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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:
Stories by The LA Local
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The city plans to have boats back on the lake before fall 2027 as part of a broader effort to bring more families and activity to the park.
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Before last summer's protests, the department hadn't used chemical agents since the 1970s.
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Small L.A. business owners have nearly zero rights to fight an eviction due to a 1987 state law that protects acquisition firms.
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A new California law requires Inglewood to open its weekly council meetings to public commenters dialing in by phone and Zoom.
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The celebration is returning for the first time since the summer of 2024 after planners postponed the event for a year due to immigration enforcement concerns.
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Auditors said they’re confident the Inglewood Unified School District will exit the first of two phases of state control next year.
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Atto on Hobart is the neighborhood’s first completed project under the city's expedited affordable housing program.
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Beck, Natalia Lafourcade and Carlos Vives join for the visionary music and artistic director's Hollywood Bowl finale.
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Residents living beside The Silver Platter’s proposed new home say work schedules, language barriers and an unfamiliarity with Zoom kept many from speaking at a hearing.
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Destination Crenshaw was supposed to celebrate LA’s Black community. Some say it’s become an eyesoreThe 1.3-mile redesign project was created to celebrate Black culture along Crenshaw Boulevard, but neighbors said the project is disruptive and needs to be completed.
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The $16 million project converted a historic Craftsman home into 19 affordable housing units for veterans with other-than-honorable discharges who face barriers to housing.
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The outbreak is being investigated by the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health who are hoping to minimize the spread of the infection.
