Clarissa Wei
Clarissa Wei is a freelance journalist who writes about food systems and minority cultures. She has researched extensively on the topics of Chinese food and sustainable agriculture and is a certified permaculture designer.
President Obama is touching down for three and a half hours for a Democratic National Committee fundraiser in Santa Monica.
The goal: to host simultaneous swimming lessons around the world and break the current Guinness record of 24,873 participants and raise awareness about drowning.
Though proof of maintaining a U.S. residence would still be required, the measure would allow people without a Social Security number to apply for a license.
The terns are migratory seabirds that breed primarily along the California coast. Only two other sites have been found in L.A. County.
California has been a major player in helping the nation's economy grow.
Cool moist air and a continuing slackening of the wind should give firefighters a chance to gain more ground today against the Powerhouse Fire.
Such an operation was previously not available due to restrictions put in place in the 1970s following a tragic helicopter crash.
Firefighters are facing slightly weaker winds than before, and calmer conditions are expected as the week progresses.
The blaze started Thursday near an L.A. Department of Water and Power facility in San Francisquito Canyon north of Santa Clarita Valley.
The bill would put airport officers on the same legal footing as LAPD officers and sheriff's deputies.
These programs bring awareness and understanding about the LGBT experience in America and other countries while highlighting the individuals and groups that have made an impact in the community.
Catalina Island's Avalon Harbor remains the most polluted beach in the state.