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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.

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.

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. 🔗 https://ow.ly/wv3B50YuQ1B ✍️ Clare Lombardo, Beth Novey | NPR 📸 Patrick T. Fallon / AFP via Getty Images

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.

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

“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. 🔗 https://ow.ly/O4ia50YqmXw ✍️ Libby Rainey 📸 Libby Rainey

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.

🔗 Submit your questions: https://ow.ly/clJl50YpqWy 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? ✍️ Brianna Lee and The LA Local 📸 Mario Tama/Getty Images

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. 🔗 https://ow.ly/TUXU50YpqWp ✍️ Christopher Damien |The LA Local

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

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

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. 🔗 https://ow.ly/nxYV50YgQMW ✍️ Laura Hertzfeld 📸 Scott Smeltzer/SCR

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." 🔗 https://ow.ly/3G5C50YgQuL ✍️ Chandelis Duster | NPR 📸 Charly Triballeau/AFP

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. 🔗 https://ow.ly/rH7o50YgPSV ✍️ Gab Chabrán 📸 Nikiko Masumoto

Two new studies have identified an alarming connection between exposure to wildfire smoke during pregnancy and autism in young children. (via Grist)

Severe weather advisories peppered SoCal on Monday, ranging from extreme marine conditions to severe thunderstorms and the possibility of hail and water spouts. 🔗 https://ow.ly/W9NB50YgOVr ✍️ Kevin Tidmarsh and Gillian Morán Pérez 📸 Courtesy CIRA

More than a dozen houses that were slated to be demolished as part of a failed effort to extend the 710 Freeway have sold, and several of them have gone for thousands of dollars above asking price. 🔗 https://ow.ly/I4mL50YgO3h ✍️ Makenna Sievertson 📸 EGP Imaging via Sotheby's International Realty

Actor Robert Duvall has died. His wife Luciana posted on Facebook on Monday, writing, "Yesterday we said goodbye to my beloved husband, cherished friend, and one of the greatest actors of our time. Bob passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by love and comfort."

The Trump administration has formally rescinded the legal foundation of federal climate policy, setting up a new front in California’s battle with Washington over emissions. (via CalMatters) 🔗 https://ow.ly/UF4s50YgLv8 📸 Getty Images, Joel Angel Juarez/CalMatters

A North Hollywood nonprofit is helping feed Angelenos by ensuring that farmers market produce doesn’t go to waste. 🔗 https://ow.ly/7lJL50YgL4l ✍️ Cato Hernández 📸 Cato Hernández Local media lives on thanks to you! Support our work today: LAist.com/Donate

Villa's Tacos founder Victor Villa appeared with his taco cart during Bad Bunny's Super Bowl LX halftime show, marking a rare moment of L.A. street food culture being showcased on one of the world's biggest stages. 🔗 See it: https://ow.ly/gRxg50Ybp64 ✍️ Gab Chabrán 📸 Kevin Sabitus/Getty Images

Los Angeles-area politicians are calling on Olympics chief Casey Wasserman to step down after recently released files included a series of flirty emails between him and convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell.

Huntington Beach voters approved a measure in 2024 allowing the city to require people to show ID when casting a ballot. That contradicts state law. Now, Huntington Beach is asking SCOTUS to weigh in.

As LA struggles to address homelessness and mental health care, Jackie Parra occupies a rare role: helping unhoused people with mental illness keep the pets they rely on for stability and companionship. 🔗 https://ow.ly/j31G50Y7MwB ✍️ Elizabeth Aguilera | Capital & Main 📸 Zaydee Sanchez

Get ready. Southern California's getting warmer this week, with a chance for more wind on Wednesday.

Children’s Hospital of Orange County said it’s making the decision under duress to preserve funding for all its patients amid proposed federal rules. But parents of CHOC patients have said that they were not consulted by hospital leadership for the decision.

Big Bear’s famous bald eagle couple, Jackie and Shadow, now have a second egg to look after! 🥚🥚🦅

Inheriting Season 2 is looking for your family stories! Host Emily Kwong wants to hear how immigration history shaped your family's story. Looking for AAPI families who: 🌏 Have been affected by major moments in immigration history Share your story: https://ow.ly/e3Bn50Y0XX3

The CEO of L.A. Care warns that the GOP cuts could result in 650,000 enrollees falling off L.A. Care’s Medi-Cal rolls by the end of 2028. This will strain the plan’s finances as revenues decline. 🔗 https://ow.ly/mRJN50XWPSt ✍️ Getty Images 📸 Bernard J. Wolfson/KFF Health News

There is broad support for the protests among Israeli officials, but Palestinians say they hope the Iranian regime stays in place and the protests die down soon.

The plethora of bakery openings in recent years has some wondering — has L.A. hit peak pastry? We counter: can you ever have too many luscious butter croissants or icing-dripped cinnamon rolls? Come with us on an 8-mile pastry crawl. 🔗 https://ow.ly/JWSr50XWsYE ✍️ Cathy Chaplin 📸 Cathy Chaplin

Get ready! Registration for tickets to the 2028 Olympic Games opens at 7 a.m. on Wednesday.

Nick Cho shares how he went from making videos about coffee to being TikTok’s “Korean Dad” ! Hosts: J. Keith van Straaten & Helen Hong Guests: Loni Love & Nick Cho @maximumfun.org @laist.com

The smoking deaths billboard has grown from a neighborhood gathering to a packed viral celebration in the 2020s.

The city of Anaheim spent around $17 million on credit card purchases from places like Target, Walmart and Amazon over the past two years.

An affordable housing complex in Altadena will get state dollars to help with remediation and repairs for wildfire damage.

L.A. Community College District’s guaranteed basic income program, BOOST, provided community college students with $1,000 a month to spend according to their individual needs.

A new report finds that investors are scooping up 44% of vacant lots in Altadena. That's leading to anxiety over change in fire-ravaged neighborhoods. Are corporate buyers helpful rebuilders? Or "disaster capitalists?" More in my @laist.com story:

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Andrew and Suze Lopez welcomed their newborn son in Los Angeles on Aug. 18, against some of the highest medical odds that the couple’s doctors had ever seen. How the family's "miracle" happened: https://ow.ly/4hHX50XNu5V ✍️ Kevin Tidmarsh 📸 Courtesy Cedars-Sinai

Several websites are offering stamps for around 20 cents each. A fraction of the price. But everything isn't what it seems...

The Trump administration and Congress are in the process of overhauling everything from how much Americans can borrow to how quickly they have to pay it back.

A massive storm moving across SoCal could pose serious threats to the region during the holidays. Coastal and valley areas are expected to receive 4 to 6 inches of rain over the course of the storm. Up to 10 inches is forecast for the foothills and mountains.

Winter Academy started in 2022. The extra time is meant to help students make up for lost learning days during the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2023, the district started testing students to measure growth in reading, writing and math. 🔗 https://ow.ly/NEec50XNPmq