A Challenging Year for LGBTQ+ Teachers in SoCal

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The World Cup is more than just soccer. How it’s a flash point for politics, the economy and ICE for host cities like LA

The stakes are high for this year’s FIFA World Cup. For the first time in the tournament's history, 48 national teams will compete across 16 cities. That includes Los Angeles. And despite the sport’s biggest names battling it out on the field, high ticket prices, ICE’s role at th ...  Show more

Voter Game Plan Part 5: Your last chance to cram before the June 2 primary

If you still haven’t voted and need some help, listen to this encore of the first episode in our Voter Game Plan series – LAist Community Engagement Senior Producer Brianna Lee previews the key races and answers burning questions on navigating the primary election. And be sure to ...  Show more

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Teacher Appreciation Week
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We meet some exceptional (and not so exceptional) educators. Hear what motivates them—and keeps them from strangling students.  Educators share their breaking points, including students finding their HOME ADDRESS. Another teacher is busted for a sexual relationship with another f ...  Show more

The war on trans people
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Vox’s Emily St. James talks with Chase Strangio of the ACLU about the assault on the rights of trans Americans taking place in many states across the country. They explain why laws that recently passed through state houses in Florida, Texas, and Alabama imperil trans people — or, ...  Show more