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đź”— Find out more at the link in the comments.A chance of dry lightning and thunderstorms could increase fire risk across ...
06/23/2026

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A chance of dry lightning and thunderstorms could increase fire risk across the region as this week’s heat lingers, according to the National Weather Service.

The Antelope and Cuyama valleys could see temperatures as high as 106 degrees. Tuesday and Wednesday will be the hottest period for most of Southern California.

The L.A. County Department of Public Health also issued a Heat Advisory through Thursday for valleys and mountain communities. The advisory is issued when hot weather may cause heat-related illness for some people.

To top it off, meteorologists say there will also be increased humidity.

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đź”— Learn more at the link in the comments.State leaders are feverishly negotiating with special interests behind a few hi...
06/23/2026

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State leaders are feverishly negotiating with special interests behind a few high-profile measures ahead of a Thursday deadline to withdraw them from the November ballot. Top Democrats have already announced an agreement between Uber and the state’s trial lawyers to pull rival initiatives they had each spent tens of millions of dollars promoting.

It’s a dance that happens every election cycle: Interest groups seeking policy changes spend big on voter initiatives, using them as leverage in exchange for favorable deals from state leaders, who often prefer to reach compromises to kill controversial proposals rather than take their chances with voters.

Legislative leaders can also place measures on the ballot. By Monday, they had already agreed to an affordable housing bond. They are also expected to approve a proposal to increase the cap on deposits into the state’s rainy day fund by Thursday.

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06/23/2026

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đź”— Find out more at the link in the comments.The latest CicLAvia, now in its 16th year, will connect Leimert Park with Ex...
06/23/2026

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The latest CicLAvia, now in its 16th year, will connect Leimert Park with Exposition Park this Sunday June 28 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Celebrating open, car-less streets, you can walk, jog, bike or skate with thousands of others for as long as you like along the route — no start line, no finish line.

You can also swing by the LAist booth at the Leimert Park Hub from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., where you can meet the team and grab some LAist goodies!

Post or pre-exertion, if you're looking for a place to eat or drink, we've lined up some of our favorites along the way, starting on Crenshaw and heading east.

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đź”— Read the story at the link in the comments.The Los Angeles Unified School Board is scheduled to vote Tuesday on a near...
06/23/2026

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The Los Angeles Unified School Board is scheduled to vote Tuesday on a nearly $21 billion spending plan for the next school year.

The budget includes raises, class size reductions and increased mental health support that are part of new contracts with the district’s largest labor unions.

There is also nearly $5 billion in school construction and renovation projects, which are funded by voter-approved bonds — that money cannot be shifted to pay for salaries or other school needs.

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đź”— Find out more at the link in the comments.Elissa Puente arrived at Seoul International Park around noon last Thursday ...
06/23/2026

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Elissa Puente arrived at Seoul International Park around noon last Thursday with her daughter, expecting to spend the day enjoying a family-friendly World Cup festival.

Puente and her daughter traveled from Burbank and spent the first several hours visiting vendors, watching performances and soaking in the festival atmosphere surrounding the highly anticipated Mexico vs. South Korea World Cup watch party.

But people continued pouring into the narrow viewing area along Irolo Street during the final hour before the match, and despite repeated announcements urging fans to be respectful and keep walkways clear, people around her began pushing. Puente said she was stepped on twice.

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đź”— What you need to know at the link in the comments.Clouds of smoke billow from the Lineage cold storage facility in bur...
06/23/2026

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Clouds of smoke billow from the Lineage cold storage facility in bursts. During brief breaks in the smoke, Ivan Arredondo rushes to cross the yellow caution tape to reach his home after waiting more than 20 minutes near Jim’s Burgers on Indiana Street.

“At night, the smoke gets in even when I close the windows and doors,” Arredondo said as firefighters worked Sunday to extinguish the fire behind him. “It has affected me; my throat has been feeling hoarse, almost like I’m starting to get a cough.”

The Boyle Heights resident hasn’t been able to work for the last five days because his van, which holds his work materials, cannot move in or out of the area blocked by the fire at the Lineage facility.

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đź”— More details at the link in the comments.In notoriously car-centric Los Angeles, thousands of fans have been taking pu...
06/23/2026

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In notoriously car-centric Los Angeles, thousands of fans have been taking public transit to get to the World Cup.

Metro has logged more than 100,000 rides to and from SoFi Stadium for the first four matches in Inglewood, on its special shuttle buses carrying fans directly to the stadium from various locations across the region. That service costs $1.75 a pop – the same as a typical bus ride.

The transit agency organized the enhanced bus system to bring passengers to the stadium directly from as far as Newport Beach and as nearby as Culver City. Ridership on those buses has jumped each match – from 18,551 rides to and from the first game between the U.S. and Paraguay to more than 29,000 rides when Iran played Belgium on Sunday afternoon.

There were long lines to catch the shuttle at Union Station before the first two matches. One rider, Cristian Vasquez, came from the Antelope Valley for the U.S.-Paraguay match. He left home at 9:30 a.m. and was the first in line for the bus.

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🔗 Read the story at the link in the comments.An earthquake is overdue along Southern California’s “critically stressed” ...
06/23/2026

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An earthquake is overdue along Southern California’s “critically stressed” San Andreas and San Jacinto faults, according to a new study.

As stress builds on a fault over centuries, it builds pressure that has to be released in an earthquake. In the study, scientists found that the San Andreas and San Jacinto faults are under more stress than at any point in the last 1,000 years, meaning that a massive earthquake could be on the way.

“Because it’s been quite a long time since the Southern San Andreas or the San Jacinto have had a large earthquake, we’ve accumulated a lot of stress,” said Kate Scharer, a co-author of the study and a geologist with the U.S. Geological Survey.

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đź”— Find out more at the link in the comments.Nearly six months after an off-duty Immigration and Customs Enforcement offi...
06/23/2026

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Nearly six months after an off-duty Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shot and killed an armed man on New Year’s Eve in L.A., authorities have yet to finish their investigation into the incident.

Brian Palacios has been identified in court records as the officer who killed Keith Porter Jr., 43, at a Northridge apartment complex where both men lived. Those records are filed to a contentious custody case between Palacios’ girlfriend and her ex-husband, who told the court in a successful application for a restraining order that he feared for his safety and the safety of his children after Palacios harassed and threatened him.

Authorities previously have said Palacios is still employed by ICE, and court records responding to the restraining order show he has recently been placed on administrative duty. ICE officials did not respond to questions about his current status.

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