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🔗 Find out more in the comments.After months of fear about dwindling federal funding for a pandemic-era housing assistan...
09/04/2026

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After months of fear about dwindling federal funding for a pandemic-era housing assistance program, Long Beach housing officials say they have secured enough money to keep nearly 500 households from potentially falling back into homelessness.

✍️ Jacob Sisneros | Long Beach Post
📸 Thomas R. Cordova/Long Beach Post

The two candidates for L.A. mayor defended their environmental records and painted two different pictures of the city on...
09/04/2026

The two candidates for L.A. mayor defended their environmental records and painted two different pictures of the city on Thursday during a forum on climate and environment issues.

✍️ Lucas Brady Woods
📸 LAist

09/04/2026

Rite Aid's bankruptcy nearly took Thrifty Ice Cream with it. We got a rare look inside the El Monte plant where it's still made and distributed — 75,000 gallons a day 🍦 It's since expanded to Shakey's Pizza Parlor as part of its comeback.

✍️ Gab Chabrán
🎥 Gab Chabrán, Brandon Killman

🔗 Full story at the comments.Since joining the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority’s governing commission nearly two...
09/04/2026

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Since joining the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority’s governing commission nearly two years ago, Justin Szlasa has pushed — often uphill — for stronger auditing, transparency and oversight of the troubled agency.

Last week, an appointee of L.A. Mayor Karen Bass succeeded in removing him as LAHSA’s audit chair, without explanation.

✍️ Nick Gerda
📸 Nick Gerda/LAist

Rep. Norma Torres of Pomona is calling on California officials to intervene to protect people held at the Adelanto ICE P...
09/04/2026

Rep. Norma Torres of Pomona is calling on California officials to intervene to protect people held at the Adelanto ICE Processing Center, where federal officials are under orders to improve conditions.

✍️ Jared Bennett
📸 Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images

🔗 More details in the comments.Friday is California Wildlife Day in remembrance of Jackie, one of Big Bear’s famous bald...
09/04/2026

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Friday is California Wildlife Day in remembrance of Jackie, one of Big Bear’s famous bald eagles who died last month.

✍️ Makenna Cramer
📸 Friends of Big Bear Valley/YouTube

🔗 Full story at the link in the comments.Labor Day usually puts one person on host duty — shopping, grilling, cleaning u...
09/04/2026

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Labor Day usually puts one person on host duty — shopping, grilling, cleaning up after everyone else.

These three spots flip that dynamic across three different cultures and price points, letting anyone play grillmaster for a night without any of the labor that usually comes with hosting.

📍 Venice Room, Monterey Park
📍 Thien An Bo 7 Mon, Garden Grove
📍 Dollar Hits, Historic Filipinotown and West Covina

✍️ Gab Chabrán

🔗 More details at the link in the comments.Despite speculation earlier this week, a hurricane is not going to hit Southe...
09/04/2026

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Despite speculation earlier this week, a hurricane is not going to hit Southern California this weekend.

✍️ Lucas Brady Woods
📸 Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images

🔗 Read the story at the link in the comments.The California Legislature has failed several times since 2022 to regulate ...
09/04/2026

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The California Legislature has failed several times since 2022 to regulate technology for automatically tracking vehicles — even as examples of abuse mount.

This year was no exception.

✍️ Khari Johnson | CalMatters
📸 Khari Johnson/CalMatters

🔗 More details in the comments.The Trump administration has asked the Supreme Court to lift a block on the U.S. Postal S...
09/04/2026

🔗 More details in the comments.

The Trump administration has asked the Supreme Court to lift a block on the U.S. Postal Service plan for President Trump's attempt to restrict mail-in voting for the midterm election.

For now, key parts of that plan are blocked by a temporary restraining order from a federal judge in Boston.

✍️ Hansi Lo Wang | NPR
📸 Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

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