Power shutoff and evacuation warnings for 140 RPV residents; Report digs into anti-Asian...

Published: Aug 31, 2024 Duration: 00:09:39 Category: News & Politics

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listen to us 247 anytime you want the news ideas for the weekend or just some company and listen anywhere on the laest app even in areas it's tough to get our radio signal laest anytime anywhere L and show and tell present an evening with David sederis the writer humorist and radio contributor will take the stage Saturday November 16th at the United theater on Broadway tickets and information at la.com events [Music] today on the LA report power will be shut off at noon today in Rancho palis fares due to faster land movement it can't get much worse than this um we're going to have to move and I really don't know how we're going to handle it also why are younger asian-americans more likely to report experiencing anti-asian discrimination than their parents and grandparents and we take you inside an equestrian dispute at the OC Fair it's Monday September 1st I'm Josie Wong that's coming up on the weekend edition of the LA report from laest 89.3 but first here's the latest [Music] news an evacuation warning is in effect for 140 homes in Rancho palis Beres because of increased land movement Southern California Edison is cutting off power for those Homes at noon today palis far's Mayor John krook shank tells laas that the sewer service will also be shut down after the power is out you you just can't live in a house where you can't you know flush your toilets or take a shower where the water is literally going nowhere like there there won't be a sewer system the announcement came a month after gas service was shut off for families in the same area due to increased land movements Leanne twidwell cares for her 88-year-old husband who is blind and has Advance Parkinson's disease it can't get much worse than this um we're going to have to move and I don't really don't know how we're going to handle it I don't know how my husband's going to handle it the power shut off notice resulted in an evacuation warning younger asian-americans are more likely to report experiencing anti-asian discrimination than their parents and grandparents that's according to a survey conducted in Metropolitan La June Lim of asian-americans advancing Justice soal worked on the study she says younger asian-americans may have a broader definition of discrimination that includes verbal harassment and microaggressions like the first generation don't necessarily think about that as an act of anti-asian hate whereas many younger respondents came of age during the surge in anti-asian incidents during the pandemic and limb said may have a greater awareness about the issue the study also found younger asian-americans report lower rates of seeking help Lim says Asian-American organizations tend to focus on those who are immigrants and monolingual what can Community organizations do to stay connected with these later generations of asian-americans and also like how do we continue to outreach to them these groups can provide everything from legal aid to mental health counseling Metro is expanding its tap to exit program to one more station on the e-line in downtown Santa Monica this comes after a pilot program that checked fairs as you exit the North Hollywood Station Metro says the pilot was a success and reports that crime dropped across the line and the vast majority of writers reported safer and cleaner conditions data shows that about 95% of people arrested for violent crime on Metro trains do not pay fairs more after this [Music] break if you're cooking dinner driving to work or cleaning the carpet listen on the radio or the laist app if you need the headlines they're right there on the app and laist.com want to dig deep on a story or get restaurant recommendations sign up for an LA News letter or get the info at l.com and whether you're listening or reading driving or digging cleaning or cooking we are here 247 we're laist anytime anywhere laist and show inel present an evening with Fran libowitz be part of the live audience as one of our most insightful social commentators takes on current events this is libowitz off the cuff the evening will also include a book signing after the show along with an audience question and answer s session it's Wednesday September 25th at the Ricardo Montalban theater in Hollywood tickets and information at la.com [Music] [Music] events the medical provider laare and a Private health insurer will put $90 million towards Street medicine services that means providing more regular checkups for unhoused La residents where they are some of that money will fund a new medical center in Skid Row opening next year the plan is to provide Mobile Medical Care 3 2 1 the plan is to provide Mobile Medical Care to as many as 85,000 unhoused people the State Assembly is wrapping up this year's legislative session and one of the bills awaiting the governor's approval would make it easy year to build tiny homes for the unhoused including in LA but Cal matters Marissa Kendall says while traditional shelters are exempt from red tape that can slow down construction other options or not this bill would essentially give that same exemption to tiny homes so potentially it could make it a lot easier to get them approved more quickly the state has committed to building hundreds of tiny homes for the unhoused though progress has been slower than expected another slate of bills aims to give undocumented immigrants access to more state aid one would let them qualify for firsttime home buying grants while the other would explore letting them apply for unemployment funds Governor Newsome will decide whether to sign the bills by the end of September some of the legislator's bills this session are a little more symbolic a slate of bills would name three new state animals the black Abalone would become the official state seashell while the dous crab would be the state crustation and the banana slug would become the state slug long makers hope that this lets more people know about these species especially the black Abalone which is endangered the US Navy and state parks struck a deal to renew the lease for the famous Santa no State Beach just before it was set to expire yesterday Dave mauzac is a historian and longtime Sano Surfer we weren't sure if we were going to lose access to that beach forever it's absolutely great news because you know for a fellow like me who's entering his golden years uh I know that I'm going to be surfing there for the rest of my life the lease is for 25 years at $90 million read more about Sano on la.com horse owners engaged in a rent increased dispute with the OC Fair board entered the OC Fairgrounds Equestrian Center yesterday to exercise their horses the first time in a month Macky Hamlin owner of connected ecoin is one of the companies who has not signed a new lease it really has become less about the money and more about the fact that we just need to know that we have somewhere that's going to be able to facilitate the horses equestrians face a 50% increase in rental prices a figure many companies are unable to meet the OC Fair board says the tenants have been given plenty of time to find new boarding spaces and set a September 16th deadline for them to move their [Music] belongings the weekend la report is hosted by me Josie hang and produced by Kevin tidmarsh our engineer is Sean Corey Campbell the podcast is edited by Fiona Inc Katherine mailhouse is the director of content development and our vice president of podcast is Shaina Naomi cile join us back here tomorrow you can read more at la.com and listen live on the laest app or on the radio at 89.3 FM listeners like you help make the LA report possible please donate at l.com join this podcast is supported by Gordon and Donna Crawford who believe quality journalism makes southern California a better place to [Music] live laist Studios operates within the homelands of the Gabrielino tongva people we recognize the painful history of displacement settler colonialism and eraser of the people their 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