Less than 1: AM Edition, May 20

This morning on Less than 1: Palisades fire plaintiffs allege new discovery violations by California State Parks, and Blank Rome reunites a public-private partnership team with two new partners in Los Angeles -- plus L.A. County's post-fire rent-gouging ban heads toward expiration after supervisors decline to extend it, and a Bay Area customer sues Fashion Nova over early-morning marketing texts.

Stories mentioned in this episode:

LA County's post-fire rent-gouging ban set to expire May 29
https://laist.com/brief/news/housing-homelessness/los-angeles-county-price-rent-gouging-fires-expiration-may-2026

Early-morning texts from fashion retailer spark lawsuit from California customer
https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2026-05-20/californian-sues-fashion-nova-for-early-morning-promotional-texts