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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
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    LAFD's fire chief weighs on balancing accountability for the LA fires with moving forward from them. L.A.'s city council wants clarity on the federal government's role in the 2028 Olympics. Lady Gaga's playing a surprise concert in LA tomorrow night. Plus, more from Evening Edition.

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    New LAFD on 'catchup' during LA fires, City council wants clarity on LA28 games, Lady Gaga's intimate LA show — Evening Edition
    LAFD's fire chief weighs on balancing accountability for the LA fires with moving forward from them. L.A.'s city council wants clarity on the federal government's role in the 2028 Olympics. Lady Gaga's playing a surprise concert in LA tomorrow night. Plus, more from Evening Edition.

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  • The L.A. Report
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    Orange County judge Israel Claustro pleads guilty to mail fraud. How the implementation of universal transitional kindergarten is changing schools in SoCal. Plus, K-pop sensation BTS announces world tour dates in L.A.

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    OC judge resigns, California preschool program's impact, BTS coming back to LA — Afternoon Edition
    Orange County judge Israel Claustro pleads guilty to mail fraud. How the implementation of universal transitional kindergarten is changing schools in SoCal. Plus, K-pop sensation BTS announces world tour dates in L.A.

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  • The L.A. Report
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    Wildfire smoke is bad for your health, but today, what scientists are saying it does to your brain's health. SoCal Gas is cutting off service to more than 100 homes in a part of Rancho Palos Verdes -- how homeowners are coping with no gas. What L.A. County plans to do in response to a monumental Supreme Court ruling on the rights of the unhoused to sleep in public spaces. Plus more. 

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    Dementia risk linked to wildfires in new study, SoCal gas cuts service to more than 100 homes, LA County's response to Grants Pass decision —The A.M. Edition
    Wildfire smoke is bad for your health, but today, what scientists are saying it does to your brain's health. SoCal Gas is cutting off service to more than 100 homes in a part of Rancho Palos Verdes -- how homeowners are coping with no gas. What L.A. County plans to do in response to a monumental Supreme Court ruling on the rights of the unhoused to sleep in public spaces. Plus more. 

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  • The L.A. Report
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    Extreme land movement has forced gas utility shut offs in Rancho Palos Verdes. An earthquake near Barstow is felt from L.A. to Las Vegas. Covered California health insurance rates are going up. Plus, more.

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    SoCal Gas shuts services to 135 homes in Rancho Palos Verdes, 4.9 magnitude earthquake hits Barstow, Covered California insurance rates going up in 2025— The P.M. Edition
    Extreme land movement has forced gas utility shut offs in Rancho Palos Verdes. An earthquake near Barstow is felt from L.A. to Las Vegas. Covered California health insurance rates are going up. Plus, more.

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  • The L.A. Report
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    More than 130 homes in Portuguese Bend to lose gas utility service amid area land movement. Financial aid applications from undocumented CA students on the decline. What to know in the peak of rattlesnake season.

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    Some Rancho Palos Verdes residents to lose gas service today, Dream Act application completion down, and staying rattlesnake safe this summer — The A.M. Edition
    More than 130 homes in Portuguese Bend to lose gas utility service amid area land movement. Financial aid applications from undocumented CA students on the decline. What to know in the peak of rattlesnake season.

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  • The L.A. Report
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    SoCalGas is preparing to shut off gas utility service on Monday in the landslide-prone Portuguese Bend region of Rancho Palos Verdes. Metro is looking for input on the route for the K Line extension into Hollywood, which is expected to break ground in 2041. Later, how Filipino American teens got a mental health program made just for them. Plus, more.

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    SoCalGas plans to cut off service to Portuguese Bend; West Hollywood lobbies for K Line expansion through city; How to stay safe from rattlesnakes — The Sunday Edition
    SoCalGas is preparing to shut off gas utility service on Monday in the landslide-prone Portuguese Bend region of Rancho Palos Verdes. Metro is looking for input on the route for the K Line extension into Hollywood, which is expected to break ground in 2041. Later, how Filipino American teens got a mental health program made just for them. Plus, more.

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  • The L.A. Report
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    A housing complex near Pasadena City College will give students leaving foster care a place to stay near campus. If you're planning to hit the trails this weekend, we give you some tips on hiking in heat. And later, we take you to California's first women's sports bar... which is now open in Long Beach. Plus, more.

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    Housing for PCC students leaving foster care; Tips for hiking in the heat; California's first women's sports bar opens in Long Beach — The Saturday Edition
    A housing complex near Pasadena City College will give students leaving foster care a place to stay near campus. If you're planning to hit the trails this weekend, we give you some tips on hiking in heat. And later, we take you to California's first women's sports bar... which is now open in Long Beach. Plus, more.

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  • The L.A. Report
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    Video game performers strike over artificial intelligence. Dozens of Angelenos demand new apartments in single-family neighborhoods, as city planners aim to add nearly 500K homes by 2029. Three “climate stations" for 2,700 unhoused people in Skid Row. Plus, more.

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    Video game performers strike over AI; Angelenos demand new apartments in single-family neighborhoods; Skid Row lacks cooling spots for unhoused — The P.M. Edition
    Video game performers strike over artificial intelligence. Dozens of Angelenos demand new apartments in single-family neighborhoods, as city planners aim to add nearly 500K homes by 2029. Three “climate stations" for 2,700 unhoused people in Skid Row. Plus, more.

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  • The L.A. Report
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    LA County officials react to Gov. Newsom's executive order on clearing homeless encampments. Narcan use in jails is up but questions remain as to how the drugs get in. Popular street food in the Philippines leads to an animal rescue.

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    Local reaction to governor's homeless encampment order, Narcan use is on the rise in LA County jails , and duckling rescue spotlights Filipino dish — The A.M. Edition
    LA County officials react to Gov. Newsom's executive order on clearing homeless encampments. Narcan use in jails is up but questions remain as to how the drugs get in. Popular street food in the Philippines leads to an animal rescue.

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  • The L.A. Report
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    Gov. Gavin Newsom urges cities to clear camps of unhoused people even when shelter isn't available. SAG-AFTRA video game workers will strike Friday over artificial intelligence protections. Wilson High in Long Beach sends another alum to the Olympics. Plus, more.

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    Newsom issues order to clear encampments, Video game performers to strike, Wilson High School alum to compete in Olympic Games — The P.M. Edition
    Gov. Gavin Newsom urges cities to clear camps of unhoused people even when shelter isn't available. SAG-AFTRA video game workers will strike Friday over artificial intelligence protections. Wilson High in Long Beach sends another alum to the Olympics. Plus, more.

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