The LA Report

In this weekend edition: The drug Ketamine is often used by party-goers to achieve a special kind of high, but in recent years it's been approved for clinical use as a treatment for severe depression.

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

• Report: another high school Fentanyl death
• K Line arrives
• Sheriff Alex Villanueva escalates his fight with Inspector General
• Newsom signs compassionate release bill

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Happy Friday! Here's your morning news:

• Budget surplus allows tax refunds for millions of Californians
• San Marino police investigating antisemitic flyers
• News study reports uptick in mental health struggles
• Low vaccination rate for newest booster
• Speed hump applications open

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Here's what we're following today:

• Work crews race to restore train service in O.C.
• West coast states commit to climate agreement
• Colorado River water fight
• DTLA's Grand Park turns 10

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Here's what we're following this morning:

• L.A. Metro's K Line set to open tomorrow
• O.C. prepares to restore train service along coast
• Gov. Newsom directs refineries to switch to cheaper winter blend
• L.A. speed hump applications now open
• Dodgers wrap winningest season in franchise history
• SpaceX crew en route to ISS
• Prop 30 explained

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Here's your P.M. news:

• Alec Baldwin settles lawsuit filed by 'Rust' cinematographer's family
• OPEC announces oil production cut
• October is National Dyslexia Month
• Villanueva subject of new season of LAist Studios podcast Imperfect Perfect Paradise
• Dodgers end regular season

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Here's your morning news:

• L.A. County gas prices hit record highs for third straight day
• Free Metro rides today for California Clean Air Day
• COVID eviction moratorium set to end
• Chinatown renters seek status of city building purchase
• UCLA receives $3 million to study sexual and reproductive health of Asian immigrant women
• Yom Kippur ends tonight. So who makes the best challah in L.A.?

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Here's what we're following today:

• City of Los Angeles sets date to lift renter eviction protections
• Los Angeles reopening waitlist for Section 8 housing vouchers
• Gov. Newsom signs conservatorship law
• Country music great Loretta Lynn has died

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