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Helping Unhoused Neighbors By Thinking About Your Part

How To LA host Brian De Los Santos and producer Evan Jacoby discuss what they learned in the mutual aid series that hones in on homelessness and how people navigate basic needs.

A young light-skinned girl wearing a purple dress holds up a big stuffed animal unicorn with purple hooves. Standing a few feet behind her is an adult light-skinned woman wearing a pantsuit.

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A Unicorn Quest Continues (And Other Headlines)

Today in How To LA: An L.A. County girl continues her search for a unicorn, virtual vet care comes to California in 2024 and the history of the Ace Hotel building downtown.

Two small children, faces unseen, sit on a colorful mat in a classroom.

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Lessons Learned About Students And Teachers In 2023 (And Other Headlines)

Today in How To LA: We take a look back at stories impacting education, figure out where the rainwater in L.A. County goes and meet the volunteers putting together Rose Parade floats.

An older woman with medium-light skin tone and short white hari wearing a yellow long sleeve shirt, beige pants, and glasses stands next to a woman with medium skin tone with black hair tied in a bun wearing a black shirt and pants and a pink apron, to her left is a woman with medium-light skin tone wearing a flowery blouse, long brown hair, and black pants. They stand in a backyard with concrete block walls.

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Emphasizing Workplace Safety For Domestic Workers (And Other Headlines)

Some domestic workers and their employers are coming up with their own safety agreements.

A latte art leaf tops a hot chocolate from Playa Provisions in Playa Del Rey.

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Where To Get The Best Hot Chocolate In LA (And Other Headlines)

Hot chocolate so good that you'd happily sit in bumper-to-bumper traffic for a sip.

A black and white view of three young children sitting on a lawn under tree shade. In the background is an entry to an Aliso Village building, which appears white with a couple plans and benches in front.

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The History Of Affordable Housing (And Other Headlines)

We learn about the history of affordable housing, an update one year after Medi-Cal allowed doula services and the future of employment in Hollywood after summer’s dual strikes.

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Who’s In Charge Of Universities (And Other Headlines)

Defining “shared governance” at universities, new safety upgrades for PCH after college student deaths and we look at part three of the How To LA podcast’s coverage on mutual aid.

A Filipino American family of six poses with smilesat a dining table. Standing, at the top row from left to right: a teenage boy in a brown shirt; white-haired man with a crew cut and beige shirt and a woman with long hair in a yellow shirt. Seated, at the bottom row from left to right: an older woman wearing her white hair short and and a floral blouse; a teenage boy in a white shirt and a gray-haired man in a striped black, white and yellow shirt.

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Visa Backlogs Impact SoCal Families For The Worse (And Other Headlines)

Today in How To LA: A visa backlog disproportionately affecting the AAPI community, growing chocolate in Southern California and celebrating 30 years with Hopeless Records.

A view of a room with neon signs on all walls, which are covered in metal siding. In a mix of fonts and colors, neon signs read “Coffee Shop,” “Mel’s Drive In,” and “Restaurant and Pie Shop.” In the foreground are black trunks, also called rolling road cases, with glass fronts and filled with band memorabilia. A woman with black hair is visible in the background and a small circular sign that reads “Hopeless,” with a large white “H” in the center.

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A (Not So) 'Hopeless' Alternative Rock Label Celebrates Its LA History

A local indie record label that started as a mom and pop operation in the early 90s now has its own museum exhibition. It’s heading to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and the new Punk Rock Museum in 2024, but you can see it here in L.A. first.

Five bright orange and black electric leaf blowers on a store shelf.

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Leaf Blower Bans: Good For Climate … Bad For Business? (And Other Headlines)

Pasadena and other cities’ move to ban polluting leaf blowers is aimed to aid the environment, but it’s led to some uncomfortable winds of change for some small businesses.