https://laist.com/news/los-angeles-activities/merlin-app-identify-bird-calls-los-angeles 2026-09-26T08:05:14-04:00 LAist eng 2026-09-26T08:00:00-04:00 There's an orchestra in your LA backyard. This free app tells you who's playing Merlin Bird ID, cornell lab of ornithology, Dark eyed Junco, bird song, Swinhoe's white eye https://laist.com/news/los-angeles-activities/elliott-smith-la-5-places-where-the-musicians-legacy-lives-on 2026-09-26T12:50:12-04:00 LAist eng 2026-09-26T08:00:00-04:00 Elliott Smith's LA: 5 places where the musician's legacy lives on Mental health and wellbeing, elliott smith, the largo, elliott smith biography, los angeles music scene https://laist.com/news/los-angeles-activities/from-cumbia-to-luther-vandross-this-dj-crew-spins-vinyl-over-dinner-in-claremont-and-ontario 2026-09-27T09:26:28-04:00 LAist eng 2026-09-27T08:00:00-04:00 From cumbia to Luther Vandross, this DJ crew spins vinyl over dinner in Claremont and Ontario https://laist.com/news/los-angeles-activities/where-to-see-black-art-la-county-libraries-community-centers 2026-09-26T09:39:30-04:00 LAist eng 2026-09-26T08:00:00-04:00 Find world class Black art in these LA County libraries and community centers African American, Black art, Charles White, Elizabeth Catlett https://laist.com/news/los-angeles-activities/new-york-bagel-joshua-tree-highway-62 2026-09-27T14:09:28-04:00 LAist eng 2026-09-27T08:00:00-04:00 Need a New York bagel in Joshua Tree? Check the lockers on Highway 62 bagels, joshua tree bagels, locker bagels https://laist.com/news/criminal-justice/long-beach-police-erik-suarez-battery-conviction-burbank-brady-pitchess 2026-09-25T20:52:18-04:00 LAist eng 2026-09-25T19:36:48-04:00 LA prosecutors didn't know a Long Beach cop had a battery conviction. He now works for Burbank LAist watchdog reporting, Brady cases, Brady, Burbank Police Department, District Attorney, Erik Suarez, Long Beach Police Department, Pitchess, Scott Sanders https://laist.com/news/politics/la-mayor-race-bass-raman-donors-campaign-finance-sosnick-airbnb 2026-09-26T13:43:34-04:00 LAist eng 2026-09-25T20:41:34-04:00 Donors pour millions more into LA mayor’s race, narrowing gap between Bass and Raman LAist watchdog reporting, 2026 election, airbnb, construction workers union, karen bass, la city election, la mayor, lapd officers, nithya raman, police union https://laist.com/news/trump-canceling-nearly-billion-in-spending-approved-by-congress 2026-09-26T10:01:12-04:00 LAist eng 2026-09-25T21:00:00-04:00 Trump administration uses rare authority to claw back nearly $1B in spending approved by Congress Trump Administration, OMB, Russell Vought, Trump https://laist.com/news/sea-turtles-eggs-moved-hurricane-threat 2026-09-26T11:18:29-04:00 LAist eng 2026-09-26T11:00:00-04:00 Rare sea turtles laid eggs here only to have them threatened by hurricane-charged waves https://laist.com/news/los-angeles-activities/a-new-flea-market-is-launching-in-koreatown-today 2026-09-26T10:48:45-04:00 LAist eng 2026-09-26T10:24:51-04:00 A new flea market is launching in Koreatown today https://laist.com/news/climate-environment/hurricanes-polo-and-odalys-high-tides-swells-flooding-erosion 2026-09-26T13:31:28-04:00 LAist eng 2026-09-26T13:31:28-04:00 Hurricanes Polo and Odalys could bring coastal flooding to SoCal starting Sunday https://laist.com/news/climate-environment/the-pacific-is-churning-with-hurricanes-the-atlantic-is-quiet-blame-el-nino 2026-09-27T11:47:53-04:00 LAist eng 2026-09-27T09:59:36-04:00 The Pacific is churning with hurricanes. The Atlantic is quiet. Blame El Niño https://laist.com/news/climate-environment/earthquake-hermosa-beach-september-27 2026-09-27T13:33:14-04:00 LAist eng 2026-09-27T12:27:18-04:00 3.6 magnitude quake strikes near Hermosa Beach Sunday morning https://laist.com/news/los-angeles-activities/you-have-hurricane-odalys-to-thank-for-that-beautiful-sunset-last-night 2026-09-27T18:56:56-04:00 LAist eng 2026-09-27T15:08:57-04:00 You have Hurricane Odalys to thank for that beautiful sunset last night