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It doesn’t take much to convert your normal summer setup to a winter one. Plus, it’s much easier to get reservations to hard-to-get spots during the winter months.
Yes, winter camping is worth it — and here’s where to go
Read on for tips from the experts, or jump straight to five great winter camping spots to start planning your winter excursion now.
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November 29, 2025 at 3:00 AM
It doesn’t take much to convert your normal summer setup to a winter one. Plus, it’s much easier to get reservations to hard-to-get spots during the winter months.
You're not crazy for needing a coat on chilly SoCal nights. Says who? Says science!
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✍️ Jessica P. Ogilvie
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✍️ Jessica P. Ogilvie
📸 Matthews Henry/Unsplash
November 29, 2025 at 2:15 AM
You're not crazy for needing a coat on chilly SoCal nights. Says who? Says science!
🔗 https://ow.ly/13As50Xyqez
✍️ Jessica P. Ogilvie
📸 Matthews Henry/Unsplash
🔗 https://ow.ly/13As50Xyqez
✍️ Jessica P. Ogilvie
📸 Matthews Henry/Unsplash
The Department of Transportation says tougher regulations for commercial driver's licenses are urgently needed after a series of deadly crashes involving foreign-born truckers. However, the administration's critics argue there's no data to support this claim.
The DOT says it wants to make trucking safer, but some see an 'immigration raid'
The Department of Transportation wants tougher rules for commercial driver's licenses after a deadly crash involving a trucker from India. Critics say it's an immigration crackdown by another name.
ow.ly
November 29, 2025 at 1:30 AM
The Department of Transportation says tougher regulations for commercial driver's licenses are urgently needed after a series of deadly crashes involving foreign-born truckers. However, the administration's critics argue there's no data to support this claim.
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The sleigh business is slumping — at least for house calls. Mitch Allen, founder of Hire Santa, said demand for home visits from the big man has dropped about 20% to 25% in Southern California, according to booking data.
🔗 https://ow.ly/EXKI50XzcGl
✍️ Austin Cross
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The sleigh business is slumping — at least for house calls. Mitch Allen, founder of Hire Santa, said demand for home visits from the big man has dropped about 20% to 25% in Southern California, according to booking data.
🔗 https://ow.ly/EXKI50XzcGl
✍️ Austin Cross
📸 Lorenzo Turroni/Unsplash
November 29, 2025 at 12:45 AM
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The sleigh business is slumping — at least for house calls. Mitch Allen, founder of Hire Santa, said demand for home visits from the big man has dropped about 20% to 25% in Southern California, according to booking data.
🔗 https://ow.ly/EXKI50XzcGl
✍️ Austin Cross
📸 Lorenzo Turroni/Unsplash
The sleigh business is slumping — at least for house calls. Mitch Allen, founder of Hire Santa, said demand for home visits from the big man has dropped about 20% to 25% in Southern California, according to booking data.
🔗 https://ow.ly/EXKI50XzcGl
✍️ Austin Cross
📸 Lorenzo Turroni/Unsplash
Here's a look at why the program "Operation Allies Welcome" was set up and how Afghans who entered the U.S. were vetted.
What was 'Operation Allies Welcome,' which allowed some Afghans entry into the U.S.?
The Afghan man suspected of shooting two National Guard members entered the U.S. under the program in 2021. Here's a look at why it was set up and how those who entered the U.S. were vetted.
ow.ly
November 29, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Here's a look at why the program "Operation Allies Welcome" was set up and how Afghans who entered the U.S. were vetted.
President Donald Trump's extended rant came in the wake of the Wednesday shooting of two National Guard members deployed to patrol Washington, D.C., under Trump's orders.
🔗 https://ow.ly/b53350Xzcmz
✍️ The Associated Press
📸 Pete Marovich/Getty Images
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✍️ The Associated Press
📸 Pete Marovich/Getty Images
November 28, 2025 at 11:20 PM
President Donald Trump's extended rant came in the wake of the Wednesday shooting of two National Guard members deployed to patrol Washington, D.C., under Trump's orders.
🔗 https://ow.ly/b53350Xzcmz
✍️ The Associated Press
📸 Pete Marovich/Getty Images
🔗 https://ow.ly/b53350Xzcmz
✍️ The Associated Press
📸 Pete Marovich/Getty Images
Despite local, state, and federal safety campaigns, such as the global Vision Zero initiative to eliminate traffic fatalities, such deaths are up 20% in the U.S.
