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via Alejandra Molina Participants will get a chance to create papel picado, paper flowers, and calaca and marigold magnets and honor loved ones through creative traditions. boyleheightsbeat.com/self-help-gr...

via Jessica Peralta “Darkness has seized control of the inmates, and you’re no exception. Tormented cries echo from every fissure in the bleak stone walls,” according to the 17th Door website. www.latimes.com/socal/daily-...

via Jeremia Kimelman The campaign to support Prop. 50, led by Newsom, raised more than $138 million. The groups opposing the redistricting measure are relying on two major donors who gave more than 90% of the $77 million raised for their campaign. calmatters.org/politics/202...

via Wendy Fry According to court filings, El Cajon shared data with agencies in states including Texas, Florida, Georgia, Utah, Wisconsin, and Virginia – all places where reproductive rights and protections for immigrants differ sharply from California. calmatters.org/justice/2025...

A mysterious voice tells the short film’s heroine her soul mate is destined to die the day they meet. She sets out to defy fate and save his life, mostly to prove a point about her own self-efficacy rather than to find true love. outlooknewspapers.com/southpasaden...

The fake notices appeared a little over a week after the City Council gave initial approval of an update to local law which make it easier to obtain a permit for tree removal. outlooknewspapers.com/southpasaden...

About ready to get started at Santa Ana Valley High, where the Falcons take on the Los Amigos Lobos tonight. Story soon via Scott French and @thedailypilot.bsky.social 0

"Dun tiki dun takdun. Dun takdun tak tattttak." www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Pcu...

via Sara Cardine “He’d just gotten [the bike] a couple of days before crashing. He was dreaming about getting that one — it’s like super fast,” Mike Lazeriev, a 15-year-old school acquaintance of Boys’, said Tuesday. www.latimes.com/socal/daily-...

via Wendy Fry and Jeanne Kuang More than 5,700 people are in immigration detention in California, an 84% increase since the spring. On April 16, there were 3,100 people detained in the state, according to the California Attorney General’s latest report. www.sacbee.com/news/politic...

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Enceladus: marginally less habitable than my apartment via Marcia Dunn apnews.com/article/satu...

story via Matt Szabo The Oilers and Sailors engaged in two absolute battles, both going into overtime. It was Huntington Beach that emerged with a historic 18-12 win on Monday at Davidson Field, handing Newport Harbor its first-ever league loss. www.latimes.com/socal/daily-...

via Michael Casey The case raised the question of "whether non-citizens lawfully present here in US actually have the same free speech rights as the rest of us," Judge William Young said. "The Court answers this Constitutional question unequivocally ‘yes.'" apnews.com/article/marc...

Great story by @gsanroman2.bsky.social on the employees at the Downtown Disney Lego store are organizing. www.latimes.com/socal/daily-...

“When you train for a marathon, you learn how to lean in when things get hard,” distance runner and cancer survivor Ruth Brajevich said. “...What can you do to get to the next milestone? I really use that mindset going through treatment.” www.latimes.com/socal/daily-...

via Sara Cardine The union will combine more than 9,000 pieces of contemporary and modern art in collections held by OCMA and the UC Irvine Jack and Shanaz Langson Institute and Museum of California Art. www.latimes.com/socal/daily-...

About 2 dozen organizers and workers for the Lego Store in Downtown Disney met there this morning to announce their intent to unionize. Story soon via Gabriel San Román and @TheDailyPilot

via Phoenix Tso “We’re partway between the ocean and partway between the mountain,” Compton Community Garden Founder Dr. Sherridan Ross said. “This is the ideal spot for growing just about anything that you can think of." lapublicpress.org/2025/09/la-f...

via Gabriel San Román The felony charge alleged Todd Ament defrauded a cannabis company by pocketing a portion of $225,000 intended to lobby Anaheim to legalize retail marijuana. www.latimes.com/socal/daily-...

via Sara Cardine “We kept hearing about a boisterous cat who kept wandering the neighborhood and singing his songs in the evening,” Sherman Gardens Executive Director Scott LaFleur said. www.latimes.com/socal/daily-...

via Matt Szabo Over the past decade, Second Harvest has distributed 9.9 million pounds of food through its partnerships. That includes nearly two million pounds of food in fiscal year 2025 alone. www.latimes.com/socal/daily-...

via Glendal News-Press "Threshold: Between Wilderness and Wonder" by Candace and Pete Metzger opens Monday and runs through Nov. 14 at the Adams Square Mini Park Gas Station, 1020 E. Palmer Ave. outlooknewspapers.com/glendalenews...

via David Lightman “This lawsuit, like those filed against multiple other states, is a fishing expedition and pretext for partisan policy objectives,” California Secretary of State Shirley Weber said in a statement. www.sacbee.com/news/politic...

via Chris Megerian and Konstantin Toropin “What we’re seeing is not about public safety,” Oregon Atty. General Dan Rayfield said. “It’s about the president flexing political muscle under the guise of law and order, chasing a media hit.” apnews.com/article/trum...

