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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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    L-A County looks to make a big reduction in homeless programs. SoCal Gas plans to shut down brick-and-mortar locations. How entertainment industry workers get financial and mental health services.Plus, more from Evening Edition.

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    LA County may reduce homeless programs, SoCal Gas shuts down locations, Wild mushroom poisoning — Evening Edition
    L-A County looks to make a big reduction in homeless programs. SoCal Gas plans to shut down brick-and-mortar locations. How entertainment industry workers get financial and mental health services.Plus, more from Evening Edition.

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  • The L.A. Report
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    Why are school district budgets so tight after Gov. Gavin Newsom proposed record levels of public funding for K-12 schools? LAist producer Monica Bushman talks about the new nonprofit, Entertainment Community Fund helping the entertainment community after the LA fires. Plus, an L.A. landlord who ask renters for their star signs.

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    Record level funding for public schools, Entertainment worker community fund, Apartments and astrology — Afternoon Edition
    Why are school district budgets so tight after Gov. Gavin Newsom proposed record levels of public funding for K-12 schools? LAist producer Monica Bushman talks about the new nonprofit, Entertainment Community Fund helping the entertainment community after the LA fires. Plus, an L.A. landlord who ask renters for their star signs.

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  • The L.A. Report
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    A federal jury finds former L.A. Deputy Mayor Raymond Chan guilty of bribery, racketeering, and fraud. Family-sized housing in L.A. County is out of reach for many young parents. More Narcan clinics open at L.A. County libraries, saving more lives. Plus, more.

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    Former LA Deputy Mayor Convicted of Bribery, Young Parents Struggle To Find Family Housing, & LA Libraries Expand Narcan Clinics — The P.M. Edition
    A federal jury finds former L.A. Deputy Mayor Raymond Chan guilty of bribery, racketeering, and fraud. Family-sized housing in L.A. County is out of reach for many young parents. More Narcan clinics open at L.A. County libraries, saving more lives. Plus, more.

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  • The L.A. Report
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    LAist launches a new series looking into the shortage of family-sized homes in Los Angeles. In Orange County, the number of people released from sheriff’s custody and flagged for federal immigration officials is going up. State lawmakers consider how to reduce the number of whales killed by ships. Plus more. 

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    Housing Shortage Vexes LA Families, ICE Transfers From OC Sheriff's Custody On The Rise & New Bill Could Save Whales From Ship Strikes— The A.M. Edition
    LAist launches a new series looking into the shortage of family-sized homes in Los Angeles. In Orange County, the number of people released from sheriff’s custody and flagged for federal immigration officials is going up. State lawmakers consider how to reduce the number of whales killed by ships. Plus more. 

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  • The L.A. Report
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    LA District Attorney George Gascon heads to the November primary with just a quarter of votes, but reformers remain optimistic. California students have one more month to file for financial aid. Demand for a Bad Bunny course soars at Loyola Marymount. Plus, more.

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    Advocates Remain Optimistic Over LA County DA Race, FAFSA Deadline Extended, & LMU Offers Bad Bunny Class — The P.M. Edition
    LA District Attorney George Gascon heads to the November primary with just a quarter of votes, but reformers remain optimistic. California students have one more month to file for financial aid. Demand for a Bad Bunny course soars at Loyola Marymount. Plus, more.

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  • The L.A. Report
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    Shohei Ohtani speaks out for the first time publicly about his former interpreter, fired by the Dodgers amid theft and illegal gambling allegations. AT&T wants to ditch landline service for Californians, but not everyone is on board. A coming storm is expected to make for a wet Easter weekend. Plus more.

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    Shohei Ohtani Addresses Gambling Allegations, AT&T Wants To Phase Out CA Landline Service, & Another Pacific Storm On Its Way— The A.M. Edition
    Shohei Ohtani speaks out for the first time publicly about his former interpreter, fired by the Dodgers amid theft and illegal gambling allegations. AT&T wants to ditch landline service for Californians, but not everyone is on board. A coming storm is expected to make for a wet Easter weekend. Plus more.

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  • The L.A. Report
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    Dodger star Shohei Ohtani says he didn't know his interpreter was using his money to allegedly pay off gambling debts. Thousands of hotel workers ratify new contracts, ending a series of strikes that began last summer. Are L.A. schools earthquake safe? Plus, more.

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    Ohtani Denies Involvement In Gambling Scandal, Workers At 34 Hotels Ratify New Contracts, Earthquake Safety Shaky At LA Schools— The P.M. Edition
    Dodger star Shohei Ohtani says he didn't know his interpreter was using his money to allegedly pay off gambling debts. Thousands of hotel workers ratify new contracts, ending a series of strikes that began last summer. Are L.A. schools earthquake safe? Plus, more.

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  • The L.A. Report
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    Environmental advocates are suing the federal government for its decision not to list the Joshua Tree under the Endangered Species Act.  The U.S. Supreme Court is set to hear case that could limit access to the abortion pill. Metrolink and Amtrak trains resume full service today through south Orange County, after two months of emergency construction. Plus more. 

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    New Lawsuit Filed In The Fight For Joshua Trees, Supreme Court Hearing On Abortion Pills, & Rail Service Resumes In San Clemente— The AM Edition
    Environmental advocates are suing the federal government for its decision not to list the Joshua Tree under the Endangered Species Act.  The U.S. Supreme Court is set to hear case that could limit access to the abortion pill. Metrolink and Amtrak trains resume full service today through south Orange County, after two months of emergency construction. Plus more. 

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  • The L.A. Report
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    Angel City Press, a small printer focused on Southern California stories, was recently donated to the LA Public Library. Long Beach may be the future home of the region's first sports bar dedicated to women's leagues. And a Latino church in Bell is hosting 19 asylum seekers from Mauritania. 

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    LA Public Library and Angel City Press, Mauritanian Refugees in Bell, and Plans For Long Beach's First Women's Sports Bar — The Sunday Edition
    Angel City Press, a small printer focused on Southern California stories, was recently donated to the LA Public Library. Long Beach may be the future home of the region's first sports bar dedicated to women's leagues. And a Latino church in Bell is hosting 19 asylum seekers from Mauritania. 

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  • The L.A. Report
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    The latest on an audit planned for the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority. Scientists ask the public for help studying Southern California parrots. Several new eaglets hatch on Catalina Island. Requested water allocations double for state water agencies after winter storms. A multi-year gray whale mortality event comes to an end. Gender parity is achieved in the California Senate. And we talk with Diana Nyad and Bonnie Stoll about fighting ocean pollution in Southern California.

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    Los Angeles Homeless Services Faces An Audit, Diana Nyad Fights Ocean Pollution, And Scientists Ask For Help Studying Local Parrots — The Saturday Edition
    The latest on an audit planned for the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority. Scientists ask the public for help studying Southern California parrots. Several new eaglets hatch on Catalina Island. Requested water allocations double for state water agencies after winter storms. A multi-year gray whale mortality event comes to an end. Gender parity is achieved in the California Senate. And we talk with Diana Nyad and Bonnie Stoll about fighting ocean pollution in Southern California.

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