City Desk
City Desk
Los Angeles
GSM's Los Angeles desk — news for the Chinese community in Los Angeles, and the stories that shape daily life there.
City
La Verne November City Newsletter: Voting Centers Open Ahead of Election Day, Commission Applications Due Nov. 19
Events
Día de los Muertos in LA's District 15 on November 1: Free Events at Angels Gate Park and in Harbor City
Events
Boonion Station Returns to Los Angeles Union Station Today: Free Halloween Party With Trick-or-Treating and a Costume Contest
City
Activating p53 Makes Cancer-Fighting T Cells Stronger and Longer-Lasting, UCLA Study Finds
City
Inside Safe Brings 40 Angelenos Indoors in Chesterfield Square, Its 146th Operation Citywide
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Los Angeles Prepares for Weekend Rain: More Than 31,000 Drainage Sites Cleared, Sand Ready at Fire Stations
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Los Angeles Nears 5,000 Solar Streetlights Installed, on Pace for up to 6,500 by Year-End
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California: Los Angeles and Long Beach Port Employers and Maritime Watchmen Extend Talks to Nov. 5, Averting a Strike at the Busiest U.S. Port Complex
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California: Federal Judge in Los Angeles Issues Preliminary Injunction Barring Suspicionless Immigration Stops in Seven Southern California Counties
Sports
Dodgers Owner Mark Walter Breaks Silence: 'We're Going to Keep the Team No Matter What'
LifeVideo
Los Angeles County Video Visits the Granada, a Coffee Shop Run Out of a Home in Angelino Heights
City
Los Angeles, California: Mayor Signs Oil and Gas Drilling Ban, With New Drilling Prohibited Citywide and Existing Wells to Phase Out Within 20 Years
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Los Angeles, California: Mayor Signs Executive Directive 24 to Streamline Restaurant Permits, With Al Fresco Self-Certification and Multilingual Help at Ten Centers
Film
22nd Chinese American Film Festival, Announced Oct. 29 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, to Open Nov. 10: Eric HZ to Give First Live Performance of Original Song 'Encounter' at Golden Angel Awards
City
Los Angeles Clears Homeless Encampment Beside Freeway on San Fernando Road on October 29: More Than 25 Arrested
Performance
Taiwan's Hung Dance Makes Los Angeles Debut With 'Birdy' at USC Bovard Auditorium on October 29, Free and Open to All
City
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California: LA28 Organizers Announce on October 28 That Kathleen Kennedy Will Lead the 2028 Olympic Opening and Closing Ceremonies
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Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California: Kaya Press Hosts Spooky Salon on October 28, with Taiwanese American Writer Ed Lin as Featured Reader
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Los Angeles, California: City Reaches Tentative Deal With County to Directly Place Unhoused Angelenos Into City-Funded Housing
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Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California: Early Voting Under Way as AAPI Equity Alliance Multilingual Voter Guide Helps Chinese American Voters Read the Ballot
Activities
Los Angeles 'Ghostly and Ghastly' Tour Revisits the 1871 Chinese Massacre Site on October 28: Meets at 501 N Main St
Sports
Follow-Up: Lakers Rule Out Doncic Against the Clippers With Back Tightness After His 41-Point Night, With No Return Timetable
Society
Los Angeles Council's 9-6 Vote Fails to Halt LAPD License-Plate Reader Pilot: 30 Devices to Be Installed in the West San Fernando Valley
CaliforniaVideo
Follow-Up: Newsom Talks Innovation Economy in Conversation With Science Center CEO; Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center Opens Nov. 13
Sports
LA28 Unveils 'Stars Align' as Official Slogan of the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games in 62-Second Film
City
LA Mayoral Candidate Raman Renews Attack on LAPD Chief McDonnell, Again Declining to Name a Replacement
Events
Autry Museum Free Day on Nov. 10: Free Admission on the Second Tuesday; Next Free Day Dec. 8
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LACMA Free Day on Dec. 8: Free Admission for All on the Second Tuesday; County Residents Free Weekday Afternoons
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UCLA Film & Television Archive Free Screening Dec. 5: Restored 'A Page of Madness' North American Premiere With Live Benshi Narration
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First Chinese Baptist Church of Los Angeles Hosts Trunk-or-Treat on Oct. 30: Free Admission, No Registration Needed
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LACMA Free for All Visitors on Nov. 10: Second-Tuesday Free Day, County Residents Free Weekday Afternoons
Culture & Entertainment
Jay-Z and J. Cole Urge Judge to Release Lil Durk on Bail After Murder-for-Hire Acquittal
Events
Los Angeles Central Library: Free ALOUD Centennial Talk on Oct. 28 with Susan Orlean
Features
Los Angeles Homelessness in 2026: Count Rises After Two Years of Declines, City Unsheltered Population Nears 29,000 as County Board Votes on Governance Deal
Film
L.A. City Council Approves Two Film-Friendly Motions: Free Permits for Microshoots, $1-a-Day City Property for Productions
Cities
Follow-Up: LA Mayor Bass Seeks Outside Independent Audit of LADWP Rates Ahead of October 27 Board Vote
City
LA Mayor Karen Bass Admits Mistakes on Homelessness: Says She Should Have Transformed the System Earlier, Now Backs a New City-Run System
Cities
Los Angeles City Clerk Launches New Legislative Management System: Council Files, Agendas and Public Comment in One Place
Health
Los Angeles TCM Masterclass Wraps Up October 25: Three Days Delving into Chinese Medicine Pattern Differentiation for Skin and Autoimmune Diseases
Society
Los Angeles City Officials Release Crime Data on October 26: Homicides Down 47% in Four Years
City
LAFC Come Back From Two Goals Down to Draw the Galaxy and Lock Up a Playoff Berth
City
DUI Driver Crashes Into Cycling Group in Montclair, Killing 2 and Injuring Others; Arrested After Fleeing
City
Los Angeles Coastal King Tide Advisory Remains in Effect on October 26: Tides Could Reach 8 Feet, Watch for Water on Low-Lying Beach Roads
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Los Angeles Speed Cameras Go Live on October 26: First 20 Locations Issue Warnings Only for 60 Days, Fines Start at Year's End
Entertainment
XUANNOVA Presents Digital Platform for Eastern Cultural Studies in Los Angeles: 30 Classic Volumes, Seven Languages
City
World's Worst Expo Comes to Los Angeles on October 25, With More Than 100 Small Vendors at a Vintage Market
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