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A newly released report says there's little evidence that residents were exposed to asbestos and lead in the wake of last year's Tustin hangar fire.
Today on AirTalk, as pro-Palestinian student protests continue across U.S. college campuses, we dig into their unified demand for divestment from Israel to understand what it means and what challenges it may raise for universities. Also on the show, we look into one of the ways farmers are hoping to restore groundwater; we explore what the future holds for Downtown Los Angeles; our TV critics review the latest shows; and more.
Larry Mantle and LAist film critics Lael Loewenstein and Peter Rainer review this weekend’s new movie releases on streaming and on demand platforms— in three minutes or less!
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Mizuhara allegedly stole more than $16 million from the Dodger star. He now faces up to 33 years in prison.
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O.C. officials announced the latest homeless count found that 7,322 people are experiencing homelessness.
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Encampments have been set up in Los Angeles, Irvine and Riverside.
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Doris Kearns Goodwin at LiveTalks L.A., Jessie J goes acoustic, Vegan Restaurant Week launches, and the Asian Pacific Film Festival returns.
Entertainment Thursday
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Hollywood has been fixated on the potential — and the potential disruption — AI could cause, especially as it continues to evolve.
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The obsession with the badge of a top-rated school in an effort to secure a great future does not jibe with the backgrounds of Hollywood’s leaders.
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Disney+ added 8 million U.S. subscribers between January and March 2024, the highest growth since its launch.
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This series is curated and hosted by AirTalk host Larry Mantle and puts the spotlight on films set in Southern California.
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Host Traci Thomas welcomes guests author Amanda Montell and actor Vella Lovell for book talk, trivia, and hot takes.
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Documents obtained by LAist reveal FBI scrutiny of the testing operation, which was managed by former Anaheim Chamber of Commerce president Todd Ament.
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Empty nesters own more L.A. homes than millennials with kids. Here’s how some older homeowners are finding ways to spread their wealth.
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The Los Angeles Unified School District Board of Education is getting a new website and wants the public’s help to shape it.
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The University of California has refused to extend employment benefits to undocumented students, setting up a clash with state lawmakers. They have had tensions before.
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Education Department says issues are fixed, begs remaining students to submit.
LA History
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We talk to historian Elsa Devienne about how beaches developed and her new book Sand Rush: The Revival of the Beach in Twentieth-Century Los Angeles.
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Erskine had two career no-hitters and won a World Series with the Dodgers in 1955. But many remember his friendship with Jackie Robinson at a time when segregation was legal.
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Los Angeles has the most diversity in street light design of any American city.
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At stake is the future of the Colorado River, which provides about 30% of SoCal’s drinking water.
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Tens of thousands of sterilized male mosquitoes will be released in L.A. to help curb the ankle-biting insect population this summer.
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Social Security's finances have improved slightly in the last year. But the popular retirement program still faces big challenges including the threat of automatic benefit cuts in less than a decade.
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"We were united in the way that women had to be in order to thrive in a man's world, through mutual respect, intellect and collaboration," Wonder Woman star Lynda Carter posted in a tribute.
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L.A. County supervisors approved a motion, directing staff to draft a law to address the goldspotted oak borer from spreading further into the county.
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The 114-year-old organization says it's rebranding to Scouting America to be more inclusive. The move by the Boy Scouts comes after a wide-ranging child sex abuse scandal and bankruptcy.
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The impacts of the pandemic, Hollywood strikes and death of a co-owner were the "perfect storm’" for Valentino’s Costume Group.
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A new crop of restaurants in L.A. and O.C. just earned the "recommended" nod from the biggest name in food and dining — the Michelin Guide.
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A new independent report says Gov. Gavin Newsom’s hallmark Project Roomkey was a success. But data is lacking. And after the program ended, many participants remained unhoused.
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Northwestern, Brown, Rutgers and University of Minnesota are among the handful of schools that have reached agreements with student protesters. Here's how they did it, and what could come next.
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Tens of thousands of people earn a living on TikTok. But as creators face down the real possibility of TikTok going away, many are trying to switch to new platforms to save their livlihoods.
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Highs in the lower to mid 70s for today.
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