The LA Report

Family members mourn the deaths of street vendors mowed down in North Hollywood. The lead in an OC Assembly race has flipped and is now closer than ever. LA Mayor-elect Raman is pledging to slash homelessness in time for the Olympics but she's not the first. Plus, more on Morning Edition. Support The L.A. Report by donating at LAist.com/join and by visiting https://laist.com Support the show:...

A majority of candidates endorsed by the L.A. chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America won their elections. How recounts work for close races in L.A. A fund for families affected by last night's deadly crash in North Hollywood. Plus, more on Evening Edition. Support The L.A. Report by donating at LAist.com/join and by visiting https://laist.com Support the show: https://laist.com

The Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority are investigating a potential security breach. L.A.’s Council District 9 candidate Estuardo Mazariegos has accused his opponent for ballot tampering. A warehouse fire in South L.A. reignites. Plus, more on Evening Edition. Support The L.A. Report by donating at LAist.com/join and by visiting https://laist.com Support the show: https://lai...

LAHSA has shut down its computers over a potential security breach. Air quality officials are warning people around a warehouse fire near Vernon to stay indoors if possible. And an OC conservancy is asking the public for help restoring equipment damaged by recent coastal flooding. Support The L.A. Report by donating at LAist.com/join and by visiting https://laist.com Support the show: ht...

Horror in North Hollywood as an SUV plows into pedestrians. The race for LA City Council District 9 is at its closest yet. LA City Council eats humble pie as Nithya Raman returns as Mayor-Elect. Plus, more on Morning Edition. Support The L.A. Report by donating at LAist.com/join and by visiting https://laist.com Support the show: https://laist.com

How LAUSD is responding to Google's new AI requirements. What California officials have planned to protect the crumbling coastline in San Clemente. And the new home of the space shuttle Endeavour opens this Friday. Support The L.A. Report by donating at LAist.com/join and by visiting https://laist.com Support the show: https://laist.com

More Election Day races have been called, and one key LA City Council race is closer than ever. LAist breaks down the vote to see where Nithya Raman beat Karen Bass. Supervisor Lindsey Horvath wants to be LA County's new CEO, but a colleague has objections. Plus, more on Morning Edition. Support The L.A. Report by donating at LAist.com/join and by visiting https://laist.com Support the show: https...

L.A. County Supervisor Lindsey Horvath says she's running to be L.A County's first elected chief executive. What El Niño means for next year's mosquito season.  Director James Gunn and producer Peter Safran and stepping down as heads of DC Studios. Plus, more on Evening Edition. Support The L.A. Report by donating at LAist.com/join and by visiting https://laist.com Support the show: ht...

Councilmember Nithya Raman was once against the Olympics, now she'll oversee it as the new mayor. In-N-Out's CEO is addressing rumors about the burger chain leaving the state. And the holiday season has officially kicked off at a certain SoCal outlet. Support The L.A. Report by donating at LAist.com/join and by visiting https://laist.com Support the show: https://laist.com

Mayor-Elect Raman joins protesters after a weekend clash with ICE at a Boyle Heights hospital. The races that are still too close to call, including the shrinking lead in one LA City Council battle. The newest flood threats facing the SoCal coast. Plus, more on Morning Edition. Support The L.A. Report by donating at LAist.com/join and by visiting https://laist.com Support the show: https://laist.c...

San Pedro’s Vincent Thomas Bridge closes today for 16 months, and some are already calling it “Harborgeddon” for what it’ll do to traffic. Reactions keep rolling in after Gov. Gavin Newsom said he’ll commute every current death row sentence to life without parole. How LAUSD’s coffee cake became a Valley bride’s wedding cake. And more. Support The L.A. Repo...

A prominent defense attorney alleges the Long Beach Police Department “cannot be trusted” to disclose information about its officers. Marissa Roy is L.A.'s new city attorney. California Coastal Commission votes to build a seawall to protect the coastal railroad in San Clemente.  Plus, more on Evening Edition. Support The L.A. Report by donating at LAist.com/join and by visiti...

