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California Traffic Rule 2024 Update: Understanding the Right Turn on Red Rule!
Driving in California can be an adventure, with its bustling highways and scenic routes. However, navigating the roads also requires a thorough understanding of the state’s traffic laws to ensure safety and avoid fines. One of the most significant updates in California traffic rules for 2024 concerns the “Right Turn on Red” (RTOR) rule. This blog aims to provide an in-depth look at the RTOR rule, the recent changes, and what drivers need to know to stay compliant.
Half A Dozen Wildfires Ring Much Of Greater Los Angeles
Today, after a number of mostly spot fires throughout the region in recent weeks, Los Angeles finds itself partially ringed by blazes: one in La Tuna Canyon, two more in the Angeles National Forest, one in Redlands, another one to the north near Palmdale and a sixth — the largest in the state this year — continuing to burn inland from Santa Barbara.Santa Barbara ‘Lake Fire’ Acres Burned Still Growing, But Containment Rising The results have included, just in the last 24 hours, evacuations, freeway and road closures, structure-protection efforts and a search for a group of teens who may be...
Bacteria levels prompt ocean water warnings at 13 L.A. County beaches
Beachgoers are being urged to avoid going into the water at more than a dozen beaches in Los Angeles County. On Friday, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health issued ocean water use warnings for 13 L.A. area beaches due to bacteria levels that are currently “exceeding health standards when last tested.” The warnings […]
5 CA Hospitals Are Among The Best In The Nation, Per A New Ranking
U.S. News & World Report’s 2024–2025 Best institutions rating, which was issued on Tuesday, places five California institutions among the top 20 in the nation. U.S. News assessed the performance of almost 5,000 hospitals in 30 medical and surgical areas for its 35th annual study. California’s honor roll...
Metro's 'tap to exit' pilot program, aimed at reducing fare evasion, could soon be expanded
A Metro pilot program aimed at reducing fare evasion and boosting rider safety could soon be expanded across the transit system, Los Angeles County Supervisor Janice Hahn announced Tuesday.Hahn, who chairs Metro's Board of Directors, said she supports expanding the "Tap to Exit" policy, following promising results of the pilot program at the North Hollywood station. According to the agency's Transit Watch App, there has been a roughly 40% reduction in reported crime and incidents at the station since the policy was implemented."The numbers cannot be ignored -- the Tap to Exit program is even more effective than many of...
Residents in parts of Los Angeles can apply for a free air purifier
Residents in some Los Angeles neighborhoods can qualify for a free air purifier as part of the South Coast Air Quality Management District’s residential air filtration program. Those eligible for the free portable air purifier are residents within a certain boundary in Los Angeles. The boundaries include Boyle Heights, East Los Angeles and some areas […]
City of LA takes steps to clear out massive 'junkyard property' in La Tuna Canyon
The city of Los Angeles is taking action to clear out a large "junkyard property" in La Tuna Canyon some say has become a massive dumping ground.Armed with a warrant granted late Monday, a team of Los Angeles Fire Department personnel, building and safety staff and police officers entered the property in the 8600 block of La Tuna Canyon Road Wednesday morning to conduct a more detailed assessment of the littered grounds.The large property is filled with old cars, tires, wheels, large appliances and piles of trash.Councilman Monica Rodriguez, who represents the 7th District which encompasses the Northeast San Fernando...
Malibu parents call school bus service cancellation ‘dire’
SMMUSD superintendent meets with parents to explain Some Malibu parents are scrambling to find transportation to school now that the Santa Monica Malibu Unified School District is unable to provide school bus service for general education students. The SMMUSD announcement caught many families off guard last month who rely on what they consider a “fundamental right” to school bus […] The post Malibu parents call school bus service cancellation ‘dire’ appeared first on The Malibu Times.
The Maximum Number Of Dogs Per Household Might Be Going Up In LA!
I truly didn’t know there was a cap on how many dogs you could own as a household until now… did you?. But the good news is the city of Los Angeles may allow more dogs per house to ease shelter crowding. Apparently the current law says three...
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