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L.A. Mayor Karen Bass and her challenger Nithya Raman, an L.A. city council member, laid out their longer-term visions for L.A.'s environmental future.
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The museum, which opens to the public Sept. 22, unites the Star Wars universe with all kinds of illustration and classic art.Listen 4:24 -
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The Linda Lindas talk about their new album Gotta Get Out and evolving beyond their “kid band” image.
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A new cap on business tax credits limited Hollywood studios’ ability to access tax breaks. California leaders now have a fix. -
For many millennials, '90s Nickelodeon shows represent a golden age of animation, with music often just as weird and offbeat as the characters.
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Follow the fast-moving developments under the Trump Administration.
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday directing the federal government to rename Lake Ontario amid an escalating trade dispute with Canada.
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The Trump administration has asked the Supreme Court to lift a temporary block on the USPS plan for Trump's attempt to restrict mail-in voting for the midterm election. -
Chevron is the largest foreign oil operator in Venezuela. The deal will expand its footprint at a time of political and economic uncertainty for Venezuela.
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The Trump administration calls this "economic D-Day" on Iran. Iran vows to respond to fresh sanctions in a "seismic manner." -
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. -
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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Sat, Sep 12LAist Listens — Café Calle
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The endorsement comes with a significant resources, but also opens up Raman to criticism that she's too far left for L.A.
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The California Legislature has failed five times to regulate Flock cameras — even as examples of abuse mount. This year was no exception. -
LAist's Erin Stone moderates a forum with L.A.'s mayoral candidates Thursday night on their longer-term vision for a cleaner and healthier Los Angeles.
Education
An analysis of nearly 277,000 graduates’ earning data found that computer science and nursing degrees translated to the highest-paying jobs four years after graduation.
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The Inglewood Teachers Association questioned Measure MM after the district received $330 million from two previous bond measures.
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The tribe’s popular gaming enterprise started out as a bingo hall in the ‘80s. It faced opposition from the start.
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The Linda Lindas talk about their new album Gotta Get Out and evolving beyond their “kid band” image. -
For many millennials, '90s Nickelodeon shows represent a golden age of animation, with music often just as weird and offbeat as the characters.
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 48:13This episode originally aired on January 8, 2025.
Struggling with addiction and reentry after multiple stints in prison, Cesar Quijano discovers ultrarunning, a hobby that turns into his addiction and salvation. Through Cesar’s story to complete a 100-mile race, Imperfect Paradise host Antonia Cereijido and producer Lucy Copp explore urgent questions around what support people need to successfully transition out of prison and into society.
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