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Inland temperatures continue heating Monday with very little cooling Tuesday (if any cooling at all).
Marine layer clouds will push through the basins and partially into our valleys on Monday morning, leading to a foggy commute. Some beaches may stay in the clouds through the afternoon.
Temperatures will begin to cool midweek, and highs will feel a little more "fall-like" into the weekend.
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Around SoCal
1. Magnitude 2.9 earthquake strikes near Inglewood
A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck near Inglewood and Lennox at 4:48 a.m. Monday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
It was centered a half-mile northwest of Lennox and 1.6 miles southwest of Inglewood.
It was about 8 miles deep.
The quake was centered 1.7 miles northwest of Hawthorne and 1.7 miles northeast of Del Aire.
There were no reports of injuries or damage.
2. Newsom signs law banning plastic grocery bags
Californian Gov. Gavin Newsom Sunday signed a bill banning plastic bags from being provided at grocery stores, in a move supporters say will help reduce a major source of waste.
Senate Bill 1053 was co-authored by Sen. Ben Allen, D-Santa Monica, and Sen. Catherine Smith Blakespear, D-Encinitas, whose 38th District also includes parts of south Orange County. It goes further than SB 270, passed in 2014, which banned so-called single-use bags but still allowed grocery stores to provide plastic bags to customers if they were reusable and recyclable.
However, many observers said consumers did not wind up re-using the thicker bags. According to CalRecycle, the amount of grocery and merchandise bags disposed by Californians grew from 157,385 tons of plastic bags the year California passed the partial ban to 231,072 tons by 2022 — a 47% increase.
"I thank Governor Newsom for signing this important legislation that will help protect California's environment," Blakespear said in a statement Sunday. "Instead of being asked do you want paper or plastic at checkout, consumers will simply be asked if they want a paper bag, if they haven't brought a reusable bag. This straightforward approach is easy to follow and will help dramatically reduce plastic bag pollution."
The new law does not restrict the separate sale of any type of bag, but it mandates that only paper bags or a used bag brought by a customer can be available at checkout counters
3. A Knott’s Scary Farm maze will give visitors arachnophobia
If there’s one thing Daniel Miller hates, it’s the feeling of spider webs.
Every night, when he walks his dog, Blondie, a terrier, it seems like he has a penchant for running into them.
“It always freaks me out, that feeling of a spider web coming over you,” said Miller, a creative designer at Knott’s Scary Farm. "You get these chills."
And that’s when he had an epiphany.
As he and his team at Knott’s Berry Farm were preparing for new maze ideas for Knott’s Scary Farm this year, Miller wanted to recreate that icky feeling.
After a conversation with a friend about what scares her the most — nursing homes — he put two and two together.
4. Airport Fire containment grows to 81%
Containment of the Airport Fire in Orange and Riverside counties jumped from 74% to 81% overnight, Cal Fire reported Monday.
"[The] black line around the fire perimeter continues to grow each day, a sign of firefighter focus and dedication toward keeping the Airport Fire within its current footprint," Cal Fire said. "Weather conditions in recent days have provided opportunities to connect sections of open line into a continuous loop around the fire. Crews are mopping up and tying in all open line that remains on the perimeter.
"Some crews will also be "spiking out" or camping on the fireline in the mountains, enabling them to work extended periods to address hot spots in areas with the most difficult terrain. They will be aided by incident drone flights that record information for infrared maps that pinpoint areas of high heat."
"We're doing everything we can while it's cooler to construct those fire lines, improving them and making sure they're tested by the wind," Orange County Fire Authority Capt. Steve Concialdi said.
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