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Larry Mantle and LAist film critics Amy Nicholson and Tim Cogshell review this weekend’s new movie releases in theaters, streaming, and on demand platforms.
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A lawsuit filed Tuesday seeks to end a new Los Angeles Unified policy that limits charter schools can be located in the district.
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The 105 Freeway abruptly ends at Studebaker Road, causing drivers to crash into buildings and barricades.
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The free cable gun locks are available online and at some county-run medical centers.
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Yes, you read that right. The director has been enshrined in front of a new apartment building near the intersection of Lincoln Boulevard and Colorado Avenue.
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Switching to an electric heat pump water heater can save you money and help the state avoid power outages.
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The Boss comes to the Forum, Fat Ham opens at the Geffen, and USC kicks off Earth Month with an art and climate festival.
Civics Tuesday
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The city council president has yet to schedule a meeting to discuss ethics reforms — more than a year-and-a-half after they were first proposed.
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A partnership supposed to place trainees in city jobs is falling short. One worker whose desk job offer was revoked was told to try sanitation.
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Family-Sized Housing Shortage
No American city shuts millennials with kids out of homeownership more than L.A.
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We talked to experts and lawmakers and found no clear consensus on how to solve the growing problem.
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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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Join The Broad’s Punk Family Picnic to celebrate the closing day of Desire, Knowledge, and Hope (with Smog) in style.
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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.
LAist Promise Tracker
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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.
Best Of LAist
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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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Voters approved $1 billion a year in new arts education funding, but there are questions about how districts are spending the money.
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From post-apocalypse classics to “mysterious and magical” graphic novels, here’s what the students at Octavia E. Butler Magnet are reading.
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The Pasadena middle school Butler graduated from now shares her name. A new generation of students is connecting with the late science fiction writer’s legacy, and difficulties.
LA History
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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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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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New research shows that climate change is already fueling heatflation, with worse to come.
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California Fast Food Workers Just Got A $20 Hourly Minimum Wage. How Do You Know If You're Included?A guide to the fast food worker pay bump.
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The route will connect residents with key destinations, including the Irvine Spectrum.
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Anthropocene refers to the age of humans — the things we've done to Earth. Geologists just rejected a proposal to declare an official "Anthropocene epoch." But everyone agrees: Damage has been done.
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Debate is hot about the impact of a higher minimum wage. Half a million Californians work in fast-food, where wages had stagnated for decades. Restaurant owners warn of higher prices and fewer hours.
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Having fun isn't hard when you've got more than one library card. LAist's public library uber fan Kevin Tidmarsh shows you how to get the most out of the state's vast library system, from "cardmaxxing" to other hacks.
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Samy Kamienowicz, the man who founded the retail camera stores and became a fixture for the city's creative community, has died. Los Angeles pays tribute.
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Rain can make some allergens more potent, and it’s not just pollen you have to worry about.
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This weekend's storm will bring up to up to 3 inches of rain to the coasts and valleys by the end of Sunday, with a chance of thunderstorms, flooding and landslides throughout the region.
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Sikhs in California will vote in a referendum to push for their own independent state in India
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We're nearing a year when a negative leap second could be needed to shave time — an unprecedented step that would have unpredictable effects, a new study says.
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Spend time with hundreds of local and tropical butterfly species at the Natural History Museum’s annual exhibit.
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