The LAPD has maintained records, including locations of police activity, for more than two decades to improve “inspection and accountability,” but the department now says the public isn’t allowed to see the underlying data.

The first of many celebrations for the Bullseye 25! A spectacle of a live show we just taped at @laist.com - at their Crawford Family Forum. Jesse talked with Roy Wood Jr. and Jason Mantzoukas. There was music from Rebecca Sugar. And standup comedy from Al Madrigal! www.youtube.com/watch?v=PPOx...

Do you know which shuttle the first pizza in SPACE traveled on? 🍕🚀 Hosts: J. Keith van Straaten & Helen Hong Guest: Kristin Pilotte Expert: Dr. Don Thomas @maximumfun.org @laist.com

Trying to understand how much your rent can go up? For tenants in Southern California, it’s confusing. To sort it all out, we’ve put together a short guide on rent control laws across Southern California. ✍️&📸 David Wagner

The Los Angeles Dodgers are World Series champions! They outlasted the Blue Jays in a dramatic, 11-inning Game 7 at Rogers Centre in Toronto. more details on LAist.com

Need a last-minute Halloween costume? Try out being an LAist member this year. Go ahead and support us by donating at LAist.com/Donate and choose a special gift for yourself this Halloween this season.

After the Dodgers made the deal to ditch Brooklyn, Los Angeles officials used eminent domain and other political machinations to wrest that land away from its owners.

Ten years ago today, what became the largest known gas leak in U.S. history was discovered in the foothills of the Santa Susana Mountains above the San Fernando Valley. Has anything changed?

The lack of direct, long-term financial aid for rebuilding is one of the biggest issues facing fire survivors who are underinsured or not insured at all, several experts told LAist.

Green card holders who file for citizenship after Oct. 20 will have to answer twice as many questions correctly during the civics interview that tests their knowledge of U.S. history, politics and government. (from NPR)

The hit podcast 'Spooked' comes to L.A. this Thursday! Host Glynn Washington and guests celebrate spooky season with a night of LIVE storytelling magic. Join us for amazing, true-life supernatural stories from people who can scarcely believe it happened themselves. 🎟️ laist.com/events/spook...

Gov. Newsom has signed a law clarifying that landlords must clean debris from fires and other disasters. State Sen. Sasha Renée Pérez said the bill was driven by tenant complaints and @laist.com's reporting on confusion over post-Eaton fire clean-up.

Can you answer these trivia questions about Candyman’s song “Kockin’ Boots” ? Hosts: J. Keith van Straaten & Helen Hong Guest: Marc Evan Jackson Expert: Candyman 📸: M.C. Valada @maximumfun.org @laist.com

art form Animation still can’t quite shake off the perception that it’s just for kids or not "real" cinema. By showcasing the wide diversity of animated films, one festival hopes to combat that view. 🔗 https://ow.ly/HgFn50Xahc2 ✍️ Monia Bushman 📷 Courtesy Animation Is Film

After an appeals court again blocked the government's attempt to deploy the National Guard in the Chicago area, Vice President JD Vance says the Trump administration will "litigate this as much as we can."

Billy Idol's been busy. He's touring in support of his new album, 'Dream Into It,' and a new doc on his life premiered at Tribeca Film Festival. He stopped by LAist to talk about his long career and what's next. 🔗 https://ow.ly/lfGr50Xah9t ✍️ Laura Hertzfeld, Josie Huang 📷 Scott Legato/Getty Images

Preparations were underway Sunday for a ramp-up of aid entering the war-battered Gaza Strip under a new ceasefire deal that many are hoping will signal an end to the devastating 2-year-long war.

The days of discreetly engaging in nerdy hobbies for fear of ridicule are long gone, thanks to LGS — or local game stores. 🔗 https://ow.ly/XZex50XagML ✍️ Dan Sheehan 📷 Dan Sheehan/LAist

The Trump administration has laid off more than 100 employees at the nation's main mental health agency, NPR reported.

Billy Idol recovering from a motorcycle crash meant that "Cradle of Love" music video director David Fincher had to get clever with filming. 🎥 Fiona Ng, Josie Huang 2h

A helicopter associated with a fundraiser lost control at a beach parking lot in Huntington Beach between Twin Dolphins Drive and Beach Boulevard on Saturday afternoon. 🔗 https://ow.ly/W9ig50XagwW ✍️ Rene Lynch 📷 KCAL News

Austin Beutner, a businessman who was the superintendent of the LAUSD through the early years of the COVID-19 pandemic, is now expected to announce that he’s running to be mayor of the city of Los Angeles. 🔗 https://ow.ly/quxL50XacNl ✍️ Kavish Harjai 📷 Jerod Harris/Getty Images

Orchids and succulents are some of the most illegally harvested plants around the world. This week, The Huntington in San Marino joined an international coalition of botanical gardens dedicated to fighting the black market for plants.

Cal State biologists and the group Orange County Coastkeeper are working together to use oyster shells from local restaurants to restore the once-abundant oyster beds along the coast. 🔗 https://ow.ly/gt2Q50Xabc6 ✍️ Jill Replogle 📷 Jill Replogle/LAist

Millions have been allocated to remove asphalt from schoolyards and replace it with green spaces, such as plants and trees, providing much-needed shade for students. One local company, SLA, is also using the funds to train people who have few job prospects, giving them valuable skills.

