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Sep. 29, 2026

Less than 1: AM Edition, September 29



This morning on Less than 1: California's new Lindalee's Law expands AG oversight of health plan arbitration, and a judge holds a final status conference ahead of the second social media addiction bellwether trial. Also: LA28's Olympics budget report draws scrutiny for missing key details, and Six Flags Magic Mountain retires its X2 roller coaster following brain injury lawsuits.

Stories mentioned in this episode:

(LAist) An Olympics budget report from LA28 is missing key details. One city official says that's a problem
https://laist.com/news/politics/olympics-budget-report-detail-city-controller-kenneth-mejia

(CBS LA) Six Flags Magic Mountain says it will "permanently retire" X2 roller coaster; closure follows brain injury reports
https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/six-flag-magic-mountain-x2-roller-coaster-closure/

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