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The deadline to apply is this fall and LAist wants to hear how the program has or has not benefited survivors.Listen 0:34 -
Voters will be asked in November if the city should adopt the charter model. Other OC cities like Santa Ana and Huntington Beach have adopted charters.
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Doctors, nurses and other staff are learning how to make legally valid requests of federal immigration agents — and what to do if officers refuse to comply. -
Prosecutors filed a motion Monday to drop their case against Huerta, a year after he was arrested for protesting an ICE raid.
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Follow the fast-moving developments under the Trump Administration.
The Trump administration is trying to lock down immigration detention capacity in California despite opposition from the state's Democratic leaders.
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California is suing the Trump administration over conditions on emergency grants that tie funding to the president's priorities on elections and immigration. -
The administration timed a new set of tariffs on all of its largest trading partners to take effect at the same time the old, global tariff ended.
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The U.S. continued airstrikes in Iran while Tehran launched retaliatory attacks on U.S. targets in the Gulf. -
Four Republicans joined Democrats to approve the measure. While it is not legally binding, the resolution represents growing frustration inside Congress over the war. -
The fighting comes as the Trump administration is seeking billions of dollars more from Congress for the war with Iran.
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A 2020 vote by L.A. County supervisors called for the facility to close without a replacement in one year. A commission says that's not feasible anytime soon.
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For the fourth year in a row, California lawmakers are weighing whether to give violent criminals the legal right to cite abuse in their defense. -
The Inglewood City Council cleared two initiatives to go before voters this fall, but one still faces a court battle.
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The Cal State chancellor has announced a new consultant role for the outgoing president of Cal State San Bernardino.
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The lab based out of Cal State Long Beach had hoped to share real-time monitoring with local lifeguards as the 2028 Olympics come to the Southern California coast. -
Alpha School, a private school centered around “AI-powered" learning is opening up eight new locations across the state, according to the company’s co-founder.
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City of Gold documentarian says Pulitzer Prize-winning food writer transformed food writing and helped many understand L.A.
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Parts of B-movie cult classic were shot at the Pioneer Memorial Cemetery.
Food
LAist sat down with two of the minds behind Pawn Shop, a new sports bar on Melrose with menu items like pickle-brined fried chicken and caviar.
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Obsessive sourcing, a tight menu, USDA Prime over mesquite — and a $7 taco. Inside the most ambitious new taco stand in L.A. -
Everything to know about tickets, sessions and vendors of your favorite side dish at The Autry.
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Three drinks, three rituals, one hot summer — from the midday vermouth hour to evening gin and tonics.
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Imperfect ParadiseLAist's weekly on-demand news magazine show that pulls back the curtain and dives deeper into the biggest and most consequential SoCal stories of the week from our newsroom. New episodes drop every Friday.
Listen 24:24Immigration bond denials have jumped sharply under the second Trump administration — nowhere more than at the Adelanto ICE detention center in Southern California. On this week's Imperfect Paradise: LAist's Jared Bennett follows the case of a 70-year-old L.A. street vendor held at Adelanto for six months, what it took for his family to get him released, and what immigration advocates say is behind the shift in bond denials.Who gets due process? Inside the fight over immigration bond hearings at Adelanto
