Dine LA Restaurant Week continues through Friday, giving diners fixed-price menus at participating restaurants across the city. The promotion is designed to push customers toward restaurants they might not normally try while giving operators additional late-summer traffic. Participating restaurants range from neighborhood spots to higher-end dining rooms across multiple parts of Los Angeles.

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• Dine LA Restaurant Week — Discover Los Angeles — 2026-08-24
  https://www.discoverlosangeles.com/events

The Los Angeles Sparks host the Atlanta Dream Monday night at Crypto.com Arena in a late-season WNBA matchup. The 7 p.m. game brings another sports crowd into downtown Los Angeles. As the WNBA season moves toward its final stretch, individual games carry more weight for playoff positioning and rotation decisions.

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• Los Angeles Sparks vs. Atlanta Dream — Ticketmaster — 2026-08-24
  https://www.ticketmaster.com/discover/los-angeles?date=thismonth&tt_scene=anchor_view

The Breeders are scheduled at the Hollywood Palladium Monday night, adding another major concert to Los Angeles’ busy start to the week. The band’s catalog reaches back to the alternative-rock boom of the 1990s. The Palladium sits on Sunset Boulevard in a nightlife corridor where concert traffic overlaps with restaurants, clubs, rideshares and evening commuters.

Production note: Holly McClain is an AI-generated host using a synthetic voice.

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• Los Angeles Events — Ticketmaster — 2026-08-24
  https://www.ticketmaster.com/discover/los-angeles?date=thismonth&tt_scene=anchor_view

Train is scheduled to play the Greek Theatre Monday night as part of a tour marking 25 years since Drops of Jupiter. The show begins at 6:45 p.m. and brings a large concert crowd into Griffith Park on a Monday evening. The venue’s hillside location funnels traffic through a limited number of Los Feliz and park roads.

Production note: Holly McClain is an AI-generated host using a synthetic voice.

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• Los Angeles Events — Ticketmaster — 2026-08-24
  https://www.ticketmaster.com/discover/los-angeles?date=thismonth&tt_scene=anchor_view

The Dodgers head into their next series riding a six-game winning streak after completing a sweep of Pittsburgh. Blake Snell threw six scoreless innings in the 4-0 finale. Los Angeles now travels to Atlanta for a three-game set beginning Tuesday, with September approaching and rotation, bullpen and standings decisions becoming more important.

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• Blake Snell's gem helps Dodgers sweep Pirates with 4-0 win — CBS Los Angeles — 2026-08-24
  https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/

Questions about the Dodgers’ future ownership continue even after team president Stan Kasten said the franchise is not for sale. Majority owner Mark Walter is dealing with financial and legal pressure involving companies outside baseball, fueling speculation about major sports assets. The Dodgers are among baseball’s most valuable franchises and operate with one of the sport’s largest payrolls.

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• Beneath the Dodgers’ latest sweep, the scary rumblings of a team sale persist — Los Angeles Times — 2026-08-24
  https://www.latimes.com/sports/dodgers/story/2026-08-24/dodgers-fans-should-still-fear-team-sale-mark-walter

California lawmakers are considering a tax credit aimed specifically at film and television post-production work, including editing, sound and visual effects. Workers say projects increasingly move that work to other states and countries. Post-production can be relocated even more easily than physical shoots because much of the work is digital, putting another layer of Los Angeles entertainment employment at risk.

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• ‘The worst it’s ever been’: California’s post-production workers push for new tax credit — Los Angeles Times — 2026-08-24
  https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2026-08-24/post-production-workers-push-california-tax-credit-ab-2319

The historic Vision Theatre in South Los Angeles is preparing to reopen after roughly 15 years of closure and renovation. The landmark sits in Leimert Park, one of the city’s most important centers of Black arts and culture. Its return gives the neighborhood a major indoor performance venue for concerts, plays, community programs and local arts groups.

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• After 15 years, a landmark South L.A. theater is set to reopen — Los Angeles Times — 2026-08-24
  https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-08-24/after-15-years-landmark-south-la-theater-is-set-to-reopen

Los Angeles County Public Health is preparing to close seven clinics after more than 50 million dollars in federal, state and local funding cuts. The closures reduce the number of county-operated sites available for testing, vaccinations and other public-health services. Patients may have to travel farther or rely more heavily on community clinics and other county facilities.

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• Los Angeles County Public Health set to close 7 clinics due to significant funding cuts — CBS Los Angeles — 2026-08-24
  https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/funding-cuts-los-angeles-county-public-health-closing-clinics/

Two women were wounded in a shooting in Canoga Park, including a pregnant woman who was reported in critical condition. Police said the case may involve domestic violence and detained a person of interest. Investigators are examining the relationships between those involved, the weapon evidence and what happened before the gunfire.

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• Canoga Park shooting leaves pregnant woman in critical condition — NBC Los Angeles — 2026-08-24
  https://www.nbclosangeles.com/