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Each weekday, catch up on the 5 most pressing stories to start your morning in 3 minutes or less.is calling on the public to help them observe monarch butterflies. The data will help scientists study the butterflies and inform the 29th annualMillions of monarchs once flocked to California on their yearly migration to winter in trees such as eucalyptus, Monterey pine, cypress, sycamore, and redwood along the Pacific Coast. In recent decades, the number of monarchs making their annual journey. Getting a more accurate accounting of where monarchs are helps conservationists restore and protect their habitats, which are often in state parks.Climate change, habitat loss, pesticide use, and disease are the main culprits for the iconic monarchs’ decline, and scientists say that if the trend continues, they could become extinct by 2080. That’s why advocates and scientists have been working to document the decline iniNaturalist app and snap photos of monarch butterflies or caterpillars if you see them. Of course, never disturb a monarch to take a photo! And you can always help monarchs by planting some milkweed at your own home too. In fact, the Santa Monica Mountains Fund is As Editor-in-Chief of our newsroom, I’m extremely proud of the work our top-notch journalists are doing here at LAist. We’re doing more hard-hitting watchdog journalism than ever before — powerful reporting on the economy, elections, climate and the homelessness crisis that is making a difference in your lives. At the same time, it’s never been more difficult to maintain a paywall-free, independent news source that informs, inspires, and engages everyone. Simply put, we cannot do this essential work without your help. Federal funding for public media has been clawed back by Congress and that means LAist has lost $3.4 million in federal funding over the next two years. So we’re asking for your help. LAist has been there for you and we’re asking you to be here for us. We rely on donations from readers like you to stay independent, which keeps our nonprofit newsroom strong and accountable to you. No matter where you stand on the political spectrum, press freedom is at the core of keeping our nation free and fair. And as the landscape of free press changes, LAist will remain a voice you know and trust, but the amount of reader support we receive will help determine how strong of a newsroom we are going forward to cover the important news from our community. Please take action today to support your trusted source for local news with a donation that makes sense for your budget.Transportation and MobilityClimate and EnvironmentMonarch butterflies are on a path to extinction, but there is a way to support them — and maybe see them in your own yard — by planting milkweed.Huntington Beach sides with Texas — and Trump — in the nation’s redistricting battle With California voters facing a decision on redistricting this November, Surf City is poised to join the brewing battle over Congressional voting districts.The drug dealer, the last of five defendants to plead guilty to federal charges linked to the 'Friends' actor’s death, will face a maximum sentence of 65 years in prison.The weather’s been a little different lately, with humidity, isolated rain and wind gusts throughout much of Southern California. What’s causing the late-summer bout of gray?Which schools get to have crossing guards? Here’s how LA is changing the system LA’s legal cannabis owners say multi-million dollar program to give them a hand up, instead left ‘complete debt and devastation’
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