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What I learned El Niño 2026, Wildfires, burn scars, civil engineering, debris flow, eaton fire, el nino, flooding, la county mudflow hotline, mud flow https://laist.com/news/politics/police-politics-infuse-la-mayors-race 2026-10-27T17:29:23-04:00 LAist eng 2026-10-27T08:00:00-04:00 Police politics infuse LA mayor’s race — with fate of LAPD chief at the center VGP LA NOV 2026 https://laist.com/news/airtalk-oct-27-2026 2026-10-27T15:04:54-04:00 LAist eng 2026-10-27T12:00:30-04:00 AirTalk Oct. 27, 2026 AirTalk, AirTalk, Jewish migration, Los angeles, Michael Giacchino, Prop 40, Prop 41, Prop 42, Speed cameras, Yiddish https://laist.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/jay-z-super-bowl-halftime-show-headline 2026-10-27T14:52:17-04:00 LAist eng 2026-10-27T14:52:17-04:00 Jay-Z picks himself to headline the Super Bowl LXI halftime show at SoFi Stadium https://laist.com/news/politics/la-county-multibillion-dollar-budget-spending 2026-10-27T15:01:22-04:00 LAist eng 2026-10-27T14:09:43-04:00 How should LA County spend its multibillion-dollar budget? Weigh in by Saturday https://laist.com/news/education/lbusd-is-evaluating-ai-use-in-the-classroom-they-want-parents-and-students-opinions 2026-10-27T15:02:06-04:00 LAist eng 2026-10-27T14:30:00-04:00 LBUSD is evaluating AI use in the classroom. They want parents’ and students’ opinions AI, LBUSD, schools https://laist.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/dia-de-los-muertos-celebrations-macarthur-park 2026-10-27T15:44:59-04:00 LAist eng 2026-10-27T15:45:00-04:00 Dia de Los Muertos celebrations starts early in MacArthur Park dia de los muertos, halloween, macarthur park https://laist.com/news/criminal-justice/californians-revolt-against-police-drones-after-rapid-adoption-across-state 2026-10-27T16:30:00-04:00 LAist eng 2026-10-27T16:30:00-04:00 Californians revolt against police drones after rapid adoption across state drones, police, privacy https://laist.com/news/politics/appeals-court-declines-block-california-from-counting-20-000-disputed-ballots 2026-10-27T15:11:43-04:00 LAist eng 2026-10-27T15:11:43-04:00 Appeals court declines to block California from counting 20,000 disputed ballots Election general news 2026 https://laist.com/news/evacuated-during-the-garden-grove-tank-scare-how-to-file-a-claim-from-the-100m-fund 2026-10-27T16:59:29-04:00 LAist eng 2026-10-27T16:59:29-04:00 Evacuated during the Garden Grove tank scare? 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