Los Angeles and Southern California: Aug. 12-18 Best Things To Do https://laist.com/news/politics/this-1987-loophole-is-being-used-to-evict-la-business-owners 2026-08-12 LAist eng 2026-08-11T13:30:00-04:00 This 1987 loophole is being used to evict LA business owners Most read, evictions, loophole, los angeles businesses, micro businesses, protection, renters, small business owners, small businesses https://laist.com/news/housing-homelessness/almost-nowhere-in-california-is-building-enough-according-to-the-state-heres-why 2026-08-12 LAist eng 2026-08-11T15:00:00-04:00 Almost nowhere in California is building enough, according to the state. Here’s why California, apartment units, building new homes, construction, housing, housing crisis, new apartments, rhna, why is california not building enough new homes, why is california not having enough construction https://laist.com/news/housing-homelessness/long-beach-says-the-fence-around-its-library-is-working-a-homelessness-committee-isnt-convinced 2026-08-12 LAist eng 2026-08-11T17:00:00-04:00 Long Beach says the fence around its library is working. A homelessness committee isn’t convinced billie jean king main library, downtown, fence, homeless, homelessness, how much was the fence at the library, library, lincoln park, long beach, unhoused https://laist.com/news/food/diner-en-blanc-beverly-hills 2026-08-11 LAist eng 2026-08-11T17:48:17-04:00 Dîner en Blanc returns to Los Angeles. Was it worth the 7-year wait? DIY, Dinner en blanc, Dîner en Blanc, beverly hills, chambord, culture, dancing, events, exclusive, fancy https://laist.com/news/trump-pivots-back-to-sanctions-for-iran-as-other-strategies-to-end-his-war-fizzle 2026-08-11 LAist eng 2026-08-11T16:30:08-04:00 Trump pivots back to sanctions for Iran as other strategies to end his war fizzle US attacks Iran https://laist.com/news/education/lausd-2026-2027-school-year-budget-cuts-first-day-immigration-raids 2026-08-12 LAist eng 2026-08-11T18:21:48-04:00 LAUSD students head back to school. Ambition is high but enrollment is down and money is tight LAUSD https://laist.com/news/education/la-school-year-begins-with-limited-screen-time 2026-08-12 LAist eng 2026-08-12T09:00:00-04:00 The school year begins in LA with one big change: limited screen time https://laist.com/news/politics/oc-voters-finally-know-what-measures-did-and-did-not-make-it-to-the-2026-general-election-ballot 2026-08-12 LAist eng 2026-08-12T13:16:40-04:00 OC voters finally know what measures did — and did not — make it to the 2026 general election ballot Orange County News, Election 2026 https://laist.com/news/politics/alexandra-lozano-former-immigration-lawyer-defrauded-immigrants-what-to-know 2026-08-12 LAist eng 2026-08-11T18:22:38-04:00 A former immigration lawyer defrauded thousands of immigrants. What to know about your case Trump Administration, Immigration enforcement and protests, Most read, Alexandra Lozano Kennedy, Commerce, LUZ LEGAL, fraud, immigration attorney https://laist.com/news/education/lausd-boyle-heights-environmental-testing-lineage-fire-lead-ammonia-formaldehyde 2026-08-12 LAist eng 2026-08-11T19:44:28-04:00 LAUSD flags lead at two Boyle Heights schools, but says campuses are safe after warehouse fire LAUSD, LAUSD, Boyle Heights, Lineage fire, environmental testing, back to school https://laist.com/news/politics/lapd-cop-recorded-colleagues-racist-and-sexist-remarks-will-his-prosecution-chill-whistleblowers 2026-08-12 LAist eng 2026-08-12T08:00:00-04:00 LAPD cop recorded colleagues' racist and sexist remarks. Will his prosecution chill whistleblowers? LAPD, Nathan