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This week, it's even worse Most read, august heat, heat wave, humidity, ozone, smog, southern california, temperature records https://laist.com/news/climate-environment/100m-fund-announced-for-oc-tank-hazmat-evacuees 2026-08-24 LAist eng 2026-08-24T19:11:36-04:00 $100M fund announced for OC tank hazmat evacuees Orange County News, GKN, GKN Aerospace, Garden Grove, Garden Grove tank, MMA, OC hazmat fund, OCDA, Orange County District Attorney, methyl methacrylate https://laist.com/news/criminal-justice/ex-council-members-baldwin-park-compton-sentenced-to-federal-prison-bribery-charges 2026-08-24 LAist eng 2026-08-24T19:50:03-04:00 Ex-council members from Baldwin Park and Compton sentenced to federal prison on bribery charges Baldwin Park, Compton, Jacob Galvan, Ricardo Pacheco, bribery https://laist.com/news/new-study-on-nfl-players-with-cte-iran-sanctions-latest-on-colorado-river-and-more 2026-08-25 LAist eng 2026-08-25T12:00:58-04:00 New study on NFL players with CTE, Iran sanctions, latest on Colorado River and more AirTalk, AirTalk, Arizona, Besset, CTE, Colorado, Colorado river, Iran, Lake Powell, NFL https://laist.com/news/politics/california-justices-seem-skeptical-of-sheriff-chad-biancos-defense-in-ballot-seizure-case 2026-08-25 LAist eng 2026-08-25T12:25:35-04:00 California justices seem skeptical of Sheriff Chad Bianco’s defense in ballot seizure case Election general news 2026, ballots, bianco, ca, chad, court, riverside, supreme https://laist.com/news/canada-announces-retaliatory-tariffs-on-the-us-as-the-countries-trade-fight-deepens 2026-08-25 LAist eng 2026-08-25T12:38:51-04:00 Canada announces retaliatory tariffs on the US as the countries' trade fight deepens Trump Administration https://laist.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/best-things-to-do/music-arts-events-weekly-weekend-los-angeles-aug-26-sept-1 2026-08-26 LAist eng 2026-08-26T11:45:15-04:00 Best things to do in Los Angeles and Southern California this weekend and beyond: Aug. 26-Sept. 1 Best Things To Do, Orange County News https://laist.com/news/education/more-california-students-experiencing-homelessness-2026-ucla-study 2026-08-26 LAist eng 2026-08-26T08:00:00-04:00 Student homelessness rises in California even as overall enrollment falls Early Childhood Education, Homelessness, student homelessness, unhoused students, california, schools, LAUSD, UCLA https://laist.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/dolly-parton-music-star-actor-dies-at-80 2026-08-25 LAist eng 2026-08-25T14:22:22-04:00 Dolly Parton, music star, actor and beloved figure who spanned generations has died at 80 dolly, parton https://laist.com/news/climate-environment/gkn-garden-grove-aerospace-resume-operations-september-hazmat-scare 2026-08-25 LAist eng 2026-08-25T17:41:43-04:00 Garden Grove business plans to resume operations after tank hazmat scare Orange County News, GKN, GKN Aerospace, Garden Grove, Garden Grove hazmat, Garden Grove tank, MMA , Methyl methacrylate https://laist.com/news/us-set-for-largest-mass-visa-revocation-in-history-targeting-up-to-200-000-foreigners-officials-say 2026-08-25 LAist eng 2026-08-25T17:23:34-04:00 US set for largest mass visa revocation in history targeting up to 200,000 foreigners, officials say b1, b2, business, revoked, tourism, visa https://laist.com/news/climate-environment/el-nino-callout-questions 2026-08-25 LAist eng 2026-08-25T18:50:39-04:00 This year’s El Niño could be the strongest on record. 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