There are at least 63,000 students with disabilities in the Los Angeles Unified School District. For these students, the district's cellphone ban has implications beyond missing texts from friends or losing the option to scroll social media at lunch.

There are at least 63,000 students with disabilities in the Los Angeles Unified School District. For these students, the district's cellphone ban has implications beyond missing texts from friends or losing the option to scroll social media at lunch.

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What LAUSD students with disabilities need to know about the ban on cellphones in class

The Adelanto immigration detention center is among the top 10 facilities in the U.S. placing people in solitary confinement, according to an LAist analysis of the most recent ICE data.

The Adelanto immigration detention center is among the top 10 facilities in the U.S. placing people in solitary confinement, according to an LAist analysis of the most recent ICE data.

Solitary confinement at the ICE facility in Adelanto

The Trump administration did not include funding in its federal budget proposal for Los Angeles Metro’s key plan to use thousands of buses to transport fans to scattered venues hosting the 2028 Games. The 92-page document is a signal of the administration’s priorities for the budget for the next fiscal year, which begins Oct. 1. LAist's Libby Rainey reports.

The Trump administration did not include funding in its federal budget proposal for Los Angeles Metro&rsquo;s key plan to use thousands of buses to transport fans to scattered venues hosting the 2028 Games.&nbsp;The 92-page <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/budget_fy2027.pdf" data-cms-ai="0">document</a> is a signal of the administration&rsquo;s priorities for the budget for the next fiscal year, which begins Oct. 1. LAist's Libby Rainey reports.

President Trump's budget request doesn't include $2 billion for Metro's 2028 Olympics plan

Some Nowruz celebrations were canceled this year, including one that has taken place annually at UCLA for 15 years. LAist's Jill Replogle explores how the community is still finding ways to come together against the backdrop of war in Iran.

Some Nowruz celebrations were canceled this year, including one that has taken place annually at UCLA for 15 years. LAist's Jill Replogle explores how the community is still finding ways to come together against the backdrop of war in Iran.

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