Hochman, police misconduct, privacy, racist remarks, recordings, whistleblower https://laist.com/news/lausd-first-day-fare-free-la-metro-lakers-hate-groups-regional-theaters 2026-08-12 LAist eng 2026-08-12T12:01:23-04:00 LAUSD first day, Lakers sale, city considers fare-free Metro and more AirTalk, AirTalk, Bob Iger, Josh Kushner, Karen Bass, LA Metro, LAUSD, Lakers, Lineage Fire, Los Angeles https://laist.com/news/transportation/bass-transit-free-mayor-metro 2026-08-12 LAist eng 2026-08-12T12:53:02-04:00 LA Mayor Bass wants public transit to be free. Metro puts that price tag at over $1 billion LAist watchdog reporting, Most read, Bass, Metro, Raman, fare evasion, fare gates, free, los angeles, mayor https://laist.com/news/a-blockbuster-12-5b-deal-as-josh-kushner-and-bob-iger-buy-the-los-angeles-lakers-ap-source-says 2026-08-12 LAist eng 2026-08-12T11:36:24-04:00 A blockbuster $12.5B deal as Josh Kushner and Bob Iger buy the Los Angeles Lakers, AP source says iger, kushner, lakers, sold https://laist.com/news/climate-environment/jackies-death-shocks-the-world-how-humans-in-her-socal-home-remember-the-eagle 2026-08-12 LAist eng 2026-08-12T14:36:05-04:00 Jackie’s death shocks the world. How humans in her SoCal home remember the eagle Big Bear, Eagles, Friends of Big Bear Valley, Jackie, Ojai Raptor Center https://laist.com/news/housing-homelessness/federal-officials-decry-las-drug-fueled-homelessness-crisis-in-visit 2026-08-12 LAist eng 2026-08-12T12:00:51-04:00 Federal officials decry  LA's ‘drug-fueled homelessness crisis’ in visit to faith-based program Trump Administration, angeles, center, dream, homelessness, kennedy, los, turner https://laist.com/news/education/eastside-students-go-back-to-school-as-lineage-warehouse-cleanup-continues 2026-08-12 LAist eng 2026-08-12T12:30:00-04:00 Eastside students go back to school as Lineage warehouse cleanup continues children, east la, eastside, la unified, lausd, lineage cleanup, lineage warehouse fire, students https://laist.com/news/climate-environment/newsom-makes-last-minute-push-to-help-california-utilities-facing-wildfire-bills 2026-08-12 LAist eng 2026-08-12T14:00:00-04:00 Newsom makes last-minute push to help California utilities facing wildfire bills Wildfires, costs, disasters, gavin newsom, gov newsom, liability, utilities, wildfires https://laist.com/news/lapd-defends-use-of-tear-gas-during-2025-immigration-protests 2026-08-12 LAist eng 2026-08-12T15:06:47-04:00 LAPD defends use of tear gas during 2025 immigration protests commission, gas, ice, lapd, police, protests, report, tear https://laist.com/news/politics/ice-electric-shock-gloves 2026-08-12 LAist eng 2026-08-12T14:12:19-04:00 AP exclusive: ICE plans to give officers gloves that can deliver painful electric shocks Trump Administration, Immigration enforcement and protests, electrical shocks, federal agents, gloves, ice agents, ice officers, immigration officers, immigration raids, painful shocks https://laist.com/news/climate-environment/elevated-levels-of-ammonia-were-found-in-the-air-weeks-after-the-lineage-fire 2026-08-12 LAist eng 2026-08-12T15:30:00-04:00 Elevated levels of ammonia were found in the air weeks after the Lineage fire ammonia levels, boyle heights, east la, elevated levels, environmental report, high levels, lineage fire, lineage warehouse fire https://laist.com/news/food/las-most-ambitious-mexican-dinner-is-back-32-courses-32-states-one-night-only 2026-08-12 LAist eng 2026-08-12T17:58:50-04:00 LA's most ambitious Mexican dinner is back: 32 courses, 32 states, one night only Food Friday, Disciples of the Corn, Disciples of