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A long playground is next to a one-story white building to its left. The playground has a sand floor, a wooden structure with a slide and various other equipment. To the right is another wooden structure, also on the sand. It's a sunny day and blue sky can be seen at the top of the frame. A green hedge lines the white building.

Education

An unexpected sore spot for preschools after the fires: sandboxes

Daycares have many questions — and fewer answers — about cleaning up a playground staple.

A medium tone skinned black woman with lighter brown hair and wearing glasses holds a white flag with the five colored rings of the Olympics log on it. The woman is wearing a red jumpsuit. Next to her is a white man wearing a gray vest, light colored dress shirt, tie, and gray dress pants. Both stand on top of a stairs platform outside of a white colored plane. The word "delta" is on the side of the platform.

Civics & Democracy

Will Trump's enthusiasm for the LA Olympics help with fire recovery?

California officials hope the president's Olympic aspirations will help secure support for Los Angeles' recovery.

A man in his early 50s poses with a young teenage boy. Both are wearing Dodgers jerseys.

Explore LA

In the aftermath of the LA fires, a renewed belief in the healing power of sports

The sports community has been prominent in wildfire recovery with franchise owners giving large donations and sports stars communing with those affected by the disaster.

A highway with few cars on it. A truck approaches the camera with lens flares from the headlights. Another truck drives away from the camera. To the left of frame more work trucks line the shoulder. It's foggy and not yet bright.

News

Confusion in Palisades as PCH partially reopens, but access remains restricted within city limits

Conflicting plans from the city and county confuse residents and visitors alike, as L.A. city backtracks on reopening and the county proceeds with plan.

An audience of people sitting in red movie theater seats, all watching the screen.

Explore LA

Reviving movie watching as a communal experience, one IRL film club at a time

IRL Movie Club has grown across the country and is rebuilding the film watching experience. Its latest screening is in Long Beach at the Art Theater on Sunday.

A large power plant next to cliffs and a body of water. Cars and smaller buildings are around the plant.

News

Artificial intelligence is bringing nuclear power back from the dead — maybe even in California

Big tech energy needs, including for artificial intelligence, has elected officials giving nuclear power a serious reexamination.

Pacific Coast Highway during day. A crane, workers, and many cones are in the middle of the road. Burned remains of buildings are on the left, with a view of the burned hillside in the middle of the frame.

Climate & Environment

Hours before planned Palisades' public reopening, Bass reverses course

Reopening of the Palisades was scheduled for 8 a.m. Sunday. But on Saturday night, L.A. Mayor Karen Bass said checkpoints will remain in place, after she secured additional law enforcement resources from Gov. Gavin Newsom.

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Arts & Entertainment

Go Fact Yourself quiz for February 1

Our celebrity panelists Drew Carey and Yesika Salgado go head to head this week on their knowledge of garage rock and the film 'Dirty Dancing.' Think you might know more than they do? Go Fact Yourself!