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LAist @laist.com · 14h

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy held a press conference at Newark Liberty International Airport, where he blamed the nationwide delays on a "slight tick-up in sick calls" by air traffic control workers.

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✍️ Rachel Treisman, Joel Rose | NPR
📸 Michael Nagle/Bloomberg

LAist @laist.com · 14h

PG&E and Southern California Edison routinely blow their deadlines to hook up new solar panels, an advocacy group says. But after years of complaints, they have not been punished.

Regulators know PG&E, Edison are slow to hook up solar. Why are there no penalties?

PG&E and Southern California Edison are routinely late to hook up new solar panels, squeezing owners financially. Will they be punished?

LAist @laist.com · 15h

As immigration detentions continue to ramp up across the country, the California Dream Act Application remains available to U.S. citizens in mixed-status families who are wary of sharing their personal data with the federal government. Still, experts say students should weigh their options.

Need help paying for college? What US citizens in mixed-status families should consider

Experts say students shouldn't readily forgo federal aid. But a California-only program may be a good alternative in some cases.

LAist @laist.com · 18h

Ooh, that's a good one.

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David Wagner @dwagner.bsky.social · 20h

The days of L.A. landlords telling renters to bring their own fridge are numbered.

Here's my @laist.com story on the bill Gov. Newsom just signed requiring working refrigerators in California rental housing.

No fridge? No more. Newsom signs bill requiring apartment landlords to supply appliances

People moving to Los Angeles are regularly baffled by the region’s refrigerator-less apartments. They’ll soon be a thing of the past.

LAist @laist.com · 22h

What do YOU think are the most common mischaracterizations of Los Angeles?

Listen to 'AirTalk,' weekdays at 9 a.m. PT on LAist 89.3 FM.

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✍️ Lucy Copp, AirTalk
📷 Myung J. Chun/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images

LAist @laist.com · 23h

Swapping out your grass for drought-tolerant plants is good for the environment, but it can be costly. LADWP's recently launched Landscape Efficiency Assistance Program can help you do it for free.

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✍️ Cato Hernández
📷 Courtesy Theodore Payne Foundation

LAist @laist.com · 1d

Santa Ana City Councilmember Benjamin Vazquez requested that the California Attorney General Rob Bonta investigate the city’s Police Officers Association and how it spends taxpayer dollars.

❗In case you missed it: https://ow.ly/Ypa350X6NNA

✍️ Destiny Torres
📷Gina Ferazzi/LA Times/Getty Images

LAist @laist.com · 2d

L.A. has been the backdrop for countless movies and TV shows, but if that's all you know of our fair city, your understanding is only screen deep. LAist 89.3's daily program, 'AirTalk,' asked listeners: What are the most common mischaracterizations about Los Angeles?

The many ways people get LA wrong

Here's what you told us about the biggest misconceptions you hear — and push back on — about Los Angeles and Southern California.

LAist @laist.com · 2d

The top homelessness agency for the Los Angeles region approved its first-ever conflict of interest policy Friday.

What to know: https://ow.ly/PtOf50X7aFy

✍️ Aaron Schrank and Nick Gerda
📷 Carlin Stiehl/LAist

LAist @laist.com · 3d

Salt & Straw teamed up with Taco Bell to remake the iconic Choco Taco. You trying it? 👀

Can Salt & Straw's ice cream chocolate taco remake compete with nostalgia?

The beloved Choco Taco was discontinued in 2022. This ice cream shop aims to improve on the iconic childhood treat.

LAist @laist.com · 4d

City leaders moved this week to side-step labor requirements for most developments seeking faster approvals through the city’s ED1 streamlining program after they were told by city planners that such rules could stop many projects from moving forward.

LA council members bypass strict labor standards for most fast-tracked affordable housing projects

Only high-rise developments would be required to hire union construction workers under plan advanced in committee this week.

LAist @laist.com · 4d

Lawyers told LAist they are deeply concerned the program will result in children waiving their rights to see an immigration judge before being removed from the country.

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✍️ Jordan rynning
📷 Timothy A. Clary/AFP via Getty Images

LAist @laist.com · 4d

One key piece of evidence against Sean 'Diddy' Combs was a 2016 video showing the rapper and music producer physically assaulting Cassie Ventura in the hallway of a Los Angeles hotel.

