TODAY IN L.A.

Box trucks backed up to loading docks along a wide warehouse street in the City of Industry under midday sun, with workers moving pallets.

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COURTS

Feds Say an L.A.-Area Tech Owner Smuggled $300 Million in Nvidia Chips to China

Prosecutors say Greg Lui of Earthmade Computer in City of Industry routed Nvidia servers to China through Malaysia and Singapore.

Oct 3, 2026 →

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Police cruisers with lights on outside a strip mall on Nordhoff Street in Northridge at night, officers seen from behind at a distance.

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Four tear-off calendar pages lined up on concrete, seen from above, three crossed out in red marker and the last one circled.

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Close view of a worker's asphalt rake spreading fresh, steaming blacktop beside a cracked older street edge under orange evening streetlight.

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HEALTH

L.A. County Didn't Warn Castaic Landfill Neighbors of Chemical Spikes, Audit Finds

Oct 3, 2026

PUBLIC SAFETY

Two Shot Dead at a Private Party Near Cal State Northridge

Oct 3, 2026

AS ADVERTISED

LAX's Terminal Train Slips Again, This Time to January 2027

Oct 3, 2026

THE DENOMINATOR

Nine L.A. Council Districts Haven't Had a Street Repaved Since July

Oct 3, 2026

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COURTS

Lyft Agrees to Pay $272.5 Million Over Claims It Shortchanged California Drivers

Oct 3, 2026

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TAKE A NUMBER

California May Have Already Cleared Your Record and Told Only the Court

Oct 3, 2026

An older person's hands holding a benefits envelope beside a sidewalk mailbox in bright midday sun, with a stucco wall and chain-link fence behind.

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MONEY

Social Security Checks Are Projected to Get Their Biggest Raise Since 2023

Oct 3, 2026

Work crew in safety vests installing a pole-mounted speed camera on a Santa Monica Boulevard sidewalk in East Hollywood as cars pass and pedestrians wait at a crosswalk.

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TRANSIT

L.A.'s First Speed Camera Goes Up Outside an East Hollywood School

Oct 3, 2026

People walk the paths beside the lake at MacArthur Park in Los Angeles on an overcast morning, with Westlake buildings behind the trees.

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CITY HALL

L.A. Approves a Fence That Will Lock MacArthur Park Every Night

Oct 3, 2026

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CLIMATE & COAST

Forecasters Warn L.A. of a 'Very Dangerous' Heat Wave Lasting Up to Two Weeks

Oct 2, 2026

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How to get things done in L.A.

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HANDBOOK

The L.A. Renter's Glossary: What the Words on Your Notice Mean

Oct 3, 2026

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HANDBOOK

Where an E-Bike Is Legal in L.A. Depends on Its Class Number

Oct 3, 2026

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HANDBOOK

Most L.A. Kids Haven't Claimed Their Free College Money From California

Oct 3, 2026

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HANDBOOK

Twelve of L.A.'s 25 Year-Round Pools Are Closed Right Now

Oct 3, 2026

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HANDBOOK

California Gives Used-Car Buyers Three Days to Cancel, Starting Oct. 1

Oct 2, 2026

The Center for Student Services building at the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena.

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HANDBOOK

UCLA Won't Use Your SAT Score to Admit You, but Caltech Requires It

Sep 29, 2026

RANKINGS

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The Best Drive-In Near L.A. Costs $10, and It Isn’t in L.A. County

Rankings · Oct 3, 2026

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All 13 of L.A.’s Official Dog Parks, Ranked. Only One Is Open After Dark.

Rankings · Oct 3, 2026

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The Best Ski Pass Near L.A. Costs $499 and Blacks Out Saturdays

Rankings · Sep 29, 2026

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Six L.A. Tide Pools, Ranked. October Has No Good Morning Low Tide.

Rankings · Sep 28, 2026

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Six L.A. Movie Memberships, Ranked. The Fastest to Pay for Itself Isn’t a Membership.