the Corn 2026, Disciples of the Corn IV, Disciples of the Corn tickets, Evil Cooks Disciples of the Corn, Evil Cooks El Sereno, LA pop-up dinner September 2026 https://laist.com/news/health/the-trump-administration-plans-to-stop-funding-trans-youth-on-medi-cal-what-it-means-for-families 2026-08-12 LAist eng 2026-08-12T17:00:00-04:00 The Trump administration plans to stop funding trans youth on Medi-Cal. What it means for families Medi-Cal, Trans youth care, federal cuts, gender-affirming hormones https://laist.com/news/politics/long-beach-will-soon-restore-a-piece-of-its-hip-hop-history-and-they-want-your-advice 2026-08-12 LAist eng 2026-08-12T18:00:00-04:00 Long Beach will soon restore a piece of its hip-hop history, and they want your advice LA Explained, VIP, bech, input, long, park, records, workshop https://laist.com/news/politics/irvine-could-give-local-grocery-workers-more-protections-heres-what-the-proposed-law-would-do 2026-08-12 LAist eng 2026-08-12T19:08:25-04:00 Irvine considers more job protections for grocery workers. Here’s what the proposed law would do Orange County News, City Council, Irvine, grocery workers, ordinance, worker protections https://laist.com/news/climate-environment/after-nearly-two-decades-pedal-boats-are-coming-back-to-macarthur-park 2026-08-12 LAist eng 2026-08-12T19:00:00-04:00 After nearly two decades, pedal boats are coming back to MacArthur Park boats, infrastructure, lake, los angeles, macarthur park, pedal boats, water quality https://laist.com/news/education/first-day-attendance-was-strong-at-boyle-heights-schools-even-as-fire-clean-up-questions-remain 2026-08-12 LAist eng 2026-08-12T20:53:39-04:00 First day attendance was strong at Boyle Heights schools, even as fire clean-up questions remain LAUSD, LAUSD, Boyle Heights, Lineage fire, first day of school https://laist.com/news/los-angeles-activities/mexican-immigrant-women-find-ways-to-start-businesses-amid-federal-raids-and-rising-prices 2026-08-12 LAist eng 2026-08-12T19:25:34-04:00 Mexican immigrant women find ways to start businesses amid federal raids and rising prices Consulate of Mexico, Mexican, business, women in business https://laist.com/news/housing-homelessness/trump-lahsa-carter-federal-money 2026-08-12 LAist eng 2026-08-12T19:46:42-04:00 Court weighs options as LA and Trump administration face off over homelessness funding Trump Administration, carter, federal, lahsa, money, trump https://laist.com/news/climate-environment/air-quality-boyle-heights-warehouse-explained 2026-08-12 LAist eng 2026-08-12T20:35:32-04:00 What air quality sensors around Boyle Heights warehouse are telling us air quality monitoring, ammonia, boyle heights, lineage, pollution, warehouse fire https://laist.com/news/criminal-justice/palm-springs-woman-charged-southern-poverty-law-center 2026-08-12 LAist eng 2026-08-12T20:06:07-04:00 Palm Springs woman charged in broader criminal case against Southern Poverty Law Center Trump Administration https://laist.com/news/politics/la-city-council-approves-deal-with-la28-on-olympics-spending-huge-financial-risks-remain 2026-08-12 LAist eng 2026-08-12T21:49:41-04:00 LA City Council approves deal with LA28 on Olympics spending. Huge financial risks remain Los Angeles Olympics 2028, City Services Agreement, ECRMA, LA28, Los Angeles City Council, Olympics https://laist.com/news/criminal-justice/new-indictment-alleges-nick-reiner-was-lying-in-wait-before-killing-parents-rob-and-michele-reiner 2026-08-12 LAist eng 2026-08-12T21:59:50-04:00 New indictment alleges Nick Reiner was lying in wait before killing parents Rob and Michele Reiner