On “LA Times Today,” the frustration over homeless encampments. Are LA’s anti-camping laws failing?

Plus, how an LA Times reporter found herself the victim of an artificial intelligence scam that said she was dead. We’ll tell you what really happened.

Plus, a “Peanuts” cartoon that changed lives. The origin story of Franklin, the first Black “Peanuts” character is told in his own special.

And the thrill of winning an Oscar. The filmmakers who won the Academy Award for “The Last Repair Shop” — and the first Oscar for the LA Times — join us in studio.