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Temperatures will remain below normal in the next few days.
While there is a deepening trough of low pressure approaching Southern California, rain chances will be minimal Wednesday into Thursday.
The best chances for any showers will be north of Ventura and Santa Barbara counties.
Dry and warmer weather for the weekend as we welcome fall on Sunday.
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Today's Big Stories
1. Mixed-use development for new Costco breaks ground in South LA
Mayor Karen Bass and other officials broke ground Wednesday on a mixed-use project featuring a new Costco and 800 apartment units in South LA, which they say will provide local residents with housing and job opportunities.
Developed by Thrive Living, a national real estate firm, the project known as 5035 Coliseum will replace a former office property in Baldwin Village. The Costco will be on the street level with 800 units of housing above for families, seniors and others.
Of the 800 units, about 184 — or 23% — will be dedicated to low- income households.
“We are breaking with the old ways of doing things and moving Los Angeles forward. Unprecedented action driven by urgent collaboration in both the public and private sector is what is expected and that’s what we are delivering today,” Bass said in a statement.
“I used to live just minutes from here — and I know the hundreds of housing units, the thousands of jobs and the new wave of resources that this project will bring to this community has potential to make a generational impact on this neighborhood,” Bass continued. “I want to thank all the partners who worked together to achieve today’s milestone.”
2. Norwalk votes to expand moratorium on building new homeless shelters, housing
The Norwalk City Council is moving forward Wednesday to expand its moratorium on building new homeless shelters and Gov. Gavin Newsom is pushing back on the ordinance threatening to sue the city.
The City Council voted Tuesday to expand an ordinance to stop building new homeless shelters and transitional housing.
After the Council originally approved an ordinance to put a moratorium on the number of emergency shelters, single-room occupancy units, supportive housing and transitional housing in August, Newsom told the city it was in violation of state law and urged the city to reverse direction.
Instead of easing policies directed at housing, the Norwalk City Council decided to extend the deadline of the moratorium Tuesday on building new shelters and housing.
It comes after the California Department of Housing and Community Development sent a notice of violation to Norwalk Mayor Margarita Rios and other city leaders.
3. 'Unprecedented': 2 more locally acquired dengue cases in Baldwin Park
Two more locally acquired cases of the mosquito-borne illness dengue have been detected in Baldwin Park residents, in addition to one announced last week, health officials said Wednesday, representing an "unprecedented" cluster of such cases in the region.
According to the county Department of Public Health, none of the patients had any history of travel to areas where dengue is endemic.
The cluster of three cases in Baldwin Park "is an unprecedented number of locally transmitted cases for a region where dengue has not previously been transmitted by mosquitoes," according to DPH.
In October and November of last year, single locally acquired cases of dengue were confirmed by health officials in Pasadena and Long Beach.
"These additional cases of local virus transmission are a stark reminder for all Los Angeles County residents that simple steps to prevent mosquito breeding and mosquito bites can lower the risk of mosquito-borne diseases and prevent more sustained transmission in the future," health officials said in a statement.
4. U.S. passports can now be renewed online
U.S. passports can now be renewed online, the U.S. State Department announced Wednesday.
Previously, Americans had one option: to fill out a paper application and mail it with a check.
The State Department began beta testing its online passport renewal system over the summer and has spent the last few months monitoring its performance.
Online renewals are available to U.S. citizens aged 25 and older whose passport is or was valid for 10 years. The passport must have been issued between 2009 and 2015, and the passport holder cannot change their name, gender, date of birth or place of birth.
People seeking online renewals cannot plan to travel for at least eight weeks from the date they submit their application. They also need to be residing in the United States.
Your Notes for Tomorrow
- Unemployment weekly claims report
- Association of Former Members of Congress holds memorial service to honor the members of the Senate and House of Representatives who died in the last year
- House Committee on Oversight and Accountability hearing on 'A Legacy of Incompetence: Consequences of the Biden-Harris Administration's Policy Failures'
- 2024 Atlantic Festival, hosted by The Atlantic and bringing together elected officials, best-selling authors, notable actors, climate scientists, health-care professionals, tech giants, and CEOs to tackle today's big questions and meet the moment head-on. Speakers include House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and fellow Democrats Rep. Nancy Pelosi and Sen. John Fetterman, CNN's Jake Tapper, political consultant David Axelrod, JPMorgan Chase Chairman and CEO Jamie Dimon, and filmmaker Noah Hawley
- U.S. Postal Services unveils new stamp celebrating Hanukkah with an image of a hanukkiah, the nine-branch candelabra used during the holiday
In Case You Missed It
Proposition 4 would borrow $10B to respond to climate change
Proposition 4 is a $10 billion bond that would fund various environmental and climate projects — with $3.8 billion going to water projects like drinking water improvements and protecting the state from flood and drought.
The rest of the money would be spread among projects like protecting the state from wildfires and extreme heat, and protecting the ocean and coastal lands.
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