The LA Report

Here's what we're following today:

• Gov. Newsom vetoes mandatory kindergarten legislation
• Impacts of deep sea mining
• Scrapped 710 funds reallocated to Highland Park improvements
• Janitorial service agrees to pay $240,000 in back-pay
• NASA's plan to crash a satellite into an asteroid

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Good morning! Here's what we're tracking today:

• NASA prepares to nudge an asteroid
• Griffith Observatory workers seek unionization
• Sharp rise in gas prices
• Appeals court judge rules against water regulators over rights
• Newsom vetoes bills for lack of funding
• Attorney investigating L.A. Sheriffs gangs says witnesses are being followed 

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In this Sunday edition: We talk with author Luis Reyes about his new book Viva Hollywood: The Legacy of Latin and Hispanic Artists in American Film. 

Then, The monkeypox outbreak appears to be slowing...we'll talk about why health officials are now focusing their vaccination efforts on high-risk populations.

And, we'll tell you about a group led by a USC professor that's taken on the challenge of creating a list of every person of Japanese descent imprisoned on the West Coast during World War II.

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In this weekend edition: We visit the Wende Museum in Culver City where historians are keeping an ongoing archive of the Cold War, including relics brought to Southern California by families fleeing communist regimes. 

Electric cars are all the rage now, but did you know they've been around for over a century? We'll explain why the industry stalled, and what we've learned since…

Then, we hear from sociologist Anthony Ocampo about his new memoir that captures what it was like to grow up brown and gay…and the child of immigrants… in the 90s and 2000s in Los Angeles.

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Here's what we're following today:

• LAUSD schools to stock drug to reverse effects of opioids
• A live performance centered around mental health struggles this weekend
• How to get the most out of your prenatal visits
• NTSB calls on car makers to install Breathalyzers in all new vehicles
• Youth group climate change rally and march today at La City Hall

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Happy Friday! Here's what we're following:

• K Line Metro opens October 7
• Upward trend continues at gas pump
• Car breathalyzers are coming
• Airborne pollutants from wildfires a growing public health problem
• LAUSD's plan to address teen opioid deaths
• How to get the most out of prenatal visits
• Second September heatwave arriving

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Here's what we're following today:

• L.A. County to lift mask mandate on public transportation
• COVID outbreak infects over 70 at LAUSD
• Homelessness a big topic at L.A. mayoral debate
• Project Roomkey winding down, after exceeding goals
• Get ready for the K Line

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Happy Thursday! Here's what we're following this morning:

• Candidates for L.A. Sheriff debate
• UCLA's latest economic forecast
• Rising mortgage rates
• The City of LA's first Circular Textile Report
• COVID breakout at LAUSD headquarters
• Huntington Beach hosts World Surfing Games

This program is made possible in part by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, a private corporation funded by the American people.