Earlier this year, LAist reported on how the state spent billions on a new grade for 4-year-olds without a plan to evaluate it.(Ashley Balderrama / LAist)Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a bill that will vastly reshape the role of the state superintendent of public instruction, an elected position th...
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Former President Bill Clinton slammed the Trump administration’s recent actions such as pushing for a triumphal arch and running the government as a "profit center."...
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Assemblymember Carl DeMaio speaks during an Assembly floor session at the state Capitol in Sacramento on Jan. 23, 2025. (Fred Greaves / CalMatters) Republican State Assemblyman Carl DeMaio is seeking to distance the voter ID measure Californians will see on their November ballot ...
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The video shows the college student buzzing into her apartment complex. Seconds later, a man can be seen scaling the locked gate and entering the property. He then pulls out what Berkeley police said was a barbecue lighter. "We deserve stricter laws so that things like this aren'...
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"Soulm8te" explores a dangerous bond between a grieving engineer and his AI companion. The horror thriller streams Oct. 1 on Hulu.
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Rios faces two counts of second-degree murder, felony DUI, and reckless driving after allegedly driving an SUV into a Metro bus, killing two passengers and injuring six on Sept. 15....
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Orange County Pride is bringing its annual festival and parade back to downtown Santa Ana. (Photo courtesy of OC Pride.) Topline: Orange County Pride is bringing its annual festival and parade back to downtown Santa Ana on Oct. 10, and it’s shaping up to be its largest festival y...
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Evacuations orders have been issued in the city of La Verne after a hazardous lithium-ion battery fire was reported at the Metropolitan Water District facility....
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A U.S. Department of Education building. (Greggory DiSalvo / iStock) A federal judge in Massachusetts struck down a Trump administration anti-diversity, equity and inclusion initiative that resulted in $600 million abruptly cut from K-12 teacher training grants aimed at combating...
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The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art on Tuesday, Sept. 22, the grand opening day. (Makenna Cramer / LAist) Gather the Rebel Alliance — the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art is officially open to the public in Exposition Park. The 300,000-square-foot building, sitting on a 13-acre campus...
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A high-speed police chase across multiple Southland counties ended in a violent crash in Alhambra on Tuesday.
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Take a deep dive into the "killer" clown sightings of 2016 in Hulu's "Clown Panic," streaming Oct. 12.
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A fire erupted at a battery storage unit at a Metropolitan Water District facility in La Verne Tuesday, prompting nearby schools to evacuate.
