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    Huntington Beach approves steps towards privatizing library services. California will create trust funds for children who lost a parent to COVID starting next year. Orange County welcomes two eaglets. Plus, more.

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    Huntington Beach Closer To Outsourcing Library Services, Funds Coming For Kids Who Lost A Parent To COVID, & OC Eaglets Hatch — The P.M. Edition
    Huntington Beach approves steps towards privatizing library services. California will create trust funds for children who lost a parent to COVID starting next year. Orange County welcomes two eaglets. Plus, more.

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    What tightened rules mean for short-term rental hosts in LA County. Amtrak and Metrolink announce plans to resume passenger rail service through San Clemente. LA Dodgers kick off the season in Seoul, South Korea.

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    Tighter Restrictions Coming For Short-Term Rental Hosts In LA County, Passenger Rail Service Through San Clemente Resumes Soon & Dodger Season Begins Overseas — The A.M. Edition
    What tightened rules mean for short-term rental hosts in LA County. Amtrak and Metrolink announce plans to resume passenger rail service through San Clemente. LA Dodgers kick off the season in Seoul, South Korea.

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    The city of Los Angeles agrees to an audit into its shelter bed services. November runoffs could see the progressive footprint expand in L.A. City Council. Huntington Beach considers private library services. Plus, more.

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    LA Approves Homelessness Spending Audit, LA Progressive Candidates Head To Runoffs, & Huntington Beach Considers Privatizing Its Library — The P.M. Edition
    The city of Los Angeles agrees to an audit into its shelter bed services. November runoffs could see the progressive footprint expand in L.A. City Council. Huntington Beach considers private library services. Plus, more.

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  • The L.A. Report
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    Research shows California nail techs are among the worst paid in the state. The fate of CA's Prop 1 measure remains uncertain. A lifelong Angeleno is setting out to visit all of LA County's historic landmarks.

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    CA Nail Techs Among Worst Paid, Possible Prop 1 Recount? & A Man's Quest To Explore LA's History — The A.M. Edition
    Research shows California nail techs are among the worst paid in the state. The fate of CA's Prop 1 measure remains uncertain. A lifelong Angeleno is setting out to visit all of LA County's historic landmarks.

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    A judge pushes for an audit of where LA’s homelessness dollars are going. Two CA lawmakers introduce legislation to make kindergarten mandatory starting in 2026. Scientists need help studying wild parrots in Southern California. 

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    LA May Face Audit on Homelessness Dollars, CA Revisits Push For Mandatory Kindergarten & SoCal's Boisterous Parrots - The P.M. Edition
    A judge pushes for an audit of where LA’s homelessness dollars are going. Two CA lawmakers introduce legislation to make kindergarten mandatory starting in 2026. Scientists need help studying wild parrots in Southern California. 

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  • The L.A. Report
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    A judge is set to oversee a possible audit of LA's homelessness spending. What a recent lawsuit settlement means for home buyers and sellers. Newly proposed legislation would make kindergarten mandatory in CA in 2026.

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    LA Mayor To Testify In Homeless Audit Hearing, Realtors Agree To Commission Rule Changes & Kindergarten Mandatory For CA In 2026?— The A.M. Edition
    A judge is set to oversee a possible audit of LA's homelessness spending. What a recent lawsuit settlement means for home buyers and sellers. Newly proposed legislation would make kindergarten mandatory in CA in 2026.

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    Thousands of people are hitting the pavement today for The L.A. Marathon. Voters have recalled two conservative members of the Orange Unified School District. And the California State Assembly’s Committee on Happiness, helmed by former Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon, has had its first meeting. 

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    LA Marathon Today, Orange School Board Trustees Recalled, And CA's New Happiness Committee — The Sunday Edition
    Thousands of people are hitting the pavement today for The L.A. Marathon. Voters have recalled two conservative members of the Orange Unified School District. And the California State Assembly’s Committee on Happiness, helmed by former Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon, has had its first meeting. 

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  • The L.A. Report
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    LA city officials study Paris for lessons on preparing for the 2028 Olympics, especially with key issues like transit and homelessness. Orange County officials say they are considering next steps after a nonprofit run by OC Supervisor Andrew Do’s daughter failed to meet a deadline to prove how it spent $4 million in taxpayer dollars. And we introduce you to the botanist who writes the weekly reports for the Theodore Payne Wildflower Hotline. 

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    Mayor Bass Gets Olympics Advice In Paris, OC Supervisor Do Misses Deadline, And Inside The Wildfire Hotline Writer's Process — The Saturday Edition
    LA city officials study Paris for lessons on preparing for the 2028 Olympics, especially with key issues like transit and homelessness. Orange County officials say they are considering next steps after a nonprofit run by OC Supervisor Andrew Do’s daughter failed to meet a deadline to prove how it spent $4 million in taxpayer dollars. And we introduce you to the botanist who writes the weekly reports for the Theodore Payne Wildflower Hotline. 

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