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The LA Report

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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  • The L.A. Report
    Listen 5:30
    In this weekend edition: Women make up just 2% of California's construction workers, including plumbers, carpenters and electricians. These are some of the best paying blue-collar jobs you can get without a college degree. So why aren't there more women? Jill Replogle reports. 

    The Weekend Edition: Where Are All The Women Electricians, Carpenters And Plumbers?
    In this weekend edition: Women make up just 2% of California's construction workers, including plumbers, carpenters and electricians. These are some of the best paying blue-collar jobs you can get without a college degree. So why aren't there more women? Jill Replogle reports. 

  • The L.A. Report
    Listen 5:54
    News to start your weekend: L.A. County now giving out Pfizer vaccine booster shots; Latest on Skid Row homeless ruling; Is SoFi Stadium pushing out long-time residents?

    The P.M. Edition: Booster shots, Skid Row ruling, SoFi Stadium's neighbors
    News to start your weekend: L.A. County now giving out Pfizer vaccine booster shots; Latest on Skid Row homeless ruling; Is SoFi Stadium pushing out long-time residents?

  • The L.A. Report
    Listen 8:45
    Here's your morning news: L.A. won’t have to find housing for people on Skid Row by next month after appeals court strikes down ruling; All that smoke in the air is sticking around for the weekend; Gov. Newsom announces more than $1B in new spending to prevent wildfires; One more step before booster shots are mad available to Californians; Oversight committee subpoenas Sheriff Villanueva's second in command; BLM leader accuses LAPD of 'swatting';

    The A.M. Edition: Skid Row ruling overturned; Smoky skies over L.A.; Booster shots for seniors; BLM leader accuses LAPD of 'swatting'
    Here's your morning news: L.A. won’t have to find housing for people on Skid Row by next month after appeals court strikes down ruling; All that smoke in the air is sticking around for the weekend; Gov. Newsom announces more than $1B in new spending to prevent wildfires; One more step before booster shots are mad available to Californians; Oversight committee subpoenas Sheriff Villanueva's second in command; BLM leader accuses LAPD of 'swatting';

  • The L.A. Report
    Listen 5:12
    What's happening today: CDC panel recommends Pfizer booster for Americans 65 and over; More school districts requiring vaccinations for kids 12 and over; Appeals court knocks back L.A. judge's homeless care order; California not expected to meet 2030 climate goal; UCLA researchers say flavored tobacco and e-cig use dropped during pandemic.

    The P.M. Edition: CDC panel OKs boosters for 65+; More school districts to require vaccinations; California expected to miss 2030 climate target; Flavored tobacco and vape use drops during pandemic
    What's happening today: CDC panel recommends Pfizer booster for Americans 65 and over; More school districts requiring vaccinations for kids 12 and over; Appeals court knocks back L.A. judge's homeless care order; California not expected to meet 2030 climate goal; UCLA researchers say flavored tobacco and e-cig use dropped during pandemic.

  • The L.A. Report
    Listen 4:35
    Here's your morning news: State reopens national forests threatened by wildfires; In San Bernardino National Forest, a new plan for an emergency notification system; KNP Complex Fire continues to burn near Sequoia; Research group concludes telecoms not doing enough to stop robocalls; More than a dozen people treated for difficulty breathing at a Palm Springs DMV

    The A.M. Edition: Latest on California's wildfires; Telecoms idle as robocalls thrive; Over a dozen experience difficulty breathing at Palm Springs DMV
    Here's your morning news: State reopens national forests threatened by wildfires; In San Bernardino National Forest, a new plan for an emergency notification system; KNP Complex Fire continues to burn near Sequoia; Research group concludes telecoms not doing enough to stop robocalls; More than a dozen people treated for difficulty breathing at a Palm Springs DMV

  • The L.A. Report
    Listen 5:13
    What's happening today: LAUSD and reachers have agreed on a 'continuity of learning plan'; Where things stand on the possible IATSE strike in Hollywood; USC/Johns Hopkins and other health researchers say daily COVID cases could fall by March; New multilingual nature class aims to get kids outdoors.

    The P.M. Edition: LAUSD and teachers reach COVID agreement; Hollywood strike looms; COVID cases predicted to fall by March; Getting kids outdoors
    What's happening today: LAUSD and reachers have agreed on a 'continuity of learning plan'; Where things stand on the possible IATSE strike in Hollywood; USC/Johns Hopkins and other health researchers say daily COVID cases could fall by March; New multilingual nature class aims to get kids outdoors.

  • The L.A. Report
    Listen 4:34
    Here's your morning news: Sheriff Villanueva accused of defying subpoenas; Capt. Britta Steinbrenner announces bid to replace Villanueva; More than 50% of LAPD is now fully vaccinated; How to get to college in California; O.C. woman jailed in debt-relief scam. 

    The A.M. Edition: Sheriff Villanueva accused of defying subpoenas; 50% of LAPD now fully vaccinated; How to get into college in CA; O.C. woman jailed in debt-relief scam
    Here's your morning news: Sheriff Villanueva accused of defying subpoenas; Capt. Britta Steinbrenner announces bid to replace Villanueva; More than 50% of LAPD is now fully vaccinated; How to get to college in California; O.C. woman jailed in debt-relief scam. 

  • The L.A. Report
    Listen 5:16
    What's happening today: COVID positivity rate in Orange County drops again, signaling good news; CDC says California has the lowest COVID case rate of all states; City Councilmember Kevin de León announces he's running for LA mayor; L.A. redistricting commission to meet to determine city's districts.

    The P.M. Edition: O.C. COVID positivity rate dropping; California has lowest COVID rates in U.S.; Kevin de León to run for L.A. mayor; Redistricting commission to begin work
    What's happening today: COVID positivity rate in Orange County drops again, signaling good news; CDC says California has the lowest COVID case rate of all states; City Councilmember Kevin de León announces he's running for LA mayor; L.A. redistricting commission to meet to determine city's districts.