Cities across US fail to curb traffic deaths: ‘They don’t return home’
Deaths are up 20% in the U.S. from a decade ago, according to data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
ow.ly
November 28, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Despite local, state, and federal safety campaigns, such as the global Vision Zero initiative to eliminate traffic fatalities, such deaths are up 20% in the U.S.
Did you really celebrate the holiday season if you didn't eat a tamale or three? Nope. These are our favorite places to get them, and it's best to pre-order as they sell out fast.
10 of our favorite places to get holiday tamales (pre-order soon as they sell out fast)
For many of us, it's not the holidays without tamales (hot sauce optional). We asked the LAist staff for their favorite places to buy.
ow.ly
November 28, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Did you really celebrate the holiday season if you didn't eat a tamale or three? Nope. These are our favorite places to get them, and it's best to pre-order as they sell out fast.
The Altadena Prefab Showcase has staged six models of factory-built homes and ADUs on the lot this month. Time is running out to visit — the showcase closes up shop after Sunday.
🔗 https://ow.ly/46Mk50Xzbmg
✍️ Erin Stone
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✍️ Erin Stone
📸 Erin Stone/LAist
November 28, 2025 at 8:35 PM
The Altadena Prefab Showcase has staged six models of factory-built homes and ADUs on the lot this month. Time is running out to visit — the showcase closes up shop after Sunday.
🔗 https://ow.ly/46Mk50Xzbmg
✍️ Erin Stone
📸 Erin Stone/LAist
🔗 https://ow.ly/46Mk50Xzbmg
✍️ Erin Stone
📸 Erin Stone/LAist
What if your heart wants to play Santa Claus but your wallet wants to be Scrooge?
We've got solutions for keeping the spirit of the season without going broke.
🔗 https://ow.ly/kXO450Xza2e
✍️ Bonnie McCarthy
📸 Stanislav Rozhkov
We've got solutions for keeping the spirit of the season without going broke.
🔗 https://ow.ly/kXO450Xza2e
✍️ Bonnie McCarthy
📸 Stanislav Rozhkov
November 28, 2025 at 7:45 PM
What if your heart wants to play Santa Claus but your wallet wants to be Scrooge?
We've got solutions for keeping the spirit of the season without going broke.
🔗 https://ow.ly/kXO450Xza2e
✍️ Bonnie McCarthy
📸 Stanislav Rozhkov
We've got solutions for keeping the spirit of the season without going broke.
🔗 https://ow.ly/kXO450Xza2e
✍️ Bonnie McCarthy
📸 Stanislav Rozhkov
With Turkey Day dunzo, you might have more leftovers than you know what to do with. Fear not: we have ideas for you. Sure, it’s easy to reheat turkey and stuffing on repeat, but there’s a whole world of leftovers out there waiting to be reinvented.
🔗 https://ow.ly/iv7c50Xz9zj
✍️ Gab Chabrán
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✍️ Gab Chabrán
November 28, 2025 at 6:30 PM
With Turkey Day dunzo, you might have more leftovers than you know what to do with. Fear not: we have ideas for you. Sure, it’s easy to reheat turkey and stuffing on repeat, but there’s a whole world of leftovers out there waiting to be reinvented.
🔗 https://ow.ly/iv7c50Xz9zj
✍️ Gab Chabrán
🔗 https://ow.ly/iv7c50Xz9zj
✍️ Gab Chabrán
Along the L.A. and Orange County coast, daytime highs will drop to as low as 65 degrees.
Cooler weather is headed into SoCal for the weekend
Temperatures in Southern California will drop to the mid 60s to low 70s.
ow.ly
November 28, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Along the L.A. and Orange County coast, daytime highs will drop to as low as 65 degrees.
LAist’s review of the Cheviot Hills property deal found the purchase stands out not just for its high price tag but for the complexity and secrecy surrounding it.
Inside a secretive $27M property deal to add unhoused beds that’s now under federal investigation
The city- and state-backed deal banned the buyer from ever telling the public who was receiving the taxpayer funds, according to an LAist review of records.
ow.ly
November 26, 2025 at 9:55 PM
LAist’s review of the Cheviot Hills property deal found the purchase stands out not just for its high price tag but for the complexity and secrecy surrounding it.
Many Los Angeles families have struggled to find housing over the past several months as options dry up. Now, it’s likely to get even harder in the face of more funding cuts.
🔗 https://ow.ly/y5vx50XwYvV
✍️ Elly Yu
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✍️ Elly Yu
📸 Elly Yu/LAist
November 24, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Many Los Angeles families have struggled to find housing over the past several months as options dry up. Now, it’s likely to get even harder in the face of more funding cuts.
