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California heat wave temperatures could top triple digits over 4th of July
LOS ANGELES - As the Fourth of July weekend approaches, Southern California is bracing for yet another heat wave that could bring triple-digit temperatures to parts of the region. According to the National Weather Service, a large area of high pressure will bring hot conditions starting Sunday, with temperatures gradually...
California’s largest landfill is about to become a massive park
California’s Wildlife Conservation Board recently awarded a $12.5 million grant to help convert a massive landfill into Los Angeles County’s first new regional park in three decades. The Puente Hills Landfill, located near the 605 Freeway and Highway 60 interchange, operated for nearly 60 years and was the largest landfill in California and the second-largest […]
Pasadena Announces Partial Road Closure for Construction on South Pasadena Avenue
The City of Pasadena has announced a partial road closure on South Pasadena Avenue near California Boulevard for Saturday, June 29, due to construction work. The closure will be in effect from 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., according to a statement from the city’s official Twitter account. South Pasadena...
Los Angeles mayor celebrates $250 million homeless program as homelessness shrinks for first time in six years
As the Supreme Court makes it easier to restrict homeless encampments, Los Angeles celebrated the first decline in its homeless population in years. Data released Friday show homelessness dropped on two levels in the past six years. Overall, homelessness decreased by 2.2%. That number accounts for people who have found emergency lodging or are sheltering […]
Los Angeles’s Mayor Was Contemplating a Mask Ban. She Just Got Covid.
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass began the week by suggesting that her city consider a new mask ban for protesters, and ended it by testing positive for Covid-19. After protesters clashed outside of a synagogue in Pico-Robertson, which held an event for a company selling high-end properties in Israel’s illegal settlements in the West Bank, Democratic leaders quickly denounced the chaos and began working on ways to make everything a lot less safe for protesters. President Joe Biden called it “dangerous, unconscionable, antisemitic, and un-American,” but said nothing about the auctioning of stolen Palestinian land in Israeli settlements which the...
Pasadena Minimum Wage To Increase on Monday, July 1
On July 1, 2024, Pasadena’s minimum wage is set to increase from $16.93 per hour to $17.50 per hour for all businesses, regardless of size. On March 14, 2016, the Pasadena City Council adopted its own minimum wage ordinance. Pasadena’s minimum wage rules were approved prior to the State of California’s action, and the state’s minimum wage does not preempt Pasadena’s minimum wage ordinance.
LA County Probation Department eliminates management jobs
In an “unprecedented restructuring” that was “largest of its kind in the country,” the Los Angeles County Probation Department has cut an entire management tier, the department announced Friday. The changes in the 6,600-employee agency affect 14 top managers with the elimination of 13 bureau-chief positions,...
Fireworks Light Up the West Valley July 4
Valley Cultural Foundation will produce the 22nd Annual Councilmember Bob Blumenfield’s July 4th Extravaganza presented by L.A. County Supervisor Lindsay Horvath. Each year, tens of thousands of community members across the city of Los Angeles attend this event to celebrate our country’s independence. Event parking opens at 3...
Santa Monica’s homeless count down by 6% from 2023, which equates to 52 people
The 2024 Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count results were announced on Friday morning and while the Westside of Los Angeles County, which includes Santa Monica, saw a nearly 20% decrease in the total population of people experiencing homelessness, the count for Santa Monica showed a 6% decrease from the 826 reported in 2023 by the Los Angeles County Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA) to 774 people.
Vacant rooms raise more questions about L.A.'s pricy homeless housing program
On any given night, hundreds of hotel rooms sit empty across Los Angeles despite being leased as interim housing for the city’s homeless population through Mayor Bass’ high-cost housing program, Inside Safe – why?
LA City Council puts hold on plans for nearly-completed RV park in Harbor City
HARBOR CITY, LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- The city of Los Angeles has placed plans for a controversial new RV park in Harbor City on hold as it takes a closer look at the project. The park's plans call for it to be built next to a residential neighborhood, and many residents are concerned it's too close to their homes.
Baldwin Park Offers Free Summer Meals for Kids and Teenagers
City of Baldwin Park is providing healthy meals to local children this summer through the Healthy-Full Summer Lunch Program. From June 17, 2024, to August 9, 2024, Children ages 1 through 17 can receive a free, nutritious meal, Monday through Friday, at select sites in Baldwin Park. “Keeping our kids...
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