
California storm: Which weather forecasters should you trust?
latimes.com > california > story...This winter, as atmospheric rivers slam into California one after another, Daniel Swain isn't just worried about rain and flooding.... ...The UCLA climate scientist, who has devoted his life to studying weather, keeps an eye out for a different type of storm.... ...In the 1980s, as he began a dual career as real estate agent and part-time weatherman in Mammoth Lakes, Sheckter based his daily reports on limited... ...information: marine forecasts, conversations with National Weather Service veterans and weather segments from Sacramento television news....

State launches probe of cannabis licensing to "clean house" of ...
latimes.com > california > story...Now state officials are launching an audit aimed at curtailing bribery, conflicts of interest and other misdeeds.... ...Those problems and more were uncovered by a sweeping Times investigation last year.... ...The inquiry, requested by Assemblyman Reggie Jones-Sawyer (D-Los Angeles) and authorized Wednesday by the state Joint Legislative Audit Committee... ...Grant Parks told lawmakers Wednesday....

K-pop superstars Mamamoo bring debut U.S. tour to Kia Forum in Inglewood
dailynews.com...May 16 UBS Arena at Belmont Park New York, NY.... ...And they include a pair of Golden State gigs. These K-pop superstars perform June 2 at Oakland Arena and June 4 at the Kia Forum in Inglewood.... ...May 18 CFG Bank Arena Baltimore, MD. May 20 State Farm Arena Atlanta, GA. May 22 Bridgestone Arena Nashville, TN.... ...May 24 Dickies Arena Fort Worth, TX. May 27 Wintrust Arena Chicago, IL...

Los Angeles City Council moves two motions forward addressing RV homelessness
abc7.com...LOS ANGELES (CNS) -- The Los Angeles City Council unanimously approved two separate but complementary motions Wednesday aimed to reduce recreational... ...The Los Angeles City Council unanimously approved two separate but complementary motions aimed to reduce recreational vehicle homelessness throughout... ...Brian Buchner, the city homelessness coordinator with the Office of the CEO, said that currently the city's safe parking sites are not 24 hours,... ...Traci Park said....

Girl, 11, Killed in Wrong-Way Crash With Hit-and-Run Driver on Freeway East of LA
nbclosangeles.com > news > local...Angelique Zarate, 11, died in the 4 a.m. collision on the 60 Freeway in Hacienda Heights. She was identified Thursday by the coroner's office.... ...a freeway east of Los Angeles.... ...The first collision spun the Sonata around, the California Highway Patrol said.... ...The Sonata driver subsequently crashed into several vehicles traveling east in westbound lanes near Crossroads Parkway, the CHP said....

Damaging tornadoes in Southern California? Not as rare as many ...
latimes.com > california > story...There are an average of one or two tornadoes per year in the four-county area including Los Angeles, Ventura, Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties... ..."People feel like we don't get tornadoes in California, but we do actually get them here," said Carol Smith, a meteorologist with the National Weather... ...The tornado stripped part of the roof off the Los Angeles Convention Center before roaring south along Broadway, ripping apart houses, smashing brick... ...area since March 1983, according to the weather service....

Retired Orange County Pastor Convicted of Sex Assaults on 2 Girls
nbclosangeles.com...Jose Andres Lopez, a retired Orange County pastor, was convicted for sexual assault on Thursday.... ...Jose Andres Lopez, 70, of Mission Viejo, was convicted Wednesday of 18 felony sexual assault charges dating as far back as 1991 through 2020.... ...The victim was 13 at the time, but the abuse started when she was 3, Deputy District Attorney Tara Meath said.... ...The brother "ran up the stairs, but the door was locked, so he knocked," Meath said. "My teacher wants to talk to you," the boy said....

11 Businesses Deemed Unsafe to Enter in Aftermath of Tornado in Montebello
nbclosangeles.com > weather-news...San Gabriel Valley community east of Los Angeles.... ...A rare, but not unprecedented, severe weather event in Southern California scattered debris for several blocks in the San Gabriel Valley community... ...Seventeen buildings were damaged in the San Gabriel Valley community east of Los Angeles.... ...The tornado packed winds of 86 mph to 110 mph, considered an EF1 on the Enhanced Fujita Scale, when it touched down at at about 11:20 a.m. in an...

Latest storm moving out of Southern California, leaving a mostly dry ...
latimes.com > california > story...Over the last two days, the Los Angeles region recorded 1.76 inches of rain, while the greater Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena area received 1.44 inches... ...Weather Service.... ...As the most recent storm moved east Thursday, it had the potential to drop a tenth of an inch of rain on Ventura and Los Angeles County mountains... ...Strong winds are expected along the Central Coast and at higher elevations, with a wind advisory in effect in the mountains and the Antelope Valley...

Terry Savage: Tips for tax filers
dailynews.com...Terry Savage | Tribune Content Agency. It's that time of year again -- income tax time.... ...You can get an extension by filing IRS Form 4868 -- but you must pay all the taxes you would owe or face stiff penalties.... ...If you're setting up an IRA (or other allowable self-employed retirement plan) for 2022, act quickly because custodians like Fidelity and Vanguard... ...Or search IRS.gov for the VITA program, an in-person source of help for elderly and low-income people....