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The severe lack of family friendly housing has millennial parents asking: Is leaving Southern California our only option?
Today on AirTalk, California’s fast food wage increase. Also on the show, everything you need to know about kinks; new LAist report on the lack of affordable family housing; author Becky Nicolaides on LA’s suburban melting pot; and more.
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Today on FilmWeek, Larry Mantle and LAist film critics Peter Rainer and Christy Lemire review this weekend’s new movie releases in theaters, streaming, and on demand platforms.
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Chan was a central figure in a bribery scheme orchestrated by former Los Angeles City Councilmember Jose Huizar.
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Thousands of residents are pushing back on AT&T’s plans to phase out landline service, calling it a public safety issue.
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The slow-moving system is expected to dump several inches of rain and snow, once again bringing a risk of flooding, landslides, and thunderstorms to the region.
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Incumbent George Gascón faces a more conservative challenger, Nathan Hochman, on the November ballot. The race could drive passions and fundraising on the part of advocates for more reforms and backers of law and order policies.
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Get ready for black bears venturing into foothill neighborhoods in search of snacks. I happen to have a regular visitor.
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Wildflower season is juuuuust starting to hit its stride here in Southern California. So we put together a guide to help you get out there.
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Get your Dodger blue ready for opening day, Alex Edelman is back at the Taper, and Street Food Wednesdays continue downtown!
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Because of delays at the federal level, some colleges are still waiting to receive financial aid information from the U.S. Department of Education.
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For some students, Bad Bunny's songs have opened up new ways of seeing Puerto Rico and the United States, and possibly transformed lives.
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A $13 million state allotment and a bill that seeks to hone existing resources.
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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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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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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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Hundreds of LAUSD buildings may still need to be retrofitted. How can you figure out if your kid's school is safe?
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Starting next year, California will set up trust funds for kids in low-income families who lost a parent to COVID. The state doesn’t know who all those kids are, though.
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As the U.S. Department of Education continues to fix its glitchy website, state lawmakers want to give students more time to complete their FAFSA forms.
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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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Everyone agrees the shortage is real and damaging. Potential solutions: Incentives, requirements, even a return to public housing.
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Temperatures to drop tomorrow as another storm moves in.
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Pew Research Center found that poverty rates range greatly among Asian American groups. While 6% of Indian Americans live in poverty, the rate is 19% for Burmese Americans.
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Red Ortiz was inspired by graffiti at a young age. Now he collaborates on art projects throughout L.A.
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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 rain is over for now. We're looking at mostly sunny skies and cool temps.
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AT&T says it’s phasing out its landline network. Advocates say the move could hurt some of the state’s most vulnerable residents.
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Workers represented by Unite Here Local 11 won a $5-an-hour raise this year. Over two dozen hotels across Southern California have yet to reach agreements with their employees.
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Gov. Gavin Newsom pledged to address a rise in jail deaths early in his administration. Since then, fentanyl overdoses and suicides have death rates at historic highs.
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Ohtani said he has never bet on sports and that his former interpreter had been stealing from his account.
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The tracks are back in business after about two months of emergency construction on a catchment wall.
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The rain is over for now. We're looking at mostly sunny skies and cool temps.
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