Orange County residents are bracing for more coastal flooding this weekend. Canadian rock icon Alanis Morissette brings her Butterfly with a Machete residency to the YouTube Theater. And we'll bring you a preview of the inaugural LA Chocolate festival. Support The L.A. Report by donating at LAist.com/join and by visiting https://laist.com Support the show: https://laist.com

LA Mayor-Elect Raman is feeling the moment as she becomes the city's first mayor of Asian descent. Plus, the LA City Council race that's separated by less than 600 votes. Not everyone is happy about the Governor's decision to commute all death row sentences. Plus, more on Morning Edition. Support The L.A. Report by donating at LAist.com/join and by visiting https://laist.com Support the show:...

LAist civics and democracy correspondent Frank Stoltze breaks down the mayoral race. Governor Gavin Newsom commuted the death sentences of 548 people to live in prison without the possibility of parole. Santa Ana shows support of making a sales tax raise permanent.  Plus, more on Evening Edition. Support The L.A. Report by donating at LAist.com/join and by visiting https://laist.com Support t...

Incumbent Karen Bass has conceded in the LA mayor's race. LA Congressman Jimmy Gomez has been unseated by a challenger. And how Disney is planning to use AI once again. Support The L.A. Report by donating at LAist.com/join and by visiting https://laist.com Support the show: https://laist.com

Nithya Raman is extending her lead over Karen Bass in the L-A Mayor's race and experts don't think that could change. The race for Inglewood Mayor appears to be heading to a runoff. SoCal Congressman Robert Garcia is telling the president's family to lawyer up. Plus, more on Morning Edition. Support The L.A. Report by donating at LAist.com/join and by visiting https://laist.com Support the sh...

Why the turnout for the L.A. mayor race could be historic. We're watching the results to replace Curren Price in LA city council district 9. And the Annenberg Wildlife Crossing isn't open yet, but it's already working as intended.  Plus, more on Evening Edition. Support The L.A. Report by donating at LAist.com/join and by visiting https://laist.com Support the show: https://laist.com

An L.A peace ambassador is speaking out after federal prosecutors accused him of being a gang leader. Incumbent LA County Sheriff Robert Luna appears to have secured his seat for four more years. And voting is underway for Cal State University's largest union to ratify a contract deal. Support The L.A. Report by donating at LAist.com/join and by visiting https://laist.com Support the sho...

The LA Mayor's race is too close to call, but Nithya Raman is in the lead. Xavier Becerra will be California's next governor. Plus, results from the biggest races and ballot initiatives from Election Day on Morning Edition. Support The L.A. Report by donating at LAist.com/join and by visiting https://laist.com Support the show: https://laist.com

LAist has been at the polls hearing from voters. The feds are sending election monitors to California, and the state's responded with its own observers. Waymo's now expanded to much of the South Bay and South L.A. Plus, more on Evening Edition. Support The L.A. Report by donating at LAist.com/join and by visiting https://laist.com Support the show: https://laist.com

SoCal coasts have been pounded by high surf recently; why experts say this is only a preview of what's to come this winter. How neighbors in Boyle Heights are stepping up to protect people's right to vote. And the LA rams welcome back star pass rusher Myles Garret to practice. Support The L.A. Report by donating at LAist.com/join and by visiting https://laist.com Support the show: https://lai...

The Supreme Court refuses to get involved in the Trump Administration's last-minute, failed attempts to segregate thousands of California ballots. The candidates in the LA Mayor's race make their final pitches. Voting turnout is already breaking expectations. Plus, more on Morning Edition. Support The L.A. Report by donating at LAist.com/join and by visiting https://laist.com Support the show: htt...

The latest on the DOJ's last minute attempt to investigate California's voter rolls. Airbnb is spending big money in an attempt to influence local L.A. races. The city of L.A.'s extending a pilot program to save money for indie filmmakers. Plus, more on Evening Edition. Support The L.A. Report by donating at LAist.com/join and by visiting https://laist.com Support the show: https://laist...

Airbnb has poured a lot of money into local races in LA. LA's mayoral candidates are giving their final pitches to voters. And a musical touring LA is honoring the late labor leader and civil rights icon Dolores Huerta.  Support The L.A. Report by donating at LAist.com/join and by visiting https://laist.com Support the show: https://laist.com