Little Lake City school district strike ends, Calls for May Day economic blackout, LAPD Olympic funding plea— Morning Edition

Little Lake City school district strike ends, Calls for May Day economic blackout, LAPD Olympic funding plea— Morning Edition

From The LA Report by LAist Studios

April 30, 2026 · 5 min

About this episode

The episode covers the end of a significant teachers' strike in California, calls for an economic blackout on May Day, and LAPD's plea for funding related to the Olympics.

California's third longest teachers' strike in three decades is over. May Day event organizers are calling for an economic blackout. The head of the LAPD pleads for Olympic security funding after the Games refuses to open its wallet. Plus, more from Morning Edition. Support The L.A. Report by donating at  LAist.com/join  and by visiting  https://laist.com Support the show: https://laist.com

Topics covered

  • teachers' strike
  • May Day
  • LAPD funding
  • Olympics
  • California news

Keywords

  • teachers' strike
  • May Day
  • LAPD
  • Olympics
  • California

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Little Lake City school district, LAPD

Places: California

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