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Dozens of Los Angeles firefighters in Florida helping with Hurricane Milton response efforts
As thousands of people brace for Hurricane Milton, dozens of Los Angeles firefighters have traveled to Florida to help with response efforts.About 144 firefighters from different agencies, including the Los Angeles Fire Department and the Los Angeles County Fire Department, made their way to the Gulf Coast the past few days.The Los Angeles City Fire Department sent 43 members after FEMA activated the National Urban Search and Rescue Response System to request nationwide mutual aid.This group of firefighters from FEMA California Task Force 1 are swift water rescue specialists who will offer technical assistance to the recovery efforts, the fire...
California pledged $500 million to help tenants preserve affordable housing. They didn’t get a dime.
California allotted half a billion dollars to help community land trusts across the state. But budget cuts and bureaucracy have land trust advocates back where they were in 2020: seeking state aid to preserve affordable housing.
LAPD seeks help in tracking down driver in fatal hit-and-run
A man was killed in a hit-and-run in North Hollywood last month, and the Los Angeles Police Department is looking for the driver. At about 1:50 a.m. on Sept. 13, a man crossing Victory Boulevard outside of a crosswalk got hit by a dark vehicle headed east on Victory, police said in a news release. […]
ACLU SoCal Demands LAPD Officers Stop Obstructing L.A. TACO Reporter From Filming Homeless ‘Sweeps’
On Tuesday, attorneys with the American Civil Liberties Union SoCal (ACLU SoCal) and First Amendment Coalition sent a letter to LAPD Interim Chief Dominic Choi on behalf of L.A. TACO Investigative Reporter Lexis-Olivier Ray, demanding that Choi order his officers to not obstruct Ray’s access to documenting homeless encampment cleanups.
Brush fire breaks out in Beverly Crest area of Los Angeles
A small brush fire broke out in the Beverly Crest neighborhood of Los Angeles Wednesday as firefighters worked to put out the flames.The fire was reported to be just one acre and burning in medium to heavy brush near 1400 North Lake Drive at 11:15 a.m., according to the Los Angeles Fire Department. It was moving at a slow rate of speed with low wind conditions, authorities said.No structures were being threatened at the time.Aerial footage shows a few flames burning through the shrubbery of hillsides while an LAFD helicopter made a water drop.The Beverly Hills Fire Department was also being dispatched to the scene along with the Mountain Recreation and Conservation Authority, according to LAFD. No other details were released by the fire department as of noon.
Man injured in explosion suffered severe burns, wife says
The man injured in an explosion on Monday had taken the day off from work to recover from a father-daughter cycling marathon the day before, his wife said. The post Man injured in explosion suffered severe burns, wife says appeared first on Long Beach Post.
Police try to corner suspect hiding in Long Beach apartment building
Police were evacuating apartments and trying to close in on the suspect who was reportedly moving around in an attic crawlspace. The post Police try to corner suspect hiding in Long Beach apartment building appeared first on Long Beach Post.
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