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The original exhibit at LA Plaza Cocina features ten L.A.-based Mexican and Mexican American grandmothers whose stories and wisdom are shared through photographs, a documentary, audio stories, kitchen artifacts and more.

Almost 350 hate crimes have been reported to the LAPD so far this year, making LA on track to beat last year's record number of attacks.

The California Independent System Operator, which operates most of the state’s power grid, said in a statement that they expect increased use of electricity from air conditioners during that time.

Nearly 4 million Los Angeles County residents will be affected, including residents of Beverly Hills, Burbank, Glendale, Long Beach and Pasadena.

Council President Nury Martinez said it would be up to individual councilmembers whether to enforce the ban in their districts.

In the weeks leading up to the vote, debate has been contentious.

“You really see the fragmentation, the broken system,” said Dr. Jerry Abraham, the director of vaccines at Kedren Health in South L.A.

The city administrator’s office says encampments will be banned near 1906 schools and 1611 licensed daycares. But activists say that most of the city is now off limits to people experiencing homelessness.

Most of L.A. County has a chance of rain this weekend, according to the National Weather Service.

The City Council is now scheduled to consider the measure at Tuesday's meeting.

Supporters of the anti-camping ordinance say kids should not be exposed to the same environments as the unhoused, but opponents say the measure now makes it illegal for the unhoused to go anywhere.

LAPD officials said in a statement that they are evaluating any use of force.