Today's Headlines

Today’s Headlines
Wednesday, August 6, 2025 
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Featured
 
Rental units in unincorporated L.A. County must stay cool under new law  
Los Angeles Times - August 5, 2025
 
 
Board of Supervisors
 
LA County Supervisors pass indoor heat ordinance to keep renters cool  
CBS News - August 5, 2025
 
 
Focus on Ethnic Media
 
Federal investigation requested into Los Angeles County juvenile system   Translate
Telemundo 52 Los Angeles (KVEA-TV) - August 5, 2025
 
Los Angeles Metro extends GoPass program to more students   Translate
La Opinion - August 5, 2025
 
 
County Stories
 
Los Angeles County Launches Veteran-Focused Mental Health Initiative for Enhanced Support Services  
Hoodline - August 5, 2025
 
 
Fire Recovery
 
Pacific Palisades, Malibu Businesses to Benefit From $1M Caruso Initiative  
westsidecurrent.com - August 6, 2025
 
Eaton Fire Summit focuses on supporting Black elders  
Los Angeles Wave - August 6, 2025
 
L.A. fires led to more than 400 additional deaths, study finds  
CBS News - August 6, 2025
 
Opinion: Larry Wilson: How we can best rebuild Altadena and the Palisades  
Pasadena Star-News - August 6, 2025
 
 
Cities & State
 
Major clean power plant serving L.A. goes fully online in Kern County  
Los Angeles Times - August 6, 2025
 
California cut coal from its energy supply. Why it might plug back into fossil fuels  
CalMatters - August 6, 2025
 
La Cañada Flintridge Enlists Goats, Sheep for Wildfire Prevention  
Pasadena Now - August 6, 2025
 
Tired of waiting for the city, Angelenos paint their own crosswalks. Some become permanent.  
Los Angeles Times - August 6, 2025
 
TV: Protecting bees at the state level  
Spectrum News 1 - August 6, 2025
 
L.A. agrees to pay $500,000 to reporters arrested at 2021 Echo Park protest  
Los Angeles Times - August 5, 2025
 
 
Arts, Culture, Sports, and More
 
Free baby showers at this East L.A. center offer diapers, wipes and a whole lot of community  
Boyle Heights Beat - August 6, 2025
 
 
Cannabis
 
L.A. Marijuana Businesses Face Higher Fees Amid Struggles  
KFI AM 640 - August 6, 2025
 
 
Education
 
UC says Trump’s grant suspensions at UCLA total $584 million, a ‘death knell’ for research  
Los Angeles Times - August 6, 2025
 
Students without legal status have the right to attend public school. Will Trump change that?  
CalMatters - August 6, 2025
 
 
Homelessness
 
At Skid Row Care Campus, homeless neighbors chart their own path to services  
LAist - August 6, 2025
 
 
Immigration
 
Trump officials are reopening old immigration cases, even for dead people. ‘They don’t do their homework,’ lawyers say  
Los Angeles Times - August 6, 2025
 
Dozens of LA car washes have been raided by ICE. Workers are taking the fall  
LAist - August 6, 2025
 
Justice Department releases new list of so-called sanctuary jurisdictions  
Daily Breeze - August 5, 2025
 
ICE officers can’t impersonate local law enforcement in home arrests following settlement  
LAist - August 5, 2025
 
SoCal marijuana grower said 9 employees were among hundreds detained in immigration raid  
Spectrum News 1 Southern California - August 5, 2025
 
 
Public Health
 
TV: Nearly $500 million cut from MRNA vaccine funding  
NBC 4 - August 6, 2025
 
TV: Study reveals that screen time could impact kids' heart health  
CBS 2 - August 6, 2025
 
 
Public Safety
 
‘Essentially Epstein Island’: Law firm calls for federal probe into L.A. County sex abuse  
Los Angeles Times - August 5, 2025
 
Heart of wife of L.A. County detective who lost life in explosion is ‘both broken and full’  
San Gabriel Valley Tribune - August 5, 2025
 
LASD asks about potential victims in rape investigation  
Santa Clarita Valley Signal - August 5, 2025
 
Alleged gunman charged with shooting driver after car plowed into crowd  
Spectrum News 1 Southern California - August 5, 2025
 
Violent mob livestreams attack on South Los Angeles taco truck and employees  
KABC-TV - August 5, 2025
 
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