Tag: L.A
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Hurricane Hilary To Hit L.A. With Tropical Storm Force Wind, Rain, Big Surf – Deadline
[ad_1] UPDATED, Friday at 2:30 p.m. with latest windspeed, graphics: In a rare occurrence, the remnants of Hurricane Hilary is forecast to hit Southern California and possibly Los Angeles this weekend with tropical storm-force winds (39-73 mph) and very heavy rain. What began as Tropical Storm Hilary off the coast of Mainland Mexico strengthened into…
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Finding an L.A. neighborhood with clean air is tough
[ad_1] If there’s anything I’ve learned after covering air quality in California for the last year, it’s that there is no fundamental right to clean air. In my short time in Los Angeles, I’ve seen mountain ranges disappear behind a veil of lung-searing smog. I’ve seen an armada of diesel-belching freighters — each the length…
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Rent control enacted in Southeast L.A. County cities
[ad_1] Stephanie Portillo has lived in her one-bedroom Maywood apartment with her son for 12 years, with rent increases she could afford until recently. A new landlord purchased the complex in October 2021, when she was paying $1,000, and has since raised her rent to $1,245, she said. She received no notice about the most…
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Flea-borne typhus led to L.A. County deaths amid rise in cases
[ad_1] Flea-borne typhus was tied to three deaths in Los Angeles County last year amid a rise in reported cases of the illness, according to a report released Thursday. The deaths marked the first time in almost three decades that anyone was reported to have died of illness associated with flea-borne typhus in L.A. County,…
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Opinion: L.A. housing costs kept our family in a cramped studio for 25 years
[ad_1] My sister and I have called Westlake and Koreatown home our entire lives, but rising rent priced us out of our own community. Southern California’s high costs of living and limited homeowner support programs made it nearly impossible to find a better housing situation for our family. Growing up in a predominately low-income immigrant…
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Taylor Swift, swiftly: Metro adds service for Eras Tour in L.A.
[ad_1] Taylor Swift brings her blockbuster, career-spanning Eras Tour to Los Angeles for a six-performance engagement at SoFi Stadium beginning Aug. 3. To help Swifties get to and from the venue for the sold-out shows, Metro has added late-night service and a free shuttle to stations around the stadium. Service has been extended to around…
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L.A. police fatally shoot man they say was armed with kitchen knife
[ad_1] Los Angeles police fatally shot a man armed with a knife at an apartment complex near Skid Row on Thursday, LAPD officials said. The shooting occurred sometime after 11:30 a.m. when police were dispatched to a complex in the 1000 block of East 7th Street regarding a person being threatened by someone with a…
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An L.A. visitor’s guide to the hotel workers’ strike
[ad_1] If you’re planning to visit Los Angeles anytime soon, the widespread news coverage of the hotel workers’ strike may have left you wondering whether you have to make new reservations — or pick a different city. In truth, there are plenty of hotels not involved in the labor dispute, and even the ones that…
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Michael Neely, leader in L.A. homeless services, has died
[ad_1] Michael E. Neely, a Vietnam veteran who evolved from the fiery leader of Skid Row’s March to the Sea to become one of the most innovative and influential minds in Los Angeles homeless and social services policy, has died at age 74. A former Marine and recovering drug addict, Neely was living in a…
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Hotel worker strike threat looms over L.A. on July 4 weekend
[ad_1] Would superheroine Sailor Moon cross a picket line? That’s the question organizers with Unite Here Local 11 were asking Anime Expo attendees in downtown Los Angeles on Saturday during a packed July 4 weekend. The largest anime convention in North America kicked off Saturday at the Los Angeles Convention Center, just as hotels across…
