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The Supreme Court denied a last-minute DOJ request to take up its dispute with California over voter rolls. Election Day is Tuesday.

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✍️ Jude Joffe-Block | NPR
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Supreme Court with text overlay about California ballots decision.
November 2, 2026 at 11:30 PM
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Aid workers at MacArthur Park say recent drug raids are undoing years of trust.

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✍️ Jordan Rynning
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Four aid workers walking in MacArthur Park.
November 2, 2026 at 9:01 PM
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President Donald Trump’s administration appealed to the Supreme Court on Monday in its push to sideline thousands of disputed California mail ballots the day before the pivotal midterm elections.

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✍️ Lindsay Whitehurst | The AP
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Supreme Court building with a text overlay about mail ballots.
November 2, 2026 at 8:59 PM
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ACA open enrollment for 2027 runs Nov. 1 to Jan. 15 in most states. Premiums are slated to rise 15%.

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✍️ Julie Appleby | KFF Health News
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Scrabble tiles spelling 'Health Insurance' on calendar with pills nearby.
November 2, 2026 at 8:01 PM
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CSU faculty have until Nov. 19 to vote on authorizing a strike. Even if it passes, contract talks can continue.

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✍️ Yusra Farzan
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Protesters hold signs reading 'CSU Unfair to Labor, Pay Up or Strike Out'.
November 2, 2026 at 7:01 PM
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The midterm elections are nearly here and the stakes are high for two particular races: the California gubernatorial race and the L.A. mayor race.

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November 2, 2026 at 6:03 PM
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After 170 years, no one knows who started the freedom suit that freed Biddy Mason and 13 other Black women and children in an LA courtroom in 1856.

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✍️ Kevin Waite
📸 UCLA Special Collections, Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection
Vintage portrait of a person with text about Biddy Mason's freedom. Informational graphic titled 'The people behind the suit' with images and descriptions of Biddy Mason, Elizabeth Flake, Robert Smith, and Benjamin Hayes. LAist graphic text about the mystery of who freed Biddy Mason. Text about networks, slavery, and Southern California's Underground Railroad.
November 2, 2026 at 2:00 AM
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As Californians drown in medical debt and worry about losing coverage, the two candidates running for governor have given voters little indication of how they’d help.

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✍️ Ana B. Ibarra | CalMatters
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Two men in suits speak on stage with text about California healthcare. Text outlines candidates' insurance policies on a purple background. Text on a purple background discusses healthcare challenges in California. Text encouraging LAist membership and donation support.
November 2, 2026 at 1:00 AM
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MacArthur Park will close every night once an 8-foot fence goes up around it. Construction is slated to start this month.

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✍️ Hanna Kang | The LA Local
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Community meeting with speakers discussing MacArthur Park fence plan. Green background with text about construction schedule and park gate closures. Green background with text showing 230% higher repair rates than Lafayette Park. Green background with text about LAPD sweeping the park before gates close.
November 2, 2026 at 12:00 AM
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Opponents of Proposition 40 have a message for voters: Don’t be fooled. The billionaire tax is a “Trojan horse” for new taxes on all Californians, ads proclaim. But is that true?
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✍️ Kristen Hwang | CalMatters
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T-shirt with 'Tax the Billionaires' and headline about California tax. Blue background with text about Proposition 40 and tax implications. Text detailing Proposition 40 and SEIU-UHW's stance on taxing billionaire's assets. Text discusses billionaire tax by Regan and Rob Lapsley's view.
November 1, 2026 at 11:00 PM
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✍️Nicholas Riccardi | The Associated Press
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Voting booth with text about DOJ noncitizen list discrepancies.
November 1, 2026 at 10:16 PM
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If it passes, Prop. 1 would allow the state to sell $11.25 billion in general obligation bonds to fund various types of housing.

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✍️ Marisa Kendall | CalMatters
📸 Damian Dovarganes / AP Photo
A building under construction with a scaffolding and cranes, titled Housing & Homelessness. Graphic about California housing crisis and Proposition 1, with statistics on homelessness and rent. Text on gray background about California housing permit shortfalls. Text about legislators easing permits and Prop. 1 funding.
November 1, 2026 at 9:00 PM
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The LA Karaoke league turns singing into a team sport, where costumes, props and creativity matter more than hitting the right notes.

