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Morning Briefing: It’s Going To Be Hot (Again)
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After a lovely respite from the heat this week, high temperatures are about to come back with a vengeance. According to the National Weather Service, many regions in SoCal will reach triple digits this weekend, far hotter than usual at this time of year.
"Temperatures this high, and this widespread, are rarely ever seen in this area,” NWS meteorologists said in a recent statement.
To give you an idea of what to expect: Woodland Hills could reach 115 degrees, Burbank could hit 110, downtown L.A. could break 100 and beach towns could get up to 90 degrees. The NWS is calling the weather “exceptionally dangerous,” given the holiday weekend and the pandemic.
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So do your best to remain indoors, drink plenty of water – and of course, if you do go out, wear a mask.
Keep reading for more on what’s happening in L.A. today, and stay cool out there.
Coming Up Today, September 3
This fall, a massive new $1.5 billion bridge rising above the Port of Long Beach will open to the public, reports Sharon McNary. And when it’s lit at night to celebrate civic holidays – like a future Dodgers World Series win! – it will become a familiar landmark visible for miles.
McNary also has the story of a natural gas leak at an L.A. Department of Water and Power generating plant in the Valley, which staff knew about. But they didn’t make the leak public until scientists flying on a methane mapping mission noticed it.
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Corpse flowers, samba lessons, mint juleps and more. Christine N. Ziemba has this week’s best online and IRL events.
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The Past 24 Hours In LA
L.A. History: Charlotta Bass published an influential Black newspaper, ran for Congress, helped found the Progressive Party and spent most of her life fighting for social justice. KPCC/LAist reporter Emily Guerin discusses what she learned while making California City, a podcast about a development in the Mojave Desert where salespeople once made tens of millions of dollars hawking empty land to unsuspecting buyers.
Policing Law Enforcement: A video of L.A. Sheriff's deputies fatally shooting Dijon Kizzee on Monday has surfaced, showing Kizzee struggling with one deputy before that deputy and another deputy open fire. They continue shooting after Kizzee falls to the ground.
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Hair’s Looking At You: L.A.'s hair salons and barbershops are allowed to reopen indoor service at 25% capacity (but that could change after the holiday weekend).
Money Matters: A group of California charter schools sued the state, saying the COVID-era K-12 funding procedure is unconstitutionally denying them money. The L.A. City Council declared a fiscal emergency, clearing the way for buyouts for about 1,300 employees and furloughs of approximately 16,000 workers.
A Podcasting Journey: On this week’s episode of Servant of Pod with Nick Quah, we learn about Paul Bae's journey from actor to stand-up comedian to preacher to podcast creator and back again.
It’s Hot: Starting this Friday Southern California will heat up with temperatures reaching triple digits over the weekend.
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