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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 8:50
    Today: Ballots are going out in the special election to replace an LA City Councilmember who resigned in disgrace; State lawmakers consider how to make it easier to turn vacant offices into homes; Recent storms leave the Sierra Snowpack at near-historic levels, and more.

    State lawmakers explore converting vacant offices to housing; Sierra snowpack levels reach near-historic highs; L.A. City Council special election ballots dispatched – The A.M. Edition
    Today: Ballots are going out in the special election to replace an LA City Councilmember who resigned in disgrace; State lawmakers consider how to make it easier to turn vacant offices into homes; Recent storms leave the Sierra Snowpack at near-historic levels, and more.

  • The L.A. Report
    Listen 18:05
    In this Sunday edition: One L.A. family's heartbreaking loss sheds light on critical shortcomings in our healthcare system, where Black people are more likely to experience complications or die in childbirth. Mariana Dale will bring us that story.

    Then…coding bootcamps have exploded in popularity in recent years, with dozens of programs available across the U.S… Julia Barajas investigated the promise and potential pitfalls of these programs…

    An L.A. family's loss highlights healthcare system failures. Plus: Want to 'learn to code'? Here’s what to know – The Sunday Edition
    In this Sunday edition: One L.A. family's heartbreaking loss sheds light on critical shortcomings in our healthcare system, where Black people are more likely to experience complications or die in childbirth. Mariana Dale will bring us that story.

    Then…coding bootcamps have exploded in popularity in recent years, with dozens of programs available across the U.S… Julia Barajas investigated the promise and potential pitfalls of these programs…

  • The L.A. Report
    Listen 29:53
    In this weekend edition: Members of the public are invited to help construct sculptures for an upcoming exhibit on Afro-Oaxacans at Cal State San Bernardino. Leslie Berenstein Rojas will show us how the community is coming together to create that art…

    Then, in our latest installment of How To LA, we explore the Mid-City neighborhood – from its tree-lined streets to its soul food eats – and tell you what makes this somewhat nebulous part of the city so special…

    And then later on…stick around for a listen to some of LAist Studios' newest podcast KPOP-DREAMING… 

    Public invited to build sculptures for Afro-Oaxacans exhibit; Get to know Mid-City; K-Pop Dreaming – The Weekend Edition
    In this weekend edition: Members of the public are invited to help construct sculptures for an upcoming exhibit on Afro-Oaxacans at Cal State San Bernardino. Leslie Berenstein Rojas will show us how the community is coming together to create that art…

    Then, in our latest installment of How To LA, we explore the Mid-City neighborhood – from its tree-lined streets to its soul food eats – and tell you what makes this somewhat nebulous part of the city so special…

    And then later on…stick around for a listen to some of LAist Studios' newest podcast KPOP-DREAMING… 

  • The L.A. Report
    Listen 6:31
    Tonight: Thousands of people are still stuck in the snowy San Bernardino Mountains; The recent snow and rain is great for our water supply, but now the question is – how much is too much?; The White House physician gives President Biden the all-clear after treatment for skin cancer, and more.

    Thousands still stranded in snowy San Bernardino Mountains; How much precipitation is too much?; Biden gets all-clear after skin cancer treatment – The P.M. Edition
    Tonight: Thousands of people are still stuck in the snowy San Bernardino Mountains; The recent snow and rain is great for our water supply, but now the question is – how much is too much?; The White House physician gives President Biden the all-clear after treatment for skin cancer, and more.

  • The L.A. Report
    Listen 8:57
    Today: Help is arriving for stranded residents in the snowbound San Bernardino Mountains; The state's reparations task force meets again today to further explore payments to descendants of enslaved people; Students rallied today calling for the uc system to approve hiring undocumented immigrant students not being able to work, and more.

    Reparations task force explores payments for slavery descendants; Students demand UC system hire undocumented workers; Relief finally comes for snowbound San Bernardino residents – The A.M. Edition
    Today: Help is arriving for stranded residents in the snowbound San Bernardino Mountains; The state's reparations task force meets again today to further explore payments to descendants of enslaved people; Students rallied today calling for the uc system to approve hiring undocumented immigrant students not being able to work, and more.

  • The L.A. Report
    Listen 6:39
    Tonight: Sunny skies are finally back, but some mountain towns are still digging out from blizzards that dumped several feet of snow; While those recent storms have certainly helped California's drought, now there’s worry about melting snow - and floods; A look at how women and people of color have fared with the Oscars since the first Academy Awards in 1929, and more.

    Mountain towns inundated with several feet of snow; Melting snow brings flooding worries; Underrepresented people at the Oscars – The P.M. Edition
    Tonight: Sunny skies are finally back, but some mountain towns are still digging out from blizzards that dumped several feet of snow; While those recent storms have certainly helped California's drought, now there’s worry about melting snow - and floods; A look at how women and people of color have fared with the Oscars since the first Academy Awards in 1929, and more.

  • The L.A. Report
    Listen 8:39
    Today: A state of emergency is declared, for southern California counties impacted by the heavy snowfall; LAPD officers' union is out with a list of calls that armed police need not respond to; Learn what a drop in the cost of insulin means to Angelenos, and more.

    Emergency declared for snow-hit SoCal counties; LAPD union lists calls not requiring armed police; What an insulin price drop means to Angelenos – The A.M. Edition
    Today: A state of emergency is declared, for southern California counties impacted by the heavy snowfall; LAPD officers' union is out with a list of calls that armed police need not respond to; Learn what a drop in the cost of insulin means to Angelenos, and more.

  • The L.A. Report
    Listen 6:42
    Tonight: The LAPD union says it supports the effort to stop sending officers to some 911 calls; California's COVID emergency may have ended, but health officials say we shouldn't forget the hard lessons we learned; The story of a Black woman who died during childbirth – her family says the hospital was negligent, and more.

    LAPD union backs reduced officer response to 911; Family of a Black woman who died during childbirth alleges negligence; CA's COVID emergency ends, but lessons remain – The P.M. Edition
    Tonight: The LAPD union says it supports the effort to stop sending officers to some 911 calls; California's COVID emergency may have ended, but health officials say we shouldn't forget the hard lessons we learned; The story of a Black woman who died during childbirth – her family says the hospital was negligent, and more.