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If Proposition 22 is thrown out, Uber, Lyft, DoorDash and Instacart’s classification of gig workers as independent contractors would be in danger — upending the gig economy.
Today on AirTalk, we look into why UC workers authorized a strike over campus protests and get the latest on Wednesday’s UCI student encampment clear-out. Also on the show, we check in on LA restaurants and why so many are currently struggling; we continue our week-long series on neurodiversity, today looking at neurodiversity and mental health challenges; our TV critics review the latest in streaming and TV; and more.
Larry Mantle and LAist film critics Claudia Puig and Andy Klein review the latest releases on FilmWeek.
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Today on AirTalk, everything you need to know about LA City Council’s approval of a package of ethics reforms designed to fight corruption. Also on the show, we examine California Highway Patrol’s reaction to the UCLA student protests; we continue our week-long series on neurodiversity, today looking at neurodiversity in the workplace; and more. -
The dining and cocktail destination has started rolling out its reopening already, with Pacific Seas and a revamped cafeteria concept slated to start serving customers again this summer.
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Earlier in the day, the encampment had expanded as protestors observed the Nakba, an annual commemoration of when Palestinians were displaced in the creation of the state of Israel.
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Among other demands, student workers and researchers want amnesty for students arrested over the past month.
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Find out where to get online and brush up your digital skills and get online in the L.A. area without having to buy a coffee.
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The Renaissance Pleasure Faire, Topanga Banjo and Fiddle Fest, AAPI Joy at the library, Top Chef-inspired cocktails, and more.
Entertainment Thursday
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The platform’s reach, and the creators’ ability to keep ownership of their intellectual property and retain full creative control, are big factors.
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The hangover from the streaming splurge of the past decade is still pervading the industry, which is suffering as a result.
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The traditional pilot season has shrunk to a nub of what it used to be as networks focus on year-round programming.
California Budget Crunch
With tax revenues down, billions in cuts are needed.
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Gavin Newsom proposes a mix of spending cuts and using reserves to balance the state budget. He says that core services will be largely untouched, but some existing programs would be affected. -
The governor's revised proposal makes cuts to funding for transitional kindergarten facilities, state preschool slots, and home visiting programs.
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The governor’s revised budget plan includes $2 billion in broadband cuts. It’s one of many trims to help balance the state budget — learn where to submit public comment on the spending plans.
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A live event series in partnership with The James Beard Foundation that will go behind the scenes of some of L.A.’s favorite restaurants.
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Looking to kick off your Saturday with something that will grow your kiddos’ brains and get the creative juices flowing? Join us at LAist for a morning of multilingual reading and kid fun.
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.
Best Of LAist
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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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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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Images from across the Golden State show how the storm systems have transformed our mountains into winter wonderlands.
Education
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California’s deficit has increased, but K-12 schools are largely spared cuts in the governor's May revision.
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It currently costs $555 to renew the permit online and $605 to renew it by mail.
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Minimum wage for many California fast workers is now $20. Those who work in child care say they feel left behind.
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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As of Sunday, Vroman’s Bookstore on Foothill Boulevard is no more.
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Los Angeles County recently declared the anniversary of the Fall of Saigon “Jane Fonda Day,” outraging California’s Vietnamese-American lawmakers. They’re glad the county is reconsidering the controversial decision.
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The iconic chapel will be moved to storage while church officials debate next steps. The shift of land has been averaging about 7 inches each week.
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Overnight closures begin tonight at 7 p.m. through early Thursday morning.
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Two new bills would allow state funding to support sober housing for homeless residents, a significant departure from California’s current ‘housing first’ law.
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A bill working its way through the California Legislature would allow the therapeutic use of psilocybin; mescaline; MDMA, the active ingredient in ecstasy; and dimethyltryptamine, the active ingredient in ayahuasca, a plant-based psychoactive tea.
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May Gray is in store for this week.
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Belle and Sebastian, National BBQ Month at Grand Central Market, a massive drum circle, and a talk on The Swans of Harlem.
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We dig into your trash … and what to do with it.
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One researcher said that they saw 20,000 birds pass through in a single day.
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Carlos Moreno, the scientist behind the concept, wrote a new book to introduce the 15-minute city to a wider audience.
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Gov. Gavin Newsom is recommending small cuts to the state prison system, avoiding the closures of additional facilities.
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