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The company missed the city’s Aug. 14 deadline and has not confirmed whether it will finish removing the remaining food by today’s deadline under orders from South Coast AQMD.
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The weather pattern doesn’t guarantee flooding here, but now could be a good time to consider flood insurance, which is not included in most homeowners or renters policies.Listen 0:43
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“For Lease” signs dot once-busy storefronts, where immigration raids led to a drop in foot traffic and fear among workers and shoppers.
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Every Sunday night, a rotating cast of jazz greats plays an intimate set at the Los Angeles Athletic Club. Here's how to catch one.
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We take you to a DIY skate park — for your fingers — in Atwater Village.
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Charles-Henri Avelange spent almost 20 years trying to turn the firefighters' creed into an anthem. It took 90 Hollywood musicians — and the L.A. fires — to finish part of it.
Latest from the White House
Follow the fast-moving developments under the Trump Administration.
Heidi Beirich, a political extremism expert, left the Alabama-based organization about six years ago. Her attorney called the indictment politically motivated.
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ICE detention centers are receiving high marks for health and safety under the Trump administration, according to a new investigation by the Project on Government Oversight.
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The warrantless arrests have been a key feature of the government’s mass deportation efforts.
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Conflict in the Middle East
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The shift comes as U.S. stockpiles of key weapons have dwindled and as stop-start talks seem again to have stalled. But Trump insists the pressure can lead to a breakthrough.
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Iran's parliament is reviewing a plan to ban ships linked to the U.S., Israel and other "hostile countries" from transiting the Strait of Hormuz.
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The flare-up on multiple fronts raised the risk of a return to all-out war, underscoring the difficulty of winding down a conflict that has jolted the world economy.
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Upcoming events
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Sat, Aug 22
AirTalk's FilmWeek Screening "Collateral" - SOLD OUT
Hitch a ride to come and see FilmWeek’s screening of “Collateral.” Stick around after the film as host Larry Mantle welcomes special guests to discuss its lasting impact
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Mon, Aug 24
LAist at The Moth StorySLAM: Serendipity
The Moth StorySLAM is an open-mic storytelling competition in which anyone can share a true, personal, 5-minute story on the night's theme.
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Thu, Aug 27
“Your Turn: How to Create a Midlife You Love” - A Conversation with Allison Aubrey and Julia Paskin
LAist is collaborating with the Wallis Annenberg GenSpace for an inspiring conversation about Allison Aubrey’s new book, Your Turn: How to Create a Midlife You Love.
Civics & Democracy
Lawyers for a former Los Angeles homeowner find AI-generated “hallucinations” in State Farm’s filings.
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Advocates say they are seeing delays in the scheduling of interviews and heightened scrutiny of applicants.
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Candidates for LA mayor, incumbent Karen Bass and challenger Nithya Raman, are expected to clash over homelessness, housing and the city's response to the Palisades fire.
Education
The Newport-Mesa Unified School District banned electric bikes from school property for kindergarten through eighth grade.
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Professors and students who use the subsidized programs will now have to compete in a tough, competitive market.
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About 5,000 students returned to district campuses this week for the start of what could be the last school year under the control of an outside administrator.
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Explore LA
We take you to a DIY skate park — for your fingers — in Atwater Village.
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The Philip K. Dick Festival beams into Cal State Fullerton Aug. 20-23.
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The family behind Anzen Hardware reluctantly took it back. Now they're betting it'll find its place again.
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.
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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 23:14The death of Jackie signals the end of her story with Shadow – as well as for Big Bear Lake, and for millions of fans who followed the eagles’ saga on livestream for years. LAist reporter Makenna Cramer joins Imperfect Paradise to examine how the eagles turned the tides for a fight against luxury housing development in the San Bernardino Mountains, as well as what celebrity animal culture can tell us about our relationship to nature and to ourselves.
More than an internet star: the life & legacy of Big Bear’s famous eagle Jackie