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Immigrants are now being scheduled for massive master calendar hearings — or "mega masters" — that include 100 or more p...
06/01/2026

Immigrants are now being scheduled for massive master calendar hearings — or "mega masters" — that include 100 or more people at a time. That's up from two or three dozen people at a time, which had been typical before for a first hearing. For many immigrants, this is their first appearance in court to try to make their case to be able to stay in the U.S.

✍️ Ximena Bustillo | NPR
📸 Charly Triballeau / AFP via Getty Images

A pair of nesting bald eagles was spotted in Los Angeles County this past week, according to a social media post from th...
06/01/2026

A pair of nesting bald eagles was spotted in Los Angeles County this past week, according to a social media post from the Department of Parks and Recreation. (You can check out the full post and video on Instagram.)

The Department of Parks and Recreation did not disclose the exact location of the birds.

✍️ Dañiel Andres Martinez
📸 Courtesy L.A. County Dept. of Parks and Recreation

The Los Angeles City Council’s recently approved budget includes funding to expand a program that diverts police from so...
05/31/2026

The Los Angeles City Council’s recently approved budget includes funding to expand a program that diverts police from some mental health crisis calls to 911.

Since launching in 2024, trained clinicians with the city’s Unarmed Model of Crisis Response (UMCR) have handled over 20,000 calls ranging from mental health crises to wellbeing checks. About 96% of those calls were resolved without police or a response from the L.A. Fire Department.

✍️ Robert Garrova
📸 Robert Garrova / LAist

The Oiled Wildlife Care Network said it has taken in 25 birds affected by an oil spill as of Sunday night. The pipe rupt...
05/31/2026

The Oiled Wildlife Care Network said it has taken in 25 birds affected by an oil spill as of Sunday night. The pipe rupture Friday released more than 2,000 gallons of crude oil into an East Los Angeles neighborhood, affecting the Los Angeles River.

✍️ Kevin Tidmarsh
📸 Courtesy UC Davis' Oiled Wildlife Care Network

President Donald Trump has called for a temporary waiver of the federal gas tax, which costs drivers 18.4 cents per gall...
05/31/2026

President Donald Trump has called for a temporary waiver of the federal gas tax, which costs drivers 18.4 cents per gallon.

It's one of several attempts to relieve pain at the pump as voters grow increasingly frustrated with gasoline prices, which have hit four-year highs thanks to the oil trade disruption triggered by the war with Iran.

✍️Camila Domonoske, Stephan Bisaha | NPR
📸 Mario Tama / Getty Images

In 2023, California created the nation's first fast food council, intended to address industry-wide challenges and advoc...
05/31/2026

In 2023, California created the nation's first fast food council, intended to address industry-wide challenges and advocate for workers' rights. But with no chairperson, the council hasn't met in more than a year... And the governor's office has not said when — or whether — Gov. Gavin Newsom plans to appoint a chairperson to the council.

✍️ Levi Sumagaysay | CalMatters
📷John Keeble/Getty Images; Salwan Georges/The Washington Post via Getty Images; Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images

05/31/2026

On a recent Monday, students at Breed Street Elementary in Boyle Heights started their day like no other — with a tour of the murals hand-painted over the weekend across the playground.

It’s the latest of seven elementary schools in and around L.A. to get the treatment. Over 70 murals in the last 13 years, brought by a collective of artists to students in under-resourced neighborhoods with little access to art education.

🎥: Naoto Sakamoto
Editing: Fiona Ng
Artists featured: Chris Johanson, Geoff McFetridge, hi-dutch, Lookout & Wonderland, Lori Damiano, Oitama, Sandy Yang and James Hamblin, Yusuke Hanai

Held by the Los Angeles Review of Books since 2019, LITLIT, or The Little Literary Fair, started out as a way to introdu...
05/31/2026

Held by the Los Angeles Review of Books since 2019, LITLIT, or The Little Literary Fair, started out as a way to introduce students from workshops to the publishing industry.

It has since grown into a gathering of independent West Coast publishers from Seattle to Santa Monica. This year’s iteration on June 6 and 7 is the biggest yet, with more than 50 publishers participating in the event at Sci-Arc in Downtown L.A.

✍️ Dañiel Andres Martinez
📸 Los Angeles Review of Books

A collective of artists has painted over 70 murals across seven elementary schools in and around Los Angeles to bring ar...
05/31/2026

A collective of artists has painted over 70 murals across seven elementary schools in and around Los Angeles to bring art to students in under-resourced communities.
Why now: The collective just wrapped up their latest murals at Breed Street Elementary in Boyle Heights.

✍️Fiona Ng
📸Operation Creative Freedom

Running a small business is tough under normal circumstances. Running one in a wildfire burn scar can feel nearly imposs...
05/31/2026

Running a small business is tough under normal circumstances. Running one in a wildfire burn scar can feel nearly impossible.

That's the reality many Altadena business owners are still navigating nearly a year and a half after the Eaton Fire destroyed the community and the local economy. Businesses are grappling with how do you stay open when so many of your customers are gone?

✍️ Josie Huang
📸 Josie Huang / LAist

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