Hate crime charges are filed against a man accused of a deadly shooting at an Orange County church; A new report finds LA's planning commission is a bottleneck for new home construction in the city; A whole lot of concrete is about to get hauled out of Malibu Creek.

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Hate crime charges are filed against a man accused of a deadly shooting at an Orange County church; A new report finds LA's planning commission is a bottleneck for new home construction in the city; A whole lot of concrete is about to get hauled out of Malibu Creek.
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The L.A. Report is a breakdown of the day's top news from Southern California, featuring the award-winning reporting of LAist 89.3 FM &ndash; L.A.'s number one NPR station. Hosted by Austin Cross in the morning and Julia Paskin in the afternoon, it's the smart way to start and end your day.
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