Congress has cut federal funding for public media — a $3.4 million loss for LAist. We count on readers like you to protect our nonprofit newsroom. Become a monthly member and sustain local journalism.
This is an archival story that predates current editorial management.
This archival content was written, edited, and published prior to LAist's acquisition by its current owner, Southern California Public Radio ("SCPR"). Content, such as language choice and subject matter, in archival articles therefore may not align with SCPR's current editorial standards. To learn more about those standards and why we make this distinction, please click here.
Extra, Extra - Beer's the Secret to Blogging
()
- Are you a racist? Are you sure? Take this quiz and find out - Harvard.edu
- Two Chatsworth High baseball players drafted in the first round of the MLB draft - Daily News
- Lede of the day: "Two false eyelashes. A maroon-colored toilet. Brandy snifters, burning candles, a Viagra three-pack and a box of Mylanta tablets. These formed part of the tableau de l’amour that cops and coroners found at Phil Spector’s Pyrenees Castle before the dawn of February 3, 2003." - LA Weekly
Support for LAist comes from
- Richie Sambora, come on down, you're the next celeb to enter rehab - Defamer
- MTA to add eight new Rapid lines through town - LA Times
- Have we told you that the new executive director of the LA World Airports (LAX, Ontario, and others) will get a salary of $350,000? - AP
- Tyra Banks is moving her show to New York. SO WHAT - TV Week
- Best Myspace layouts to make your Myspace not look like Myspace - Mashable
- Something we can get behind: How Beer is the secret to good Blogging - Copyblogger
- Even at 80, Hef has the hottest chicks in his mansion worried that he will think they're ugly - Elle
Support for LAist comes from
- NBC says it will do "anything" to get Rosie to come to the network. Did someone say Krispy Kreme franchise in Burbank? - Fox News
photo of "Not Open Yet" by Eric Richardson of a sign on the Post Office in the Security Lofts building at 5th & Spring
As Editor-in-Chief of our newsroom, I’m extremely proud of the work our top-notch journalists are doing here at LAist. We’re doing more hard-hitting watchdog journalism than ever before — powerful reporting on the economy, elections, climate and the homelessness crisis that is making a difference in your lives. At the same time, it’s never been more difficult to maintain a paywall-free, independent news source that informs, inspires, and engages everyone.
Simply put, we cannot do this essential work without your help. Federal funding for public media has been clawed back by Congress and that means LAist has lost $3.4 million in federal funding over the next two years. So we’re asking for your help. LAist has been there for you and we’re asking you to be here for us.
We rely on donations from readers like you to stay independent, which keeps our nonprofit newsroom strong and accountable to you.
No matter where you stand on the political spectrum, press freedom is at the core of keeping our nation free and fair. And as the landscape of free press changes, LAist will remain a voice you know and trust, but the amount of reader support we receive will help determine how strong of a newsroom we are going forward to cover the important news from our community.
Please take action today to support your trusted source for local news with a donation that makes sense for your budget.
Thank you for your generous support and believing in independent news.
Chip in now to fund your local journalism
(
LAist
)
Trending on LAist
-
UCLA and University of California leaders are fighting Trump’s demands for a $1.2 billion settlement over a litany of accusations, including that the campus permits antisemitism. -
Wasteland Weekend is all about souped-up rust buckets, spikey costumes and an ‘ideal apocalypse.’ -
The Shadow the Scientists initiative at UC Santa Cruz strives to demystify astronomical research. -
Some submissions to the Pasadena Humane Society were made by extremely talented artists. The others … tried their best. -
Isolated showers can still hit the L.A. area until Friday as remnants from the tropical storm move out. -
First aspiring spectators must register online, then later in 2026 there will be a series of drawings.
Best of LAist