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Mayor Eric Garcetti met with chief of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to discuss river restoration and revitalization efforts.
A cold upper-level low-pressure system brought the Southland heavy snow and gusty winds today.
Snow is prompting closures on San Gabriel Mountain roads and restrictions on ones in the San Bernardino Mountains.
The Olympic torch at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum will be lit just after midnight tonight.
Rain doused the Southland today, and heavy snow and strong gusty winds are expected in the San Gabriel Mountains, likely creating perilous traveling conditions.
The council voted 15-0 to create a two-year pilot program in the Historic Core and cut sidewalk chair-and-table permit costs from $1,926-$6,000 to $578.
"Los Angeles has a world-class street food culture, but we sometimes likes to pretend it doesn't exist," Councilman Jose Huizar said, noting that some streetside edible offerings have even attracted the attention of food critics.
A group of Irwindale residents went on record today as suffering from a sting in the air as part of the city's lawsuit against a hot sauce maker famed for its Thai-style Sriracha made with hot peppers.
A federal government shutdown sparked by a dispute over Obamacare raised the ire of some area politicians today.
Jerry Brown today signed a bill by a Southland lawmaker for the development of a statewide earthquake warning system.
The pool of Los Angeles City Council candidates expanded today as more people seek office in the next city election, which is in early 2015.
"Los Angeles is home to more Olympians than anywhere in the world, and has twice hosted the summer Olympic Games," said Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas.