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A group of unhoused people and a community organization claim the city has violated their constitutional rights by seizing and destroying property.
Today on AirTalk, the University of Southern California announced yesterday that its undergraduate valedictorian will not be permitted to speak at the school's graduation ceremony due to safety concerns. Also, a flurry of new bills looks to answer how California can create more affordable housing on its coast, Dodgers great Ron “The Penguin” Cey visits the studio to talk about his new memoir, and more.
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Today on FilmWeek, Larry Mantle and LAist film critics Lael Loewenstein and Tim Cogshell review this weekend’s new movie releases in theaters, streaming, and on demand platforms.
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Renters say landlords aren’t fixing unhealthy living conditions. Will a new approach to code enforcement succeed where existing efforts have failed? -
A medical industry challenge to a $25 minimum wage ordinance in one Southern California city suggests health workers statewide could face layoffs and reductions in hours and benefits under a state law set to begin phasing in in June. Some experts are skeptical, however, that it will have such effects.
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Asna Tabassum received some backlash about her social media content on the conflict between Israel and Hamas. Tabassum said she questions the university's reasoning for canceling the speech.
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L.A. County plans to hire staff for eight new teams of mental health clinicians to follow up with people after a mental health crisis.
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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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Learn more about the "wild things," a poetry "spa" in West Hollywood, and the stars come out for gospel legend Mavis Staples.
Civics Tuesday
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After San Gabriel's city council rejected the proposal as "too narrow", one city councilmember argued the entire DEI commission, created in the aftermath of George Floyd's murder, had "run its course."
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State Attorney General Rob Bonta calls the amendment “illegal.”
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NPR’s Sarah McCammon discusses her new book, “The Exvangelicals: Loving, Living, and Leaving the White Evangelical Church" with host Julia Paskin.
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The severe lack of family friendly housing has millennial parents asking: Is leaving Southern California our only option? -
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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LAist reported in January that many of California’s universities are failing to make students aware that medication abortion pills are available on campus.
Education
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Across the country, transfer rates remain bleak. Here’s how UCLA’s Scholars Program is working to change that.
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Application problems are having a particularly negative impact on many Latino students, threatening their ability to go to college.
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At Los Angeles City College, students turn toward financial literacy to chart a new path.
LA History
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Los Angeles has the most diversity in street light design of any American city.
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Valverde’s death comes after the city of L.A. honored her last year with a dedicated square.
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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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Sixty years ago, America began closing mental hospitals. A growing chorus is blaming that for the crisis of mentally ill folks living on our streets.
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Enjoy a warm and dry week.
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Today is Selena’s birthday. The late Mexican-American superstar who was crowned "the queen of Tejano music" would have been 53.
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The media personality and socialite is crusading against abuse of teens at treatment facilities and wants California legislators to pass a bill.
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Mayor Karen Bass introduced a new capital campaign called LA4LA, through which the city would seek private and philanthropic funds to address homelessness.
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Tourists have flocked to Orange County since the 1920s. While those parks remain open, the region has a running list of attractions long forgotten like the Lion Country Safari, the Japanese Village Deer Park and Ski Villa.
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Bass spoke for about 45 minutes, covering a wide range of issues from her work to reduce homelessness to more cooperation with L.A. County supervisors on regional issues.
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Along with increasing food options, the federal program that helps millions pay for groceries made bumps to funding for fruits, veggies, and whole grains permanent.
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Folic acid reduces the risk of birth defects and the FDA requires that bakers include it in enriched bread. California could extend the mandate to tortillas and foods made with corn masa flour.
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Guttierez-Reed has been in custody since she was convicted of involuntary manslaughter last month.
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It'll begin to dry out today after a wet weekend, leading into a warm week ahead.
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A California Republican’s bill would exempt low and middle income wildfire victims from solar panels requirements on rebuilt homes that didn’t have them when they burned down.
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