https://laist.com/news/housing-homelessness/santa-monica-airport-park-measure-lc-housing-ballot-measure-initiative-november-2026 2026-05-20 LAist eng 2026-05-19T08:00:49-04:00 Santa Monica will soon transform a huge plot of land. Should it include housing? Renting, L.A. westside, Santa Monica Airport, affordable housing, ballot initiative, parkland in L.A. County https://laist.com/news/los-angeles-activities/watch-the-us-mens-soccer-team-practice-in-irvine-before-the-world-cup-heres-how 2026-05-19 LAist eng 2026-05-19T12:55:52-04:00 How to watch the US Men’s soccer team practice in Irvine before the World Cup World Cup 2026, Orange County News, 2026 World Cup, Great Park Irvine, US Men's National Team, soccer, usmnt https://laist.com/news/education/fewer-citizens-mixed-status-families-applying-financial-aid-fafsa-cadaa-csac 2026-05-20 LAist eng 2026-05-20T08:00:00-04:00 Fewer U.S. citizens in mixed-status families are applying for financial aid, state agency warns Education HP mod, Immigration enforcement and protests, Trump Administration, cadaa, fafsa, financial aid, immigrant students, mixed-status families https://laist.com/news/islamic-center-attack-nicotine-pouches-gut-conditions-pcos-to-pmos 2026-05-19 LAist eng 2026-05-19T11:56:46-04:00 Local responses to yesterday's Islamic Center attack, nicotine pouches, gut conditions, and more AirTalk, AirTalk, Gut, IBS, Islamic Center, Meetings, Nicotine, Shooting https://laist.com/news/what-we-know-about-how-the-u-s-government-uses-spyware-and-what-we-dont 2026-05-19 LAist eng 2026-05-19T13:56:29-04:00 What we know about how the U.S. government uses spyware (and what we don't) Trump Administration https://laist.com/news/climate-environment/teenage-eaton-fire-survivor-long-road-home-altadena 2026-05-19 LAist eng 2026-05-19T14:45:00-04:00 ‘No one really talks about it anymore’ — A teenage Eaton Fire survivor’s long road home Wildfires, altadena resident, eaton fire, fire survivor, west altadena https://laist.com/news/politics/move-to-california-with-a-gun-four-hour-course 2026-05-19 LAist eng 2026-05-19T15:30:00-04:00 Moving to California with a gun? You might have to take a four-hour course bills, california gun laws, gun control, gun legislation, gun training, laws https://laist.com/news/los-angeles-activities/arroyo-secodelic-highland-park-new-music-festival 2026-05-20 LAist eng 2026-05-19T14:21:44-04:00 Arroyo Secodelic lands in Highland Park this weekend. What to know about the new music festival highland park, music festival, psych rock, arroyo secodelic https://laist.com/news/housing-homelessness/homelessness-orange-county-decreases-latest-count 2026-05-20 LAist eng 2026-05-19T15:42:17-04:00 Homelessness in Orange County decreases, according to latest count Orange County News, 2026, Doug Becht, OC, Orange County, count, homeless, tally https://laist.com/news/housing-homelessness/los-angeles-county-price-rent-gouging-fires-expiration-may-2026 2026-05-19 LAist eng 2026-05-19T16:22:40-04:00 LA County to end ban on rent gouging, 16 months after fires created rental market chaos Renting, Eaton Fire, L.A. County Board of Supervisors, Palisades fire, fire victims, rent gouging, rent-gouging ban https://laist.com/news/politics/ninth-circuit-trump-administration-california-voter-rolls 2026-05-20 LAist eng 2026-05-20T14:07:54-04:00 Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals hears Trump administration’s request for California voter data Election general news 2026, Election 2026, California voter rolls, Civil Rights Act, Help America Vote Act, National Voter Registration Act, Ninth Circuit, Oregon voter rolls, SAVE system, Trump DOJ voter data https://laist.com/news/education/california-community-colleges-crack-down-on-fake-students-stealing-financial-aid 2026-05-19 LAist eng 2026-05-19T18:30:00-04:00 California community colleges crack down on fake students stealing financial aid ai, community colleges, fake students, financial aid, fraud, higher ed, scams https://laist.com/news/climate-environment/southern-california-fires-roundup-may-2026 2026-05-20 LAist eng 2026-05-19T19:02:26-04:00 Several fires are burning around Southern California. Here's a roundup Wildfires, bain fire, evacuations, fire weather, sandy fire, santa rosa island fire https://laist.com/news/politics/supervisors-vote-to-create-la-countys-first-ethics-commission 2026-05-19 LAist eng 2026-05-19T18:42:45-04:00 Supervisors vote to create LA County's first ethics commission Ethics Commission and Office of Ethics Compliance, L.A. County Board of Supervisors, Measure G, ethics commission https://laist.com/news/politics/voter-guides/write-in-candidates-in-socal-are-no-joke-election-officials-require-them-to-qualify 2026-05-20 LAist eng 2026-05-19T20:53:06-04:00 Write-in candidates in SoCal are no joke. 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How paid influencers are flooding into the governor’s race governors race, paid campaigns, paid influencers, politics, social media influencers, tom steyer, xavier becerra https://laist.com/news/politics/even-while-courting-moderates-on-voter-id-gop-leaders-still-push-debunked-fraud-narrative 2026-05-20 LAist eng 2026-05-20T15:00:00-04:00 Even while courting moderates on voter ID, GOP leaders still push debunked fraud narrative Election 2026, Election general news 2026, debunked, elections, fraud, gop, republicans, voter id https://laist.com/news/housing-homelessness/pasadena-affordable-housing-city-council-design-review-vote-eaton-fire 2026-05-20 LAist eng 2026-05-20T14:36:20-04:00 Pasadena approves affordable housing for fire survivors despite opposition from residents Renting, East Pasadena, Eaton fire survivors, Pasadena City Council, affordable housing, low-income housing https://laist.com/news/food/10-la-restaurants-added-michelin-guide 2026-05-20 LAist eng 2026-05-20T15:15:45-04:00 11 LA restaurants added to the Michelin Guide michelin guide, additions, entries, sawtelle, los angeles, San gabriel valley, palm springs https://laist.com/news/immigrants-launch-hunger-strike-adelanto-detention-center 2026-05-20 LAist eng 2026-05-20T15:40:57-04:00 Immigrants launch hunger strike at Adelanto detention center Immigration enforcement and protests, Trump Administration, GEO group, adelanto detention center, federal immigration policy https://laist.com/news/politics/santa-ana-deficit-spending-plan 2026-05-20 LAist eng 2026-05-20T17:09:31-04:00 Santa Ana’s multi-million dollar deficit shrinks to $85. Here’s what they want to cut Orange County News, Budget, PAAL, Parks and Rec, Santa Ana https://laist.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/eaton-fire-survivor-turned-remains-of-home-into-art 2026-05-20 LAist eng 2026-05-20T17:32:50-04:00 An Eaton Fire survivor turned remains of her home into art. How to check it out this weekend Eaton Fire, Altadena, Pasadena, art https://laist.com/news/climate-environment/wildfire-smoke-la-socal-how-to-protect-yourself 2026-05-20 LAist eng 2026-05-20T17:54:34-04:00 Wildfire smoke is hitting SoCal. Here's how you can protect yourself Wildfires, LA air pollution, Southern California wildfires, air pollution, wildfire smoke