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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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    Monterey Park has paused plans for a data center after public outcry. Could L-A see a $30 dollar an hour minimum wage? Advocates have cleared a key hurdle. A judge has weighed in on the controversy around fire debris in Calabasas's landfill. Plus, more from Evening Edition.

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    Monterey Park pauses data center plans, $30 minimum wage in LA closer to vote, Calabasas landfill ruling — Evening Edition
    Monterey Park has paused plans for a data center after public outcry. Could L-A see a $30 dollar an hour minimum wage? Advocates have cleared a key hurdle. A judge has weighed in on the controversy around fire debris in Calabasas's landfill. Plus, more from Evening Edition.

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  • The L.A. Report
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    As LA wraps up it's annual homeless count, we'll learn about why counting unhoused families can be tricky. Plus, two giant telecoms are merging, what it could mean for your wallet. And a 90's teen movie filmed in LA joins the Criterion Collection.

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    Counting unhoused families, How Verizon-Frontier merger could affect your wallet, 'House Party' joins the Criterion Collection— Afternoon Edition
    As LA wraps up it's annual homeless count, we'll learn about why counting unhoused families can be tricky. Plus, two giant telecoms are merging, what it could mean for your wallet. And a 90's teen movie filmed in LA joins the Criterion Collection.

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  • The L.A. Report
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    LAUSD has announced an unplanned three-day break, leaving working parents scrambling. Southern California’s rainy winter continues into spring. Gov. Newsom is charging up the state’s lithium mining business at Salton Sea, and more.

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    LAUSD’s unplanned 3 day break, a rainy SoCal spring, and Gov. Newsom charges up lithium mining – The P.M. Edition
    LAUSD has announced an unplanned three-day break, leaving working parents scrambling. Southern California’s rainy winter continues into spring. Gov. Newsom is charging up the state’s lithium mining business at Salton Sea, and more.

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  • The L.A. Report
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    LAUSD schools poised to close tomorrow for three days as a threatened strike moves forward; Gov. Newsom announces plan for making affordable insulin; What does a school district do with two trailers filled with donated Beanie Babies?

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    Gov. Newsom announces plan for making affordable insulin; Three-day LAUSD strike to start Tuesday; What to do with a truck full of Beanie Babies? – The A.M. Edition
    LAUSD schools poised to close tomorrow for three days as a threatened strike moves forward; Gov. Newsom announces plan for making affordable insulin; What does a school district do with two trailers filled with donated Beanie Babies?

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  • The L.A. Report
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    Does too much food in your kitchen go to waste, or just need to stretch a dollar? We talk to an author about her cookbook that can show you how to make the most of your leftovers.

    And despite COVID emergency's end in California, Long COVID persists. We'll hear from some who say they're battling it alone.

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    California's COVID emergency may be over, but long COVID sufferers feel left behind – The Sunday Edition
    Does too much food in your kitchen go to waste, or just need to stretch a dollar? We talk to an author about her cookbook that can show you how to make the most of your leftovers.

    And despite COVID emergency's end in California, Long COVID persists. We'll hear from some who say they're battling it alone.

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  • The L.A. Report
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    A first-of-its kind social justice legal laboratory aims to protect our coast and promote environmental stewardship 

    And the first Korean American museum in L.A. was expected to open last year. Instead, construction hasn’t even started.

    Then, we'll introduce you to the creators behind the viral Twitter account "NPR Mageddon".

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    Why is L.A.'s first Korean American museum still waiting to be built? Plus: the new Coastal Justice Lab and NPR Mageddon – The Weekend Edition
    A first-of-its kind social justice legal laboratory aims to protect our coast and promote environmental stewardship 

    And the first Korean American museum in L.A. was expected to open last year. Instead, construction hasn’t even started.

    Then, we'll introduce you to the creators behind the viral Twitter account "NPR Mageddon".

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  • The L.A. Report
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    30,000 LAUSD workers plan three-day strike amid contract dispute; San Clemente bluff continues to slide, threatening nearby apartments; The USC and UC Santa Barbara men’s basketball teams are one-and-done in March Madness, and more.

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    San Clemente bluff slides, NCAA losses for USC and UC Santa Barbara, and LAUSD workers to strike – The P.M. Edition
    30,000 LAUSD workers plan three-day strike amid contract dispute; San Clemente bluff continues to slide, threatening nearby apartments; The USC and UC Santa Barbara men’s basketball teams are one-and-done in March Madness, and more.

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  • The L.A. Report
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    LA Unified School district officials are preparing for a possible strike by support workers, with teachers pledging to honor picket lines; The LA City council orders up a report examining hate crimes in the city; A movie studio announces it'll expand its lot to help curb runaway production, and more.

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    L.A. City council orders hate crime report, LAUSD officials prepare for worker strike, and more – The A.M. Edition
    LA Unified School district officials are preparing for a possible strike by support workers, with teachers pledging to honor picket lines; The LA City council orders up a report examining hate crimes in the city; A movie studio announces it'll expand its lot to help curb runaway production, and more.

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  • The L.A. Report
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    30,000 LAUSD employees plan to go on a three-day strike next week, and teachers say they won't cross picket lines; US banks create a multi-billion-dollar rescue package to stop First Republic Bank from being the third to fail in a week; For college hoops fans, March Madness is back!

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    US banks launch multi-billion dollar rescue for First Republic; LAUSD prepares for 3-day strike as teachers unite; March madness is back! – The P.M. Edition
    30,000 LAUSD employees plan to go on a three-day strike next week, and teachers say they won't cross picket lines; US banks create a multi-billion-dollar rescue package to stop First Republic Bank from being the third to fail in a week; For college hoops fans, March Madness is back!

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  • The L.A. Report
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    Orange County joins the list of 42 other counties in California under a state of emergency over storm damage; LAUSD workers announce a strike date at a downtown rally; SoCal's wholesale water supplier is dropping restrictions.

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    LAUSD workers announce strike date; SoCal's water supplier dropping restrictions; O.C. under state of emergency – The A.M. Edition
    Orange County joins the list of 42 other counties in California under a state of emergency over storm damage; LAUSD workers announce a strike date at a downtown rally; SoCal's wholesale water supplier is dropping restrictions.

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