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In Brief
Opponents of Proposition 1 withdraw their concession as Gov. Gavin Newsom’s mental health ballot measure barely leads.
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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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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A stubborn low-pressure system is causing instability in the atmosphere and bringing a chance of rain, lightning, and hail along with it.
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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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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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French films, Andre 3000, Alvin Ailey at the Music Center, an exploration of trans history, and more.
Climate Monday
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The parrots, originally from Mexico, are thriving in SoCal.
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Biden is calling on Congress for an additional $8 billion in funding for the program.
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Nearly a century after we almost hunted them to extinction, fewer than 360 right whales remain.
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.
Best Of LAist
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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.
More Stories
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Another unsettled weather pattern for today brings a small chance of thunderstorms this afternoon.
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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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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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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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This is the first time the parasite has been discovered this far west.
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The marathon this weekend is going to cause a major traffic headache so plan ahead.
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Weather forecasters say the strong winds will continue through the morning and die down by afternoon.
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Chef Tal Ronnen was determined to make his plant-based restaurant as upscale as a New York steakhouse.
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