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✍️ Josie Huang
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Two people singing into microphones at a karaoke bar.
November 1, 2026 at 8:01 PM
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¡Sí Se Puede! is a free, all-ages play about the life of Dolores Huerta and other under-told stories of the farmworker labor movement.

🔗 Find out where to get your free tickets: vist.ly/5qwxb

✍️Mariana Dale
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November 1, 2026 at 7:01 PM
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Our free, nonpartisan guides give you the facts so you can make your call on Tuesday.
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🔗 What's on your L.A. or O.C. ballot and what each candidate and measure would actually do: vist.ly/5qwra
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November 1, 2026 at 6:01 PM
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Thousands of California college students have been affected by a breach of the BankMobile app, used by some community college districts to issue scholarships.

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✍️ Lasherica Thornton, Sathya Chaib and Emily Garcia | EdSource
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College students walking on a campus with financial aid delay news in text overlay.
November 1, 2026 at 5:02 PM
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Health officials say 29,000 gallons of sewage spilled out of a mainline pipe in Belmont Shore on Friday evening.

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✍️Jeremiah Dobruck | Long Beach Post
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Beach closed sign due to sewage spill with people on the beach.
November 1, 2026 at 4:02 PM
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The Garfield Bulldogs defeated the Roosevelt Rough Riders at the 91st East LA Classic, held at the Weingart Stadium on October 30.

🔗 Read the highlights: vist.ly/5quyi

✍️ Andrew Lopez, Fernando Rodriguez, Violet Rodriguez-Aceves | The LA Local
📷 Fernando Rodriguez/Boyle Heights Beat
Football players in action on the field during a game.
November 1, 2026 at 1:00 AM
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LA’s speed cameras are going live: 125 locations will be online by the end of the year.

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✍️ Kavish Harjai
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Signs for speed limit 35, photo enforced, and a speed camera with a poster in the background. Orange infographic detailing 125 locations with traffic cameras, operational by year's end, with a website link. Text about speed limit triggers and fines starting at 11 mph over the limit. Notice about traffic cameras photographing license plates if speeding.
November 1, 2026 at 12:00 AM
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The L.A. County District Attorney’s office dropped its felony body armor charges against Michael Angel Alvarez. Alvarez was sentenced to time served on a lesser charge. He served more than 100 days in jail this year while awaiting trial.

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✍️📷 Jordan Rynning/LAist
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October 31, 2026 at 10:59 PM
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Prop 39 would change voting in California. Proponents say requiring voters show a government ID when they cast a ballot would increase trust in elections. Opponents say it would add unnecessary hurdles.

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October 31, 2026 at 10:01 PM
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After 45 years, The Boulevard is saying goodbye. It stood witness to the worst years of the AIDS crisis, and it hosted weddings, funerals and graduations.

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✍️ Fiona Ng
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Exterior of a bar with rainbow flags and text about its closure. Bar with colorful lighting and patrons, farewell notice overlay. Flyer for 'Last Call at the Boo-levard!' event with date, location, and age information.
October 31, 2026 at 10:01 PM
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Research librarians at the California State University, Los Angeles are holding an archive event on Nov. 5.

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✍️ Adolfo Guzman-Lopez
📷 Courtesy Special Collections and Archives, University Library, California State University, Los Angeles
Collage of music memorabilia including posters and CDs with text overlay: 'Cal State LA wants memorabilia from your gig-going days'.
October 31, 2026 at 9:01 PM
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MacArthur Park has become a symbol of the opioid overdose epidemic that has torn across the U.S. in recent years.

LAist's Jordan Rynning has reported from MacArthur Park since early 2025, tracking enforcement.

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✍️ Jordan Rynning
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Emergency responders aid a person as others stand by a fire truck at night. Group of people in uniforms walking in a park. Officials at a podium in front of a Drug Enforcement Administration vehicle. Bold text reads 'Read the full story at the link in caption' with a chain link icon.
October 31, 2026 at 8:01 PM
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Looking for somewhere to spend Halloweekend? Consider Burbank, where the streets light up with the spookiest decor around.

🎃 Which LA neighborhood do you think has the best Halloween decor? Let us know in the comments!

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📹 Fiona Ng
October 31, 2026 at 7:02 PM