The Franklin Fire in Malibu Canyon grew to more than 2,700 acres as of Tuesday near Pepperdine University. The fire – driven by Santa Ana winds – started Monday and was first reported at 11 p.m. It threatens about 2,000 structures, forcing mandatory evacuations orders to be handed out. However, only a “minimal” number of homes have been destroyed, and no injuries have been reported. There’s a high volume of dry brush, which contributed to the rapidly growing fire. The fire began in the midst of a “particularly dangerous situation red flag warning” issued by the National Weather Service. Los Angeles
Ysabel Jurado and Adrin Nazarian will begin their terms on the Los Angeles City Council Monday, more than a month after they won runoff elections in the 14th and Second districts. The official ceremony will take place behind closed doors, with the City Clerk administering the oaths of office. On Tuesday, a ceremonial public swearing-in will take place during the council’s meeting. Nazarian will succeed Paul Krekorian — for whom he once served as chief of staff — as Council Member for the Second District. Krekorian retired this year due to the role’s term limit. Prior to that, Nazarian was
LOS ANGELES (CNS) – Another round of potentially damaging Santa Ana winds will batter much of the region starting Monday and lingering into mid-week, and will combine with low humidity to create dangerous wildfire conditions. The conditions are expected to peak late Monday night into Tuesday afternoon. In anticipation, the National Weather Service has issued another rare “particularly dangerous situation red flag warning” from 10 p.m. Monday to 2 p.m. Tuesday for the San Gabriel Mountains, Santa Monica Mountains, Santa Clarita Valley, Western San Fernando Valley, Calabasas, the Antelope Valley (14) Freeway corridor and the Malibu coast. Those areas will
The nominees for the 82nd annual Golden Globe Awards were officially announced Monday, less than a month before the ceremony is set to take place. Netflix’s gender-bending “Emilia Pérez” led the way with 10 motion picture nominations, a new record, while FX’s “The Bear” received five nominations in top television categories. Netflix garnered 23 nominations – the most overall – in TV categories. It also received 13 nominations in movie categories. “Emilia Pérez” captured nominations for best movie musical or comedy, along with best actress nomination for Karla Sofía Gascón and best director and screenplay nominations for Jacques Audiard. It
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