What to expect from this holiday’s storm

What to expect from this holiday’s storm

Ahead of today’s storm, the Los Angeles County Office of Emergency Management notified residents near recent burn scars to evacuate, particularly being at-risk of debris flows. With a lot of rain expected on Tuesday and Wednesday, the county also notified those around potential mudslide areas to avoid unnecessary travel. Given the seriousness of this holiday storm, we wanted to let you know what to expect with Jacob Margolis, LAist science reporter, and Ariel Cohen, meteorologist in charge at the National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard.

As we close the year, we check in on SoCal’s restaurant industry

A new survey out from the California Restaurant Association shows that 84.8% of L.A. restaurants said their business decreased in the past year. The Association performs an annual survey of restaurants across the state, and noted that sentiment in L.A. was notably down. The survey echoes what restaurateurs have told AirTalk Friday host Austin Cross during our weekly Food Friday interviews with local eateries. Among the challenges restaurants faced in the past year are the January fires, increased immigration enforcement, and uncertain economic conditions. For more on how restaurants are weathering the year, we are joined by Stephanie Breijo, staff writer at the Los Angeles Times Food, who’s been following this. We’ll also speak to chef and restaurant owner Bret Thompson of Pez Coastal Kitchen in Pasadena.

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When did you first start feeling “old?”

Many articles and think pieces have been churned out about how Millenials, as a generation, have been “infantalized.” The thinking goes that due to the economic conditions they weathered in the early 2000s, Millennials have been behind the preordained life track their parents had, and hit milestones like home ownership and having children later. But as the last cohort of Millennials stare down their 30s, a consequential vibe shift is occurring: they are starting to feel old. But feeling old and being old are two different things, as Millennials know all too well. So today on AirTalk, we’re turning to you for some research data on this: when did you start feeling old? Maybe it was when you first sat down to compare homeowners insurance quotes. Or maybe it was the first time you felt a real hangover. Or maybe it was the time you got excited to browse paint samples at the hardware store. Whatever your moment of clarity, we want to hear about it! Give us a call at 866-893-5722 or you can email us at atcomments@laist.com.

LAist editor in chief on the year that was

It’s not a stretch to say this was a consequential year for Los Angeles. Devastating fires, immigration actions, a national guard deployment. Bald eagle chicks gave Angelenos a sense of better things to come. And (of course) the Dodgers made us all proud once again, unapologetically declaring they’d do it again next year as well. A year like this, filled with unprecedented events and moments that reminded us all what it means to be Angelenos, required immediate and accurate context. LAist strived to meet each of these moments head on, while as an organization grappling with the loss of federal funding. LAist listeners and readers stepped up and helped backfill our funding gap, showing us all that outside our studio walls — people understood the value we desperately wanted to bring them. Today on AirTalk, we’re joined by LAist editor in chief Megan Garvey to recap the year we reported through.

TV Talk: What are the best shows of 2025?

Have you felt completely overwhelmed when deciding what new show to watch these days? Us too. There’s just so much content out there between network TV and numerous streaming platforms, so on TV Talk, we try to help you sift through the latest shows to see which you might prefer. As we wind down this year, however, we wanted to have a much broader conversation than the week-to-week discussions we typically have. So on this week’s TV Talk, we’ll talk to Deadline executive editor Dominic Patten and hear from listeners on what their top shows of the year were. Want to share what show stood out to you this year? Give us a call at 866-893-5722 or email atcomments@laist.com.