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Destructive Mountain Fire continues to burn in Ventura County, deadline for RPV landowners hoping for a buyout, sandwich crawl through Highland Park
Destructive Mountain Fire continues to burn in Ventura County, deadline day for RPV landowners hoping to get a buyout, Food Friday: sandwich crawl through Highland Park— The A.M. Edition
Your morning update from the LAist newsroom.
Today's headlines:
- The damaging mountain fire has burned more than 20,000 acres, is about 7% contained now.
- Today is the last day that residents whose homes have been affected by land movement in Rancho Palos Verdes can apply for a buyout.
- Highland park has an excellent sandwich scene — we check it out.
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