Lots of pink in the crowd for the Susan G. Komen More Than Pink Walk in Newport Beach. Between 8,000-10,000 are expected to take part in the event, which raises money to support breast cancer treatment research. Story soon via @thedailypilot.bsky.social

via Sarah Mosqueda For their collaboration with Paradise Dynasty, Chiang Rai is using another popular dish, tom yum, a hot and sour soup traditionally made with chiles, lime juice and fish sauce. 🤤🤤🤤🤤 www.latimes.com/socal/daily-...

via South Pasadena Review The South Pasadena Chinese-American Club Moon Festival will celebrate family, tradition and tasty treats on the 15th day of the 8th lunar month. They'll be at the South Pasadena Community Room and Library Park from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. outlooknewspapers.com/southpasaden...

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via Gabriel San Román Concerned about flavored tobacco use by minors and illegal drugs sold at smoke shops, the Newport Beach City Council enacted the 45-day moratorium to give them time to consider tougher regulations on such businesses. www.latimes.com/socal/daily-...

via Ashley Orona A report showed that nearly half of the intact parcels just outside of the Eaton Fire boundary contained lead levels above 80 ppm. Exposure at those levels can cause premature birth as well as behavioral and learning problems in children. lapublicpress.org/2025/09/eato...

“This isn’t about steamrolling the trees in the city,” South Pasadena Councilman Omari Ferguson said. “It’s about effectively managing a resource going forward.” outlooknewspapers.com/southpasaden...

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via AP "THIS IS NOT A JOKE MORE THAN 5 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN ATTACKED BY A VERY MEAN SQUIRREL," read a flyer posted by residents in the Lucas Valley neighborhood of San Rafael. apnews.com/article/aggr...

via Cayla Mihalovich Prop 36 allowed people serving a life sentence for a non-violent 3rd strike to petition for resentencing. Nearly half of the 2,200 people who were released were Black. Most were above age 50. They had an especially low recidivism rate. calmatters.org/justice/2025...

via Nathan Solis A jury convicted former Riverside County Sheriff's Deputy Oscar Rodriguez, 43, of voluntary manslaughter in June. He was sentenced to serve a year in prison for killing his girlfriend’s former partner while on duty. www.latimes.com/california/s...

via Alex Harrison Surveillance company wilin in Evanston, Ill. The city had ordered Flock to shut down 19 automated license plate readers after a report found those were accessible by Customs and Border Protection. Flock removed 15... then reinstalled them. evanstonroundtable.com/2025/09/24/f...

via Sara Cardine The sober living facility's appeal was rebuffed again by commissioners, who cited land use regulations as the basis for upholding a July 2 denial of reasonable accommodation by Costa Mesa's development director. www.latimes.com/socal/daily-...

via Hosam Elattar At Tuesday’s meeting, city staff presented a host of ideas to help prevent cars wrecking the circle. “The problem I have with all of these is that we cannot change behavior,” Orange Councilwoman Kathy Tavoularis said. voiceofoc.org/2025/09/prot...

via via Deborah Netburn “It’s a critical time in their lives,” Fernando Nájera, director of the UC Davis Carnivores Program, said of the slain mountain lion's cubs. “They have a lot to learn in a short period of time and now they are doing it without a mama.” www.latimes.com/california/s...

Tuesday's the last day to weigh in on the chonkers competing in Fat Bear Week this year. Posting a direct link because following a hashtag yields... mixed results. explore.org/fat-bear-week

via Jessica Peralta “It’s the best game to watch,” AVP hall of famer Steve Obradovich. “You can know nothing about volleyball, come down and go, ‘Wow, this is really cool.’” www.latimes.com/socal/daily-...

via Tristan Longwell The funds will help Glendale Community College ensure more graduates are prepared to meet the growing need for skilled fire and forestry professionals. outlooknewspapers.com/glendalenews...

via Angelina Hicks and Noah Biesiada Earlier this month, Irvine City Council members voted 5-2 to rescind their withdrawal from the power authority. voiceofoc.org/2025/09/is-o...

via Lia Russell Senate Bill 53 would require AI companies to have security protocols in place, implement whistleblower protections, report safety incidents to the state, and establish Cal Compute, a public AI research vehicle. www.sacbee.com/news/politic...

via Marisa Kendall Money that made gains possible is at risk of evaporating. Trump’s administration may block some. Cuts to state homelessness funding are also on the horizon, and some local jurisdictions are pulling back as they struggle with deficits. calmatters.org/housing/home...

via Aidan McGloin The complaint claims IEHP committed fraud by putting money for medical care of patients towards non-medical expenses or the care of existing patients. The agency spent $50 million of the funds to attempt to create a health record system. calmatters.org/health/2025/...

via Nadia Lathan Since its legalization, the recreational weed industry has struggled to outpace the illegal market as farmers flooded the industry and prices began to drop. calmatters.org/politics/202...

icymi via Michelle Abad Court documents recount Duterte’s Davao Death Squad during his time as mayor. When he became President he allegedly expanded his plans to "‘neutralise’ alleged criminals through violent crimes including murder across the Philippines.” www.rappler.com/philippines/...