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The war in Iran entered its sixth week today, as the search continues for the missing U.S. service member who bailed out of a U.S. F15-E fighter jet, shot down by Iranian fire on Friday.

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Olympics tickets have a 24% service fee – and it's raising eyebrows among Angelenos Early ticket buyers in the locals-only sale report sticker shock and sky-high fees.

Imagine buying a 2028 Olympics ticket for $2,100, and then getting smacked with a $505 service fee on top...

Well, guess what? That's happening.

This Pomona park has five Cesar Chavez murals. Will they all have to go? A conversation between the Chicano muralist, Pomona’s mayor, and a scholar signals the challenges of the future of Chavez murals.

Artist Paul Botello painted five Chavez murals in a Pomona park decades ago. Now, with allegations of sexual assault against the labor leader, Botello, along with the city's mayor, is assessing what changes should be made.

How Cal State Dominguez Hills is trying to break out of a doom loop of declining enrollment Several Cal State campuses are caught in a spiral of declining enrollment. One in LA is focused on retention and re-enrolling students who dropped out.

From implementing summer programs to combining courses, Cal State Dominguez Hills is trying everything to reach a campus goal of enrolling about 800 more students to hit its enrollment target by 2027-28.

There’s a fair amount of recreational activities Angelenos can do in and around the Los Angeles River like biking, walking, even kayaking, but you can also dance in the dry river bed of an L.A. icon!

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The Chicana grassroots theater troupe that fought the patriarchy during the farmworker movement Teatro Chicana told the experiences of women who were often left out.

Teatro Chicana emerged as a powerful voice for women during the farmworker movement, challenging patriarchy and amplifying their stories.

An LAist analysis shows that Adelanto ICE Processing Center — the immigration detention center closest to Los Angeles — is among the top 10 facilities across the U.S. placing people in solitary confinement.

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Tomorrow, the Supreme Court is hearing oral arguments in a case on whether all children born in the United States can continue to automatically receive citizenship.

You can listen to NPR's special coverage live on LAist.com, starting at 7 a.m. PT/10 a.m. ET.

LA leaders call for the removal of César Chávez's name Local leaders share their reactions to the allegations of sexual abuse by iconic farmworker organizer César Chávez.

L.A. City Councilwoman Ysabel Jurado said in statement she's deeply troubled by the accounts detailed in a NY Times report. "I am calling for the renaming of all public locations and events that bear his name, as we prioritize accountability and stand with those who have been harmed,” she wrote.

California and other states sue Trump administration over housing discrimination rules The dispute focuses on who landlords should be allowed to discriminate against.

The dispute focuses on who landlords should be allowed to discriminate against.

The 2026 Oscars celebrated major achievements in film, with 'One Battle After Another' taking home top awards, including Best Picture.

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LA officials and LAHSA trade blame as homeless service providers await millions in late payments L.A.'s regional homeless agency is behind on paying contracts. The city of L.A. and L.A. County want to know why.

Leaders at the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority, or LAHSA, said the agency currently owes more than $50 million to service providers for services they’ve already provided.

Rev up your mornings: 9 great breakfast plates in the 818 Chilaquiles parlors, creative pancake houses and damn good bagels hit the spot in the San Fernando Valley

From greasy spoon diners to the mom-and-pop chilaquiles parlors, the San Fernando Valley is full of many great places to get breakfast. 😋🥞🍳

Why violence during immigration stops hasn't shaken an LA man's resolve to protect his neighbors Victor Correa had been watching videos of immigration raids on social media for months, with a combined sense of fury and heartbreak.

“I told myself that if I ever saw something like that, that I would be ready,” Victor Correa told LAist. “And so, when my moment came, I was ready..."

A South Pasadena group gathered Wednesday to urge their city council to end its contracts with Flock Safety, a controversial surveillance company operating AI-powered automated license plate readers in thousands of U.S. communities.

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LA could see another record-breaking year for deaths in county jails. Leaders vote to make changes At least 9 people have died this year in L.A. County jails, according to a motion introduced by Supervisor Janice Hahn.

At least nine people have died in L.A. jails since the start of the year. The L.A. County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday directed several county departments to implement changes.

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LAist and The LA Local are preparing to ask the candidates questions. So tell us: What are the issues and questions you want the mayoral candidates to address?

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Two masked men dragged a landscape worker into a vehicle and drove off. Another masked pair detained a man exiting a grocery store. Four masked people in a black SUV circled a block.

These were all calls LAPD received in January.

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Cheap drinks, good art: The LA Local Guide to a downtown LA date-night crawl Craft cocktails, cozy spots and gallery hopping that even museum skeptics can enjoy with their favorite person.

Craft cocktails, cozy spots and gallery hopping that even museum skeptics can enjoy with their favorite person. 🍸💃

Netflix's 'America's Next Top Model' docuseries doesn't let Tyra Banks off easy Netflix's new docuseries unpacks how the hit modeling show made for "good TV" for its creators and devastating consequences for its participants.

The behind-the-scenes transgressions described throughout 'Reality Check' start small but grow increasingly more absurd and infuriating with each new voice.

Concerns over autocracy in the US continue to grow Is the U.S. still a democracy? Scholars tell NPR that after the last year under President Trump, the country has slid closer to autocracy or may already be there.

Staffan I. Lindberg, the founding director of Sweden's V-Dem Institute, which monitors democracy across the globe, says the U.S. has already crossed the threshold and become an "electoral autocracy."

A lo-fi Lunar New Year, Kathleen Edwards at the Troubadour, a double header theater event at South Coast Rep and more! Here are some of the best things to check in Southern California this week.

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Kaiser strike hits fourth week as 31,000 workers demand higher pay and better staffing Thousands of Kaiser health care workers, including 22,000 nurses in Southern California, are on strike to demand better pay and staffing.

More than 31,000 Kaiser Permanente health care workers remained on strike Monday as the open-ended walkout entered its fourth week, disrupting patient appointments, surgeries and treatments across California and Hawaii.

Former President Barack Obama has responded to the racist video that President Donald Trump's social media account posted this month. During an interview, Obama said many Americans "find this behavior deeply troubling."

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Trump admin sends pregnant unaccompanied minors to Texas shelter flagged as medically inadequate Government sources and advocates for migrant children worry the administration is concentrating pregnant unaccompanied minors in Texas to restrict their access to abortion.

The move marks a sharp departure from longstanding federal practice, which placed pregnant, unaccompanied migrant children in ORR shelters or foster homes around the country that are equipped to handle high-risk pregnancies.

The Masumoto Family Farm in Fresno County is accepting applications for its annual Adopt-a-Tree program, which lets teams of up to 12 people harvest certified-organic heirloom peaches and nectarines over two weekends in the summer.

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