🔗 https://ow.ly/y5vx50XwYvV
✍️ Elly Yu
📸 Elly Yu/LAist
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✍️ Elly Yu
📸 Elly Yu/LAist
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After 42 years wrongfully incarcerated in the Angola State Penitentiary, Gary Tyler has been living and working as an artist and advocate in Los Angeles for the past decade. via @laist.com
Artist Gary Tyler turns 40 years of wrongful imprisonment into powerful textiles
An exhibition of Tyler’s quilts captures scenes of humanity from within the notorious Louisiana State Penitentiary.
laist.com
November 15, 2025 at 3:37 PM
After 42 years wrongfully incarcerated in the Angola State Penitentiary, Gary Tyler has been living and working as an artist and advocate in Los Angeles for the past decade. via @laist.com
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Concrete, more associated with freeways and skyscrapers, is now being used in home rebuilding after the Palisades Fire.
Insurance companies offer discounts for using the non-combustible material.
Read about one homeowner's plans in my @laist.com story:
Insurance companies offer discounts for using the non-combustible material.
Read about one homeowner's plans in my @laist.com story:
Why some homeowners rebuilding from the Palisades Fire are choosing concrete
After their more typical wood-framed homes burned, some are now rebuilding with non-combustible materials. And they’re getting discounts from insurance companies.
laist.com
November 11, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Concrete, more associated with freeways and skyscrapers, is now being used in home rebuilding after the Palisades Fire.
Insurance companies offer discounts for using the non-combustible material.
Read about one homeowner's plans in my @laist.com story:
Insurance companies offer discounts for using the non-combustible material.
Read about one homeowner's plans in my @laist.com story:
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As Trump and congressional Republicans roll back federal environmental policy, how can California fill that void?
I discussed on AirTalk @laist.com today (scroll down on this link):
laist.com/news/the-shu...
I discussed on AirTalk @laist.com today (scroll down on this link):
laist.com/news/the-shu...
The shutdown’s end may be in sight, so why are flights still getting cancelled?
Today on AirTalk: Flight cancellations; student AI use; parenting across generations; California climate leadership; beef industry; and falling out of love with your spouse.
laist.com
November 11, 2025 at 8:45 PM
As Trump and congressional Republicans roll back federal environmental policy, how can California fill that void?
I discussed on AirTalk @laist.com today (scroll down on this link):
laist.com/news/the-shu...
I discussed on AirTalk @laist.com today (scroll down on this link):
laist.com/news/the-shu...
🛍️ What do you remember about Valley Plaza? 🛍️
The North Hollywood mall is getting partially torn down after being declared a public nuisance after years of neglect, but it was once a thriving icon of modern shopping.
📷 Cato Hernández/LAist
The North Hollywood mall is getting partially torn down after being declared a public nuisance after years of neglect, but it was once a thriving icon of modern shopping.
📷 Cato Hernández/LAist
November 11, 2025 at 6:23 PM
🛍️ What do you remember about Valley Plaza? 🛍️
The North Hollywood mall is getting partially torn down after being declared a public nuisance after years of neglect, but it was once a thriving icon of modern shopping.
📷 Cato Hernández/LAist
The North Hollywood mall is getting partially torn down after being declared a public nuisance after years of neglect, but it was once a thriving icon of modern shopping.
📷 Cato Hernández/LAist
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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.
LAPD refuses to release crime map records, says data could lead to 'public panic'
First Amendment lawyer says LAPD denial goes against principles of public records law.
ow.ly
November 6, 2025 at 6:12 PM
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.
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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...
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...
Al Madrigal, Roy Wood Jr. Jason Mantzoukas & Rebecca Sugar - Bullseye Live at LAist with Jesse Thorn
YouTube video by Bullseye with Jesse Thorn
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November 4, 2025 at 10:46 PM
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...
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...
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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
Hosts: J. Keith van Straaten & Helen Hong
Guest: Kristin Pilotte
Expert: Dr. Don Thomas
@maximumfun.org @laist.com
November 5, 2025 at 3:43 AM
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
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
✍️&📸 David Wagner
November 5, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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
✍️&📸 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
more details on LAist.com
November 2, 2025 at 4:35 AM
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
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.
Go ahead and support us by donating at LAist.com/Donate and choose a special gift for yourself this Halloween this season.
October 30, 2025 at 11:20 PM
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.
Go ahead and support us by donating at LAist.com/Donate and choose a special gift for yourself this Halloween this season.