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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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    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 self-funded candidate brings attention to SoCal's Senate District 25 race. The Los Angeles Police Department says an audit of its helicopter fleet is flawed. Bald eagle couple Jackie and Shadow are waiting for their latest batch of eggs to hatch.

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    Notable Campaign Spending In Senate District 25 Race, LAPD Counters Critical Chopper Audit & A Hatching Awaits In SoCal Mountains — The A.M. Edition
    A self-funded candidate brings attention to SoCal's Senate District 25 race. The Los Angeles Police Department says an audit of its helicopter fleet is flawed. Bald eagle couple Jackie and Shadow are waiting for their latest batch of eggs to hatch.

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  • The L.A. Report
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    Ahead of the March 5th primary election, a look at important races in LA and Orange County, including a public defender who wants to be a LA judge, a big race for OC Supervisor, and LA Councilman Kevin De León's reelection bid after political scandal. 

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    Public Defender Campaigns To Be LA County Judge, OC Supervisor Election, & Kevin De León's Reelection Bid — The P.M. Edition
    Ahead of the March 5th primary election, a look at important races in LA and Orange County, including a public defender who wants to be a LA judge, a big race for OC Supervisor, and LA Councilman Kevin De León's reelection bid after political scandal. 

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  • The L.A. Report
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    California enters the legal fray over whether to allow two giant supermarket chains to merge, saying the deal could raise the price you pay for food. Why voters haven't elected many judges with public defender experience. Wildlife biologists are out with the latest Western Monarch butterfly count. Plus more.

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    CA Joins Suit To Stop Grocery Chains Merger, Electing Defenders As Superior Court Judges & Monarch Butterfly Population Survey Results— The A.M. Edition
    California enters the legal fray over whether to allow two giant supermarket chains to merge, saying the deal could raise the price you pay for food. Why voters haven't elected many judges with public defender experience. Wildlife biologists are out with the latest Western Monarch butterfly count. Plus more.

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  • The L.A. Report
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    A L.A. man accused of killing three unhoused people is arraigned. A report on how SoCal is saving stormwater from the recent winter storms. A CA bill would require demographic data to include a category for Californians of Middle East and North Africa descent. Plus, more.

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    Man Arraigned in Unhoused Killings Cases, Capturing SoCal's Stormwater, & CA Pushes To Count MENA Americans — The P.M. Edition
    A L.A. man accused of killing three unhoused people is arraigned. A report on how SoCal is saving stormwater from the recent winter storms. A CA bill would require demographic data to include a category for Californians of Middle East and North Africa descent. Plus, more.

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  • The L.A. Report
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    L.A. County will now process all voter ballots in one location. Oppenheimer continues its march to the Oscars with big SAG Awards wins. LA County stormwater efforts could include your front yard. Plus, more. 

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    L.A. County's Ballot Processing Center Is In An Old Fry's, 'Oppenheimer' Dominates SAG Awards & An Update On Stormwater Capture — The AM Edition
    L.A. County will now process all voter ballots in one location. Oppenheimer continues its march to the Oscars with big SAG Awards wins. LA County stormwater efforts could include your front yard. Plus, more. 

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  • The L.A. Report
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    Los Angeles County vote centers are open around the region for the March 5th primary, and the county lets you watch the vote counting live. Kayakers are drawn to a stunning lake out in Death Valley created by the recent rainfall. And we test the NPR knowledge of In the Know creators Zach Woods and Brandon Gardner with a quiz of our own. 

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    How To Watch Vote Counting Live, Kayaking Death Valley, And Quizzing "In The Know" Creators On NPR Lore — The Sunday Edition
    Los Angeles County vote centers are open around the region for the March 5th primary, and the county lets you watch the vote counting live. Kayakers are drawn to a stunning lake out in Death Valley created by the recent rainfall. And we test the NPR knowledge of In the Know creators Zach Woods and Brandon Gardner with a quiz of our own. 

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  • The L.A. Report
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    After a warning from the EPA, hazmat is called to a troubled Santa Clarita Valley landfill due to a leak from a faulty high pressure hose. The area codes 213 and 323 will be joined by a new overlay later this year: 738. And COVID cases in LA County have returned to pre-holiday levels - though people can still get sick as cases trend downward. 

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    Hazmat Called To Chiquita Canyon Landfill, New Area Code Overlay, And COVID Trends Downward — The Saturday Edition
    After a warning from the EPA, hazmat is called to a troubled Santa Clarita Valley landfill due to a leak from a faulty high pressure hose. The area codes 213 and 323 will be joined by a new overlay later this year: 738. And COVID cases in LA County have returned to pre-holiday levels - though people can still get sick as cases trend downward. 

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  • The L.A. Report
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    California is supplying abortion pills for free to health providers across the state. LAUSD's teachers union suspends support for school board candidate Kahllid Al-Alim over anti-semitic tweets. The EPA orders a Castaic landfill to address its odor problem. Plus, more.

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    CA Gives Away Abortion Pills For Free, LAUSD Board Candidate Loses Support of Teachers Union, & EPA Orders Castaic Landfill To Fix Odor Problem — The P.M. Edition
    California is supplying abortion pills for free to health providers across the state. LAUSD's teachers union suspends support for school board candidate Kahllid Al-Alim over anti-semitic tweets. The EPA orders a Castaic landfill to address its odor problem. Plus, more.

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