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The LA Report

The LA Report is your daily update on the top news stories in the Los Angeles region, brought to you by LAist News. Hosted by Austin Cross, Nereida Moreno and Julia Paskin on weekdays and Josie Huang on the weekends.

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  • The L.A. Report
    Listen 8:25
    SoCal is getting a healthy dose of rain and snow as an unseasonably cold storm moves through; The LA City council firms up plans for more housing in downtown and Hollywood; Striking Hollywood writers are seeing shows of support from other unions.

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    L.A. Housing Plans Solidify, Late Storm Drenches SoCal, and Writers See Union Solidarity
    SoCal is getting a healthy dose of rain and snow as an unseasonably cold storm moves through; The LA City council firms up plans for more housing in downtown and Hollywood; Striking Hollywood writers are seeing shows of support from other unions.

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  • The L.A. Report
    Listen 7:29
    Hollywood scriptwriters strike over streaming's impact on their profession; Medieval Times accused of union-busting, under National Labor Relations Board scrutiny; Two Southern California landmarks endangered: a San Clemente building and Compton garden.

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    Scriptwriters' Streaming Concerns, Medieval Times Under Scrutiny, and Endangered Landmarks – The P.M. Edition
    Hollywood scriptwriters strike over streaming's impact on their profession; Medieval Times accused of union-busting, under National Labor Relations Board scrutiny; Two Southern California landmarks endangered: a San Clemente building and Compton garden.

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  • The L.A. Report
    Listen 9:49
    The Writers Guild of America is on strike, and its members are on the picket lines; Winter weather advisories are going up for local mountains; The L.A. County Probation Department loses its interim director two months into the job.

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    Winter Weather Returns, Writers Strike Day 2, and Probation Dept. Loses Director – The A.M. Edition
    The Writers Guild of America is on strike, and its members are on the picket lines; Winter weather advisories are going up for local mountains; The L.A. County Probation Department loses its interim director two months into the job.

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  • The L.A. Report
    Listen 7:34
    Hollywood scriptwriters are on strike against the producers of movies, TV shows and streaming video; The key points on contention between the writers and the studios; L.A. County supervisors today vote for care over jail for Angelenos with serious mental illness.

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    The Latest on the Hollywood Scriptwriters Strike. Plus: Mental Healthcare Over Jail – The P.M. Edition
    Hollywood scriptwriters are on strike against the producers of movies, TV shows and streaming video; The key points on contention between the writers and the studios; L.A. County supervisors today vote for care over jail for Angelenos with serious mental illness.

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  • The L.A. Report
    Listen 8:27
    Hollywood writers make good on their threat to go on strike; Advocates for cyclists call for more protected bike lanes and speed humps to slow drivers; You may notice a significant difference in your next take-out restaurant meal.

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    Hollywood Writers On Strike, Protecting Cyclists, and Unhoused Fast Food Workers – The A.M. Edition
    Hollywood writers make good on their threat to go on strike; Advocates for cyclists call for more protected bike lanes and speed humps to slow drivers; You may notice a significant difference in your next take-out restaurant meal.

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  • The L.A. Report
    Listen 8:07
    Scriptwriters strike is hours away; California's first statewide toll-free hate crime hotline and online reporting system is now up and running; LA County's new plastics law took effect today.

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    Hate Crime Hotline, Hollywood Writers Strike Imminent, and L.A.'s New Plastics Law – The P.M. Edition
    Scriptwriters strike is hours away; California's first statewide toll-free hate crime hotline and online reporting system is now up and running; LA County's new plastics law took effect today.

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  • The L.A. Report
    Listen 8:24
    Federal regulators seize a third regional bank, the second based in California; Negotiations continue between writers and producers in Hollywood; California officials are faulted for missing data about sexual orientation and gender identity.

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    Feds Seize Another Bank, Hollywood Writers Negotiations, and California's Missing Gender Data – The A.M. Edition
    Federal regulators seize a third regional bank, the second based in California; Negotiations continue between writers and producers in Hollywood; California officials are faulted for missing data about sexual orientation and gender identity.

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  • The L.A. Report
    Listen 7:00
    Mayor Bass’s “Inside Safe” program offers shelter to unhoused, but critics say it lacks transparency; Los Angeles remembers former mayor Richard Riordan; The California Air Resources Board (CARB) passes an historic policy intended to clean up pollution from trucks.

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    "Inside Safe" Faces Criticism, Remembering Richard Riordan, and Reducing Truck Pollution – The P.M. Edition
    Mayor Bass’s “Inside Safe” program offers shelter to unhoused, but critics say it lacks transparency; Los Angeles remembers former mayor Richard Riordan; The California Air Resources Board (CARB) passes an historic policy intended to clean up pollution from trucks.

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