California
A parking lot at Will Rogers State Beach will be used as a staging area for potentially hazardous household waste removed from the Palisades fire zone, officials announced.
California State Parks Director Armando Quintero acknowledged Wednesday the total loss of Will Rogers’ historic ranch house and the Topanga Ranch Motel built by newspaper baron William Randolph Hearst.
Sports
The NFL commissioner discussed increasing the season to 18 games and cutting the preseason to two, saying there are complications but plenty of interest.
The NFL says its partnership with Jay-Z, whose Roc Nation company is set to produce the Super Bowl halftime show, won’t change after a woman accused the rapper of rape in 2000.
Roger Penske, the legendary driver, team owner and now race-track executive, has bought the Long Beach Grand Prix, adding the race to a stable of open-wheel events that already includes the Indy 500.
Business
After going dark early in the pandemic, a former ArcLight theater in El Segundo will reopen as a luxury cinema intended to get movie viewers off their couches.
As wildfires continue in Southern California, estimates of the total economic loss from the blazes have ballooned to more than $250 billion, making it one of the most costly natural disasters in U.S. history.
Landlords of downtown L.A. apartments are trying to woo displaced Palisades and Altadena fire victims to a more urban setting.
City officials are warning people about fake QR codes posted by scammers at parking pay stations.