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In Brief
Many in the largely Vietnamese immigrant workforce are hired as independent contractors who don’t get hourly pay and other benefits.
Scientists Need Your Help Studying Southern California’s Iconic Parrots. Here’s How You Can Pitch In
Today on AirTalk, Pasadena City Council will decide whether or not they will take any official position on the conflict in the Middle East. Also on the show, the shifting influence of Northern California politics; What makes the LA Marathon special; How Xolair could treat severe food allergies; and more.
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Today on FilmWeek, LAist film critics Wade Major, Charles Solomon, and Andy Klein review this weekend’s new movie releases in theaters, streaming, and on demand platforms
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Opponents of Proposition 1 withdraw their concession as Gov. Gavin Newsom’s mental health ballot measure barely leads.
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Two Southern California lawmakers are trying to make kindergarten mandatory, even after Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed similar legislation in 2022.
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Supervisor Andrew Do directed millions to the group, which was supposed to go toward feeding needy residents. “If they can’t prove then they should pay the money back,” Supervisor Katrina Foley told LAist.
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The parrots, originally from Mexico, are thriving in SoCal.
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The games will be broadcast live starting at 3 a.m. on March 20 and 21 — not a deterrent for diehard baseball fans in Ktown.
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A new book offers a cure for the chronically burnt out among us
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French films, Andre 3000, Alvin Ailey at the Music Center, an exploration of trans history, and more.
Civics Tuesday
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In what some experts say is a maturing of the progressive movement, candidates and organizations staged strong grassroots door-knocking efforts across multiple campaigns.
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The California State Assembly's Committee on Happiness and Public Policy Outcomes, inspired by a blockbuster documentary, has had its first meeting. It was an event 11 years in the making.Listen • 2:39
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Early primary results point to a record-breaking number of women serving in the California Legislature after the November election.
Latest Election Results
L.A. County updates are scheduled for 5 p.m. weekdays.
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We have all the key LA races, plus statewide and federal too. Jump to Orange County results ▶
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Former federal prosecutor Nathan Hochman is currently in second place in the early vote tallies.
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Incumbents Nithya Raman and Kevin de Léon are in tight matches, and both appear headed to a run-off.
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Join us for a community dance class led by artists from Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.
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Hosts J. Keith van Straaten and Rose Abdoo will welcome special celebrity guests and plus super-secret experts to try to stump them in their self-proclaimed areas of expertise.
LAist Promise Tracker
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Mayor Bass made an ambitious campaign pledge to address homelessness by housing 17,000 Angelenos. We’ve been trying to keep tabs, but it’s complicated.
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Here's how Mayor Bass did on her campaign promises on homelessness during her first year in office.
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New county letters obtained by LAist find that a nonprofit led by an O.C. supervisor’s 22-year-old daughter has failed to prove what it did with more than $4 million intended to feed needy residents during the pandemic.
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One year after California became the first state to require that its public universities provide the abortion pill to students, LAist found that basic information on where or how students can obtain the medication is lacking and, often, nonexistent.
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Photographer Sicco Rood paddled two-thirds of the way around California's largest lake and says the dystopian narrative is wrong.
Education
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Tens of thousands of people have tuned in to watch Jackie and Shadow’s Big Bear nest, including students from around the country.
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Through thoughtfully chosen objects, students at Mt. San Antonio College share a longing for family and friends, challenges they’ve faced, and changes in perspective.
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As an undocumented student, Aguilar didn’t qualify for financial aid. It was up to him to pay his way through school.
LA History
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The How to LA team visits Gartz Court with Etan Rosenbloom, an Angeleno who documents historic places on social media.
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As Los Angeles boomed in the 20th century, more and more workers needed places to stay. Residential hotels sprung up — often offering bare bone rooms which still exist today.
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Sex and the studios were once a dangerous pair.
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Some say grief dreams can help us continue a bond and help us process our feelings when losing a loved one.
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Another unsettled weather pattern for today brings a small chance of thunderstorms this afternoon.
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Nearly a century after we almost hunted them to extinction, fewer than 360 right whales remain.
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The revised proposal grants water providers an extra five years for reducing outdoor irrigation. Cities and water agencies are relieved, while critics say Californians will keep wasting water.
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Biden is calling on Congress for an additional $8 billion in funding for the program.
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The L.A. Marathon is Sunday. Many of the things that make LA different are also what make this long-distance race different.
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The event returns to the Huntington Beach Pier a year after coming together to celebrate Pride and protest the city's ban on flying Pride flags on city property.
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Keith Haring, Salvador Dalí, David Hockney, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Roy Lichtenstein and others adorned the park's rides. Those attractions have been in shipping containers ever since — until now.
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Lorrea Fuentes produces the popular free service with a passion for native plants and a poetic touch.
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With the L.A. City Council’s approval, an Eagle Rock intersection is set to be permanently designated as “Tritch Family Square.”
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If you don't know the name, you've no doubt seen the ads vowing to "fight for you."
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Two conservative members of the Orange Unified School District Board of Education have been recalled by voters following an election that raised questions about LGBTQ+ student rights and parental notification policies.
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