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The LA Local
The LA Local centers the needs of local neighborhoods, with an ultimate goal to strengthen communities and make L.A. work better for Angelenos. The LA Local is a core partner to LAist and its editors attend regular LAist editorial planning meetings. The LA Local supports Boyle Heights Beat and has additional newrooms in:
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The Take Back Inglewood campaign is the latest sign Butts’ ties to SoFi Stadium owner Stan Kroenke are unraveling.
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As food costs rise and food assistance rules change, community organizations in Koreatown and Pico Union are working to make groceries more accessible.
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Jose Ugarte and Estuardo Mazariegos, who are both running for LA City Council District 9, made their case to voters during a CD9 Coalition candidate forum.
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The fence was first proposed in October 2025. Recreation and Parks commissioners laid out the fence could be temporary and removed within a few years.
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This projected deficit would be the largest the city has seen in decades, according to budget records, despite 10 years of development driven by the city’s stadiums.
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The project is part of Metro’s effort to build 10,000 homes on agency-owned land by 2031, with construction expected to begin in 2028.
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Critics say billboards are turning Inglewood into an unwanted mini-Vegas. But a ban cuts off a multi-million dollar city revenue stream.
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The measure would pave the way for Inglewood to reap higher tax revenue from tickets sold at SoFi Stadium and Intuit Dome.
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Through the Filipino world of ‘Forgotten Island,’ a reflection on friendship, distance and the work of keeping memories alive.
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Seven people have been diagnosed in Wilshire Center, which overlaps with Koreatown.
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Los Angeles County will consider residents’ input on the renaming of streets and public places at a series of community listening sessions in October.
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Without a mosque, the community prayed at the Indonesian consulate for years. Now the Pico Union mosque is their own third space.