The first human case of West Nile virus in 2025 has been confirmed by the Pasadena Public Health Department. 🔗 https://ow.ly/XLSv50XaaZK ✍️ Dañiel Martinez 📷 Mailson Pignata/Getty Images/iStockphoto

Federal prosecutors said Wednesday, in charging documents filed against a former Palisades resident, that the Palisades Fire was a "holdover fire."

Authorities on Wednesday charged a man in connection with causing the deadly Palisades Fire. Acting U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli said the 29-year-old man was arrested Tuesday in Florida. 🔗 https://ow.ly/Ej0n50X8C2R ✍️ Jacob Margolis 📷 Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy held a press conference at Newark Liberty International Airport, where he blamed the nationwide delays on a "slight tick-up in sick calls" by air traffic control workers. 🔗 https://ow.ly/KiEu50X8fOi ✍️ Rachel Treisman, Joel Rose | NPR 📸 Michael Nagle/Bloomberg

PG&E and Southern California Edison routinely blow their deadlines to hook up new solar panels, an advocacy group says. But after years of complaints, they have not been punished.

As immigration detentions continue to ramp up across the country, the California Dream Act Application remains available to U.S. citizens in mixed-status families who are wary of sharing their personal data with the federal government. Still, experts say students should weigh their options.

The days of L.A. landlords telling renters to bring their own fridge are numbered. Here's my @laist.com story on the bill Gov. Newsom just signed requiring working refrigerators in California rental housing.

What do YOU think are the most common mischaracterizations of Los Angeles? Listen to 'AirTalk,' weekdays at 9 a.m. PT on LAist 89.3 FM. 🔗 https://ow.ly/3SmO50X7XBu ✍️ Lucy Copp, AirTalk 📷 Myung J. Chun/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images

Swapping out your grass for drought-tolerant plants is good for the environment, but it can be costly. LADWP's recently launched Landscape Efficiency Assistance Program can help you do it for free. 🔗 https://ow.ly/1OLw50X7VCn ✍️ Cato Hernández 📷 Courtesy Theodore Payne Foundation

Santa Ana City Councilmember Benjamin Vazquez requested that the California Attorney General Rob Bonta investigate the city’s Police Officers Association and how it spends taxpayer dollars. ❗In case you missed it: https://ow.ly/Ypa350X6NNA ✍️ Destiny Torres 📷Gina Ferazzi/LA Times/Getty Images

L.A. has been the backdrop for countless movies and TV shows, but if that's all you know of our fair city, your understanding is only screen deep. LAist 89.3's daily program, 'AirTalk,' asked listeners: What are the most common mischaracterizations about Los Angeles?

The top homelessness agency for the Los Angeles region approved its first-ever conflict of interest policy Friday. What to know: https://ow.ly/PtOf50X7aFy ✍️ Aaron Schrank and Nick Gerda 📷 Carlin Stiehl/LAist

Salt & Straw teamed up with Taco Bell to remake the iconic Choco Taco. You trying it? 👀

City leaders moved this week to side-step labor requirements for most developments seeking faster approvals through the city’s ED1 streamlining program after they were told by city planners that such rules could stop many projects from moving forward.

Lawyers told LAist they are deeply concerned the program will result in children waiving their rights to see an immigration judge before being removed from the country. 🔗 https://ow.ly/lXSA50X6wjl ✍️ Jordan rynning 📷 Timothy A. Clary/AFP via Getty Images

One key piece of evidence against Sean 'Diddy' Combs was a 2016 video showing the rapper and music producer physically assaulting Cassie Ventura in the hallway of a Los Angeles hotel.

Despite featuring 70 eateries across 14 L.A. and O.C. neighborhoods in our Cheap Fast Eats series, some excellent contenders inevitably slipped through the cracks. To make amends, we’ve retraced our steps to discover yet more bites, all around the $10 range.

A huge explosion and fire that rocked the El Segundo Chevron refinery on Thursday night has been contained.

Psychologists encourage parents to talk with their young children about immigration enforcement in Los Angeles. Honest conversations can offer comfort, reassurance and safety to your child — even for families not at risk of deportation.

A new after-action report on the Eaton and Palisades fires reveals L.A. County’s emergency response failings. It found that county practices around issuing emergency alerts are “outdated, unclear and contradictory.” 🔗 Details: https://ow.ly/K2lN50X3lhe ✍️ Jacob Margolis 📸 Brian Feinzimer/LAist

The California State University system is now under investigation by the Trump administration over allegations of antisemitism. (via NPR)

If Gov. Gavin Newsom signs it into law, Senate Bill 79 would allow dense apartment buildings in neighborhoods that lie within a half-mile of major transit stops — even if those neighborhoods are currently zoned only for single-family homes.

Strippers Co-Op, the CLEAN Carwash Worker Center and the CLEAN Wash Mobile Cooperative hosted a bikini car wash near MacArthur Park on Friday.

A man died while in custody at the Adelanto ICE Processing Center this week. ICE says an investigation is underway, but experts tell LAist they doubt much will come from it.

The top homelessness agency for the Los Angeles region approved its first-ever conflict of interest policy Friday, months after LAist reporting revealed that the agency's CEO signed contracts with a nonprofit tied to her husband.