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    UCLA's campus operations could be disrupted as an academic worker strike expands.  Local water agencies receive federal money to expand recycling infrastructure. Five SoCal students are competing at the Scripps National Spelling Bee quarterfinals today.

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    UC Strike Expands, Funding For Local Water Recycling & SoCal Spellers Advance In Scripps Spelling Bee — The A.M. Edition
    UCLA's campus operations could be disrupted as an academic worker strike expands.  Local water agencies receive federal money to expand recycling infrastructure. Five SoCal students are competing at the Scripps National Spelling Bee quarterfinals today.

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    Graduate student workers at UCLA join two other UC campuses in walking off the job. A new president is chosen for L.A. City Council. Metro’s tap to exit pilot program in North Hollywood aims to crack down on free rides. Plus, more.

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    UCLA Graduate Workers Join UC Strike, LA City Council Elects New President, & Metro Launches TAP Out Pilot Program — The P.M. Edition
    Graduate student workers at UCLA join two other UC campuses in walking off the job. A new president is chosen for L.A. City Council. Metro’s tap to exit pilot program in North Hollywood aims to crack down on free rides. Plus, more.

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  • The L.A. Report
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    Academic workers at UCLA and UC Davis to join ongoing strike today. Why older Californians are staying unhoused longer. NBA Hall of Famer and UCLA great Bill Walton dies at 71.

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    UCLA Academic Workers To Strike Today, Why Aging Californians Tend To Remain Unhoused Longer & Basketball Legend Bill Walton Dead At 71— The A.M. Edition
    Academic workers at UCLA and UC Davis to join ongoing strike today. Why older Californians are staying unhoused longer. NBA Hall of Famer and UCLA great Bill Walton dies at 71.

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  • The L.A. Report
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    Officials are urging travelers to start planning now for post-Memorial Day vacations. A startup is bringing high-speed internet to underserved mobile home parks in SoCal. Learn more about a scenic stretch of the LA River featured in our LAist City Treks Guide.

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    Memorial Day Travel, Mobile Home Wi-Fi & A Stroll Along LA River's Glendale Narrows — The A.M. Edition
    Officials are urging travelers to start planning now for post-Memorial Day vacations. A startup is bringing high-speed internet to underserved mobile home parks in SoCal. Learn more about a scenic stretch of the LA River featured in our LAist City Treks Guide.

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  • The L.A. Report
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    On Tuesday, unionized student workers will go on strike at UCLA and UC Davis. A nonprofit founded to change the culture of abuse and discrimination in Hollywood has a new tool that lets workers report misconduct online. California could require proof of age to access porn sites.

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    UCLA and UC Davis' Student Workers Union Will Go On Strike, Workers In Hollywood Can Now Report Abuse Online, & California's Possible Age Verification For Porn— The Sunday Edition
    On Tuesday, unionized student workers will go on strike at UCLA and UC Davis. A nonprofit founded to change the culture of abuse and discrimination in Hollywood has a new tool that lets workers report misconduct online. California could require proof of age to access porn sites.

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  • The L.A. Report
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    LA Metro’s Board of directors approved new measures this week to improve safety on the transit system. About a third of Los Angeles police shootings last year involved people whom officers believed to be showing signs of mental illness. A new nonprofit addiction treatment center has opened in the Skid Row area of downtown Los Angeles. The Mount Waterman ski area has found a potential buyer. 

    LA Metro Approves New Safety Measures, A Third Of LAPD Shootings Involved Mental Illness Last Year, & Mt Waterman May Have A Buyer — The Saturday Edition
    LA Metro’s Board of directors approved new measures this week to improve safety on the transit system. About a third of Los Angeles police shootings last year involved people whom officers believed to be showing signs of mental illness. A new nonprofit addiction treatment center has opened in the Skid Row area of downtown Los Angeles. The Mount Waterman ski area has found a potential buyer. 

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    L.A. County approved a plan to house people released from jail who have no place to go. Students protesting the war in Gaza at California Universities are facing legal and academic repercussions. The founder of Porto's Bakery, Raul Porto Sr., has died at 92. Plus, more.

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    Interim Housing Approved For Those Previously Incarcerated, Hundreds Of Student Protesters Face Discipline, & Porto's Bakery Founder Dies — The P.M. Edition
    L.A. County approved a plan to house people released from jail who have no place to go. Students protesting the war in Gaza at California Universities are facing legal and academic repercussions. The founder of Porto's Bakery, Raul Porto Sr., has died at 92. Plus, more.

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    LA County leaders are planning interim housing for people leaving jail. A judge orders Huntington Beach to release details of its air show settlement. Meat is on the menu at three well-known vegan restaurants.

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    LA County Plans Interim Housing After Incarceration, Huntington Beach Ordered To Release Air Show Settlement & Local Vegan Restaurants Embracing Meat — The A.M. Edition
    LA County leaders are planning interim housing for people leaving jail. A judge orders Huntington Beach to release details of its air show settlement. Meat is on the menu at three well-known vegan restaurants.

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