LA Made: The Other Moonshot

<p>The death of Jackie signals the end of her story with Shadow &ndash; as well as for Big Bear Lake, and for millions of fans who followed the eagles&rsquo; saga on livestream for years. LAist reporter <a href="https://laist.com/people/makenna-cramer">Makenna Cramer</a> joins Imperfect Paradise to examine how the eagles turned the tides for a fight against luxury housing development in the San Bernardino Mountains, as well as what celebrity animal culture can tell us about our relationship to n

<p>Homelessness increased in Los Angeles this year following two previous years of declines, according to the recently released 2026 &ldquo;point-in-time&rdquo; homeless count. It&rsquo;s a setback for the region, and for L.A. Mayor Karen Bass who&rsquo;s touted prior declines as evidence that her approach to addressing the homelessness crisis is working. But is it really? On this episode of Imperfect Paradise, LAist reporter&nbsp;<a href="https://laist.com/news/housing-homelessness/la-homelessn

<p>The city of Los Angeles is home to over two thousand active oil wells, many concentrated in communities of color where residents have long reported serious health issues. On this episode of Imperfect Paradise, LAist&rsquo;s Erin Stone takes us inside one neighborhood&rsquo;s fight to shut down a drill site, and explores what a broader effort to phase out drilling could mean for a region whose economy and infrastructure were built on an oil field.</p> <p>Read Erin&rsquo;s reporting on <a href=

<p>Immigration bond denials have jumped sharply under the second Trump administration &mdash; nowhere more than at the Adelanto ICE detention center in Southern California. On this week's Imperfect Paradise: LAist's Jared Bennett follows the case of a 70-year-old L.A. street vendor held at Adelanto for six months, what it took for his family to get him released, and what immigration advocates say is behind the shift in bond denials.</p> <p>Read Jared&rsquo;s reporting on&nbsp;<a href="https://la

<p>For the first time ever, more fathers than mothers applied for Paid Family Leave to bond with their newborn child in California. LAist&rsquo;s Elly Yu dives into the reasons behind this growing trend and talks with three men about their role as fathers.</p> <p>Read Elly&rsquo;s reporting on paid family leave on <a href="https://laist.com/people/elly-yu">LAist.com</a>.&nbsp;</p> <p>Grow your business&ndash;no matter what stage you&rsquo;re in. Sign up for a one-dollar-per-month trial period at

<p>Hosting the World Cup was supposed to be an economic boost for Los Angeles, but what effect has it really had on local businesses? LAist reporter Destiny Torres examines this question through one historic tourist destination in Los Angeles: Olvera Street.</p> <p>Read Destiny&rsquo;s reporting on Olvera Street at <a href="https://laist.com/news/los-angeles-activities/olvera-street-shopkeepers-thought-las-world-cup-would-revive-business-it-hasnt">LAist.com</a>.</p> <p>Grow your business&ndash;n

<p>Los Angeles has a new museum: Dataland &ndash;- the world&rsquo;s first museum completely devoted to AI-generated art. In a time of high anxiety around the impact of AI on jobs, the environment and human creativity, can Dataland change the conversation around human-AI collaboration? LAist All Things Considered Host Julia Paskin takes us inside Dataland.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>Read Julia&rsquo;s essay on Dataland at <a href="https://laist.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/new-ai-museum-dataland-arti

<p><em>This episode originally aired on June 13, 2025.</em></p> <p>ICE raids began last Friday across Southern California. People have been detained and there have been confrontations between protesters and law enforcement. What exactly went down and where does Los Angeles go from here? We hear from family members of people detained by ICE and talk with LAist Civics and Democracy Correspondent Frank Stoltze about the unprecedented week that Angelenos just experienced. Also we take a look at the