The LA Report

Here's your morning news: Monday May 23 is the deadline to register to vote in the June 7 primary; Long Beach now offering Pfizer booster doses to kids five to eleven; L.A. City Council looking for ways to respond to an increase in demand for abortion services; O.C. Taiwanese-American community held press conference this weekend; Rolling power outages, smoky air, orange skies could be a preview of what's to come this summer; California's once dwindling monarch butterfly population making big comeback; Actor Greg Brollante to be honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame today.

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In this Sunday edition: On today's show, we continue with our "Hidden Curriculum" series. Higher education reporter Julia Barajas talks to parents who fought their way to a college education – all while balancing the challenges of work and family.

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In this weekend edition: UCLA wants to become the world's "leading center for hip-hop studies.” The university has launched a Hip Hop Initiative – that will include a book series, community programs, and postdoctoral fellowships. Rapper Chuck D, co-founder of the rap group Public Enemy, is the program's first artist-in-residence. Anthropology professor Samy Alim is spearheading the initiative, and says the program will invite an examination not just of the music, but of the culture that birthed it. Recently on AirTalk, host Austin Cross spoke with Alim and Chuck D about the vision for the program, and the lasting impact of hip hop.

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What's happening today: Amid rise in COVID cases, L.A. County health officials have extend transportation mask mandate for another 30 days; County Public Health says it is seeing an unusually high amount of flu activity for this time of year; Wildfires are occurring more frequently – here's how to stay safe; Federal judge overseeing lawsuit over L.A. homelessness policies delays okay of settlement that involves only the city; Effort to pass new firearm restrictions on film sets stalls in Sacramento.

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Here's your morning news: Amid rise in COVID transmissions L.A. County re-enters medium level of community transmission; California condors, once on the brink of extinction, are making a comeback; Man accused of tackling Dave Chapelle at Hollywood Bowl facing attempted murder charge in separate case; In DTLA, the renovation of Pershing Square may begin in coming months; Just one week left for the Renaissance Pleasure Fair at the Santa Fe Dam.

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What's happening today: Anaheim City Council calls for mayor to resign; Diary mailed to a Chinese language newspaper may help find clues in Sunday's deadly attack in O.C.; City of L.A. plans to buy Chinatown apartment complex where affordable housing protections have run out; Nonprofit community activist group calls for reparations for the families displaced by Dodger Stadium.

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Here's your morning news: L.A. City Council approves new spending plan for coming fiscal year; Traffic deaths nationwide soar to highest level in 16 years; LAUSD bracing for major enrollment declines; Members of local Taiwanese community on edge following church shooting that authorities say was politically motivated; O.C. residents file a lawsuit against Southern California Edison over Coastal fire; A dozen people suing L.A. County, alleging rampant sexual abuse at facility for foster children in Almonte.

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What's happening today: O.C. lawsuit blames Coastal Fire on utility's refusal to update electrical hardware or trim vegetation near its power lines; L.A Controller Ron Galperin renews call for Los Angeles to put shelters or housing on unused city land; L.A. Unified, the nation's second largest school district expects to get a lot smaller over the next ten years; Last year, Gov. Newsom's Senate Bill 62 that protects garment industry workers inspires similar U.S. Senate bill; Florida based Feld Entertainment says it is bringing back the Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus.

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