Friday, November 6, 2026
Los Angeles
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Transit & Streets ·
Caltrans will close the Vincent Thomas Bridge in San Pedro for 16 months starting Nov. 7 to repair its deteriorating concrete deck, until March 2028.
Weather & Environment ·
A weekend heat wave and Santa Ana winds will bring red flag warnings to mountainous areas of Ventura and Los Angeles counties.
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Elections ·
Karen Bass conceded the Los Angeles mayoral race to Nithya Raman in a phone call Thursday, according to the Los Angeles Times.
Elections ·
Councilmember Nithya Raman defeated Mayor Karen Bass in the Los Angeles mayoral race, according to FOX 11. Some voters expect quick action on homelessness and safety.
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Public Safety ·
Los Angeles police arrested Clifford 'Skipp' Townsend, founder of the nonprofit 2nd Call, on suspicion of conspiracy to commit murder, along with four others.
DevelopingPublic Safety ·
The LAPD said Officer Thomas Denton, of the Metropolitan Division, died at 11 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 5, during an on-duty training exercise in Huntington Beach.
Weather & Environment ·
LA County Fire Department announced free sandbag events. Residents may collect up to 25 sandbags at 12 locations ahead of a potentially wet winter.
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Elections ·
LA County turnout has officially surpassed the last midterm's, with more than 500,000 ballots still to be counted. Orange County also saw high turnout.
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Elections ·
On Tuesday night, Jose Ugarte said he felt confident he could hang on to the lead. The candidates in the District 3 race in the San Fernando Valley continue to be closely tied.
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Transit & Streets ·
Mayor-elect Nithya Raman prioritized public transit, safe streets and infrastructure during her campaign. She pledged to get the LAX people mover back on track.
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Public Safety ·
Police seek a female hit-and-run driver after a 33-year-old man was killed when two vehicles struck him Thursday on Victory Boulevard. A reward of up to $50,000 is offered.
City Hall ·
Nithya Raman won the mayoral election without an endorsement from any City Council member. She will govern alongside the council.
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Elections ·
The Justice Department announced Tuesday it would send out "1,000 election monitors and observers" across the U.S. in what it called "the largest monitoring effort in DOJ history," with Los Angeles, San Diego,…
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City Hall ·
Supervisor Lindsay Horvath, the only county supervisor to endorse Nithya Raman, said Raman's win over Karen Bass reflects voters' desire for a different direction.
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Elections ·
A Culver City measure giving 16- and 17-year-olds the right to vote in municipal and school board elections was trailing in early returns Thursday.
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City Hall ·
A national Democratic Socialists of America panel had been considering revoking the endorsement of Nithya Raman over her views on Israel, which some considered insufficiently tough.
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City Hall ·
The contest was in many ways generational, with 73-year-old Bass, a political veteran, courting longtime voters and Raman, 45, courting younger Angelenos.
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Housing & Homelessness ·
Los Angeles plans to add 65 public trash cans in Koreatown after tenants raised concerns about a shortage of places to throw away trash.
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Housing & Homelessness ·
Elysian Housing's seven-story affordable project, The Green, is rising at 21155 Califa Street, with 316 apartments above parking for 300 vehicles, according to Urbanize LA.
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Housing & Homelessness ·
Construction has begun on a $200-million apartment complex in Culver City at a time when housing development in much of Los Angeles County has slowed in spite of strong demand.
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Housing & Homelessness ·
The ordinance allows people to register their multi-partner relationships with WeHo, giving them rights to hospital visitation and additional tenant protections, among other benefits.
Housing & Homelessness ·
City Real Estate Holdings filed an application for a four-story building with 23 affordable apartments and no on-site parking at a vacant lot in East Hollywood.
Read at Urbanize LA
Housing & Homelessness ·
Steven Sharp Thu, 11/05/2026 - 06:05 Just north of Washington Boulevard in Mar Vista , wood framing is rising for a new affordable housing complex from ELAD Investment, LLC.
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Public Safety ·
According to LAPD, a pursuit suspect was hospitalized after an exchange of gunfire with officers in Koreatown Thursday night. No officers were wounded.
Public Safety ·
Federal immigration agents detained two people Thursday outside the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's station. The department said it had no involvement.
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Public Safety ·
Fire department personnel spotted what appeared to be explosive devices on Bunbury Drive in Avocado Heights Thursday, prompting the evacuation of some 20 homes. Residents were allowed back.
Public Safety ·
On Tuesday, voters extended L.A. County's Robert Luna era, electing him to a second consecutive term as sheriff — a feat not seen since Lee Baca's tenure ended in 2014.
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DevelopingPublic Safety ·
A court filing alleges the Long Beach Police Department knew for years of an officer's 2022 Georgia battery conviction but did not disclose it.
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Public Safety ·
Jose Zayas pleaded not guilty Thursday to murder charges in the fatal shooting of Culver City bus driver Bruce Rodriguez, according to FOX 11 Los Angeles.
Transit & Streets ·
A box truck overturned in a three-vehicle crash on the 5 Freeway in the Griffith Park area, leaving one person trapped and snarling traffic.
Read at ABC7 Eyewitness News
Transit & Streets ·
According to official city data, the only project Measure HLA required the city to install is 300 feet of Reseda Boulevard bike lanes in Tarzana.
Read at Streetsblog Los Angeles
Transit & Streets ·
A Southwest flight from John Wayne Airport to San Jose declared a general emergency and landed at LAX on Friday afternoon.
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Transit & Streets ·
A trash truck traveling southbound on Interstate 5 in the San Fernando Valley caught fire on Tuesday afternoon, prompting multiple lane closures.
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Weather & Environment ·
The first trial of Jonathan Rinderknecht — the man accused of intentionally starting a blaze that grew into the deadly Palisades fire — ended with a jury deadlocked 10 to 2 in favor of acquittal.
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Schools ·
Sixteen candidates are vying for three seats on the board that oversees the Los Angeles Community College District, the largest in the country with some 200,000 students.
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Weather & Environment ·
As a criminal investigation into Southern California Edison actions before last year's deadly Eaton fire continues, the state's for-profit utilities are lobbying for legislation that would protect their…
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Weather & Environment ·
Wildlife managers said a camera recorded a coyote on the crossing over the 101 Freeway in Agoura Hills before its official Dec. 2 opening.
Schools ·
Steven Sharp Wed, 11/04/2026 - 06:10 After more than a decade of quiet, plans to build housing on a commercial site just south of the 10 Freeway in University Park have suddenly reemerged.
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Around Town ·
Steven Sharp Wed, 11/04/2026 - 06:15 New signage recently posted at the intersection of Sunset Boulevard and Harper Avenue reveal plans to bring an AB 2011 high-rise to the Sunset Strip.
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