Sean 'Diddy' Combs sentenced to 4 years in prison

The music mogul Sean Diddy Combs was convicted transporting women for prostitution and to participate in drug-fueled sex marathons.

LAist @laist.com · 4d

Despite featuring 70 eateries across 14 L.A. and O.C. neighborhoods in our Cheap Fast Eats series, some excellent contenders inevitably slipped through the cracks. To make amends, we’ve retraced our steps to discover yet more bites, all around the $10 range.

Cheap Fast Eats: Missed Connections edition with five new meals for around $10

From Pasadena to West Hollywood, LAist is still on the hunt for good value.

LAist @laist.com · 4d

A huge explosion and fire that rocked the El Segundo Chevron refinery on Thursday night has been contained.

Massive fire at Chevron plant in El Segundo is contained

There are no reports of injuries.

LAist @laist.com · 8d

Psychologists encourage parents to talk with their young children about immigration enforcement in Los Angeles. Honest conversations can offer comfort, reassurance and safety to your child — even for families not at risk of deportation.

Struggling for words? Tips for talking to kids about immigration enforcement

Experts urge honesty as ICE activity continues in L.A.

LAist @laist.com · 9d

A new after-action report on the Eaton and Palisades fires reveals L.A. County’s emergency response failings. It found that county practices around issuing emergency alerts are “outdated, unclear and contradictory.”

🔗 Details: https://ow.ly/K2lN50X3lhe
✍️ Jacob Margolis
📸 Brian Feinzimer/LAist

LAist @laist.com · 9d

The California State University system is now under investigation by the Trump administration over allegations of antisemitism.

(via NPR)

Cal State system targeted for antisemitism probe by the Trump administration

The 22-campus system is the latest higher education institution in California under investigation for alleged antisemitism.

LAist @laist.com · 9d

If Gov. Gavin Newsom signs it into law, Senate Bill 79 would allow dense apartment buildings in neighborhoods that lie within a half-mile of major transit stops — even if those neighborhoods are currently zoned only for single-family homes.

Would California’s big new housing bill affect your LA neighborhood? Use this map to find out

Find out whether your area is included.

LAist @laist.com · 11d

Strippers Co-Op, the CLEAN Carwash Worker Center and the CLEAN Wash Mobile Cooperative hosted a bikini car wash near MacArthur Park on Friday.

Car wash workers join forces with bikini-clad strippers to raise money for people hurt by ICE raids

A coalition of labor groups joined forces near MacArthur Park to raise funds for those who have been targets of the federal immigration crackdown.

LAist @laist.com · 11d

A man died while in custody at the Adelanto ICE Processing Center this week. ICE says an investigation is underway, but experts tell LAist they doubt much will come from it.

ICE says an investigation is underway into the man who died in custody. Advocates demand more

Ismael Ayala-Uribe was sent to Adelanto ICE Processing Center near Victorville in August. A little more than a month later, he was dead.

LAist @laist.com · 11d

The top homelessness agency for the Los Angeles region approved its first-ever conflict of interest policy Friday, months after LAist reporting revealed that the agency's CEO signed contracts with a nonprofit tied to her husband.

LAHSA adopts conflict of interest policy after LAist exposes ethics gaps

The agency has been without a formal policy as it oversees hundreds of millions in contracts.

LAist @laist.com · Aug 8

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher billed about $1.8 million for its first 13 days of work representing the city in a high-profile federal lawsuit around providing shelter for unhoused people.

The L.A. City Council had initially approved a two-year contract with the firm “not to exceed” $900,000.

Law firm bills $1.8M to represent LA in a high-profile homelessness lawsuit, double the amount initially approved

City Council members say they were surprised by the cost overrun.

LAist @laist.com · Aug 8

In a city where most tenants shell out more than 30% of their income on rent alone, the prospect of living somewhere rent-free for an entire month is enticing.

But move-in specials offering one month of free rent are often not much of a deal in the long run in Los Angeles.

Why 'one month free rent' deals in LA are often too good to be true

One tenant thought he got a great deal — until his landlord raised his rent by almost 12%.