Rankings · Sep 22, 2026

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Getty Center vs. Getty Villa: Same $25 to Park, an Hour More at the Villa

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Eight L.A. Halloween Nights, Ranked. The $49 Ticket Doesn’t Include the Mazes.

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Six L.A. Museums Are Still Open at 7:30 P.M. We Ranked Them.

ALSO RANKED

Ten L.A. Stages, Ranked by the Cheapest Seat You Can Buy Without Proving Who You Are

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HOUSING NOW

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The 37 Checks That Decide Whether L.A. Legalizes Your Unpermitted ADU

Sep 23, 2026

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Prosecutors Say $1 Million in Homeless Money Went to a Nightclub

Sep 23, 2026

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A Judge Ordered the Federal Money Paid. L.A. Shelters Are Still Cutting Staff.

Sep 21, 2026

An outdoor rooftop movie night beneath the downtown skyline

WEEKEND

YOUR L.A.
WEEKEND,
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Ideas for every mood. Plans that actually come together.

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BEFORE NOON

Hollywood's Free Museum Shuts Weekends. The $15 One Opens.

Both sit on North Highland. The next day you can do both is Thursday, November 5.

The Lasky-DeMille Barn, a yellow clapboard barn with a long porch, under a sign reading Hollywood Heritage Museum

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WEEKEND GUIDE

$18.03 Buys an Adult Sunday at Big Bear Oktoberfest, a Drive From L.A.

Big Bear Oktoberfest 2026 dates and ticket prices: nine weekend blocks, Sept. 12 through Nov. 8 on the festival's own calendar, and children 3 to 12 enter free on Sundays. Prices checked Aug. 30, 2026.

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AROUND L.A.

Stories from all over. Each pin matches a numbered story.

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WESTSIDE
CENTRAL
SAN FERNANDO VALLEY
EASTSIDE
SOUTH BAY
HARBOR AREA

Watercolor map of the Los Angeles region

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1 Crime Fell in 18 of L.A.'s 21 Police Divisions, but Not Downtown

Central L.A. · Sep 29, 2026

2 The Santa Monica Pier Loses Its PCH Ramps September 28. Every Way In, Priced.

Westside · Sep 24, 2026

3 Burbank Airport's Garage Parking Goes Up $7 a Day Oct. 13

San Fernando Valley · Sep 19, 2026

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HANDBOOK

Who to Call About Mosquitoes in L.A., and Who Handles the Rats

Sep 29, 2026 →

L.A. BY THE NUMBERS

$8THE GOING RATESix L.A. Pumpkin Patches, Priced for the Same Family of Four: $8 to $136

$1.67THE GOING RATESeven L.A. Korean Spas, Ranked by What an Hour Costs: $1.67 to $27.50

$90THE DENOMINATORThe Average L.A. Parking Ticket Is $90. In Hancock Park It's $197

2.06MTHE DENOMINATORL.A. Summoned 2,060,474 Jurors Last Year. The New Permanent Opt-Out Starts in 2028, at 80

$580HANDBOOKMedi-Cal’s 80-Hour Rule Starts January 1. Seven Things Satisfy It, and $580 Is One

COMING UP IN L.A.

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Source: thelaglobe.com, retrieved Oct 4, 2026.

GETTING AROUND

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TRANSIT

Voters Told L.A. to Add Bike Lanes. It Added One Mile.

Measure HLA was supposed to put bike lanes into repaving jobs; the city logged 16.2 lane-miles, its worst since 2018-19.

Sep 16, 2026 →

A striped bike lane beside a curb of patched asphalt at dusk, with bent plastic bollards and a cyclist riding away from the camera.

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L.A. CITY HALL

Accountability. Decisions. What it means for you.

PUBLIC SAFETY

LAPD Warned Westlake Street Vendors Under L.A.’s Anti-Camping Law, Records Show

LA Public Press obtained warnings issued at 7th and Alvarado streets in Westlake; Councilmember Eunisses Hernandez's office says it has asked LAPD to review and rectify its conduct.

Sep 1, 2026 →

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