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California faces blizzard of epic proportions

It has the potential to be a snowmaker of epic proportions: a brutal winter storm moving through California should bring rain, sleet and snow from the Oregon border to the deserts near Mexico.

Forecasters say “everyone is watching” Thursday through Saturday, when even in Southern California you can see several feet of fresh powder in the mountains around Los Angeles.

• Why is a Southern California winter storm so unusual? Southern California has just experienced a massive winter storm system that forecasters say will bring an extended period of low temperatures, strong winds and snow, triggering the region’s first-ever blizzard warning.

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Nuri Martinez is gone, but distrust remains high

Voters in the city council area of ​​Nuri Martinez were among those who became outraged last year when a leaked audio recording recorded her unsightly remarks.

Months later, the anger over the audio cooled somewhat. In the central and eastern San Fernando Valley, the focus is on the upcoming election to replace the former city council president, who stepped down in October.

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On the eve of hurricanes, the California water authorities increase the appropriations for the State Water Project by up to 35%.

As California braces for another round of winter storms, state water officials have announced they are once again increasing supplies to water agencies that serve 27 million residents.

The Department of Water Resources said it now expects to deliver 35% of the requested water supply – up from 30% announced last month – through the State Water Project. DWR stated that the slight increase was due to an early increase in Sierra Nevada snowpack and amounted to an additional 210,000 acre feet of water.

Crips gang member sentenced to 60 years in prison for killing Nipsey Hussle

On Wednesday, a Crips gang member was sentenced to at least 60 years in prison for killing beloved rapper Nipsey Hussle outside his Crenshaw clothing store in 2019.

Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge H. Clay Jacke sentenced Eric Holder, Jr. to 25 years to life in state prison for Hussle’s murder and an additional 25 years to life on the basis of an increased sentence for using a gun in the murder. According to Jacke, Holder is due to serve another 10 years in prison on assault charges for shooting two other men who were with Hussle on the day of the murder.

A California man lost 14 relatives in an earthquake in Turkey.

Nearly two weeks ago, Bakersfield resident Sherry Jones received a text message from her ex-husband, Merwan Ergun, announcing that a massive earthquake had hit Turkey and Syria.

Jones, 49, immediately responded to him and asked if anyone had been hurt. Ergun’s entire extended family lived in Turkey, especially in the province of Hatay, one of the regions hardest hit by the February 6 7.8 earthquake and aftershocks.

A couple of hours later, 41-year-old Ergun replied to her, saying that his mother, two sisters and brother were killed along with their children and spouses.

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(Mel Melcon/Los Angeles Times)

CALIFORNIA

Icy weather closed a section of Interstate 15 near V Nevada border around 12 noon. Icy conditions closed a six-mile stretch of Interstate 15 near the California-Nevada border for about 12 hours Wednesday as a severe winter storm moved into the region.

SoCal is bracing for brutal heating bills as cold snowstorms approach. With natural gas prices still high, Californians are having to choose between staying warm and paying the price during a lingering cold.

Hot air balloons are banned in this Orange County coastal city. Laguna Beach passed an ordinance banning the sale, public use and distribution of hot air balloons in a second reading at a city council meeting Tuesday night. That’s why.

NATIONAL WORLD

Severe storm brings snow, strong winds and low temperatures around the world V northern usa A severe winter storm hit the north as record high temperatures were predicted in the south on a wild weather day across the US.

Ukraine has largely survived Russian attacks on the energy grid, but is preparing for new ones. Attacks on infrastructure remain a threat, but Ukraine has largely weathered Russia’s attempt to plunge the country into the darkness and cold of winter.

Biden called Putin’s suspension of the nuclear treaty a “big mistake”. Russian President Vladimir Putin’s decision to withdraw from the country’s only remaining nuclear arms control treaty with the United States was “a big mistake,” President Biden said Wednesday. – One day trip to the region.

How hours of transvestite stories turned into a battle over gender, sexuality and children. Transvestites are more popular than ever, as are LGBTQ rights. However, the storytelling hours where transvestites read to children have become the subject of controversy and even violence.

HOLLYWOOD AND ART

Back on Instagram, Britney Spears has one request: “Don’t call the police.” Britney Spears recently returned to Instagram after fans called the police on her for deleting her account.

Rebel Wilson and Ramona Agrumah feel ‘irresistible’ fan love amid engagement news. Actor Rebel Wilson and her “Disney Princess” Ramona Agrumah are ready to tie the knot less than a year after they went public with their relationship.

Commentary: How the drag and drop aesthetic drives fanatics crazy. Nine GOP-led state legislatures are considering restricting or even criminalizing drag shows. It’s Gay Pride vs Proud Boys.

Some people may not know who Ralph Barbosa is, but the comedy world will soon find out. The Dallas comedian made a splash after George Lopez stalked him on a podcast, but it only helped his career. He returns to Los Angeles this week.

BUSINESS

The number of canceled job offers, once a rarity, is on the rise. As tech and other companies cut tens of thousands of jobs, firms are also rethinking new hires and withdrawing job offers, turning lives around.

Tips for bouncing back after a canceled job offer. Canceling a job offer can be devastating. Here are some tips from career experts and people who have had their job offers revoked on how to get through this time.

Stocks are holding relatively steady after their worst drop in two months. Wall Street stocks held relatively steady on Wednesday, gaining slightly a day after falling to their biggest losses since December on interest rate hike concerns.

Microsoft is bringing the Bing chatbot to phones after fixing bugs. Microsoft is ready to go mainstream with its new Bing chatbot, less than a week after making major fixes to keep the AI ​​search engine up and running.

KINDS OF SPORTS

The road to the postseason is short and hard. When the Lakers return to play on Thursday, they will start what LeBron James called “the 23 most important games of my career.” See why they are so important.

Diary of NFL Draft Atonio Mafi: “Agent selection was more stressful than I expected.” UCLA forward Atonio Mafi recounts his journey to the NFL Draft in a weekly diary leading up to the April 27th event.

Retired Albert Pujols joins the camp of the Angels. Albert Pujols returned with the Angels for spring training as the team’s special assistant. It’s part of his 10-year personal services contract.

Inside Raja Karut’s transformation from gamer to rising NASCAR driver. Raja Karut learned how to drive a race car by playing video games, and he says many Generation Z racers are ready to follow him.

OPINION

Editor’s note: LAPD’s broken discipline system doesn’t hold officers accountable. Police accountability suffered when the Los Angeles City Council passed a misleading 2019 disciplinary “reform”. It’s time to undo the broken process of discipline.

Speaker: He’s in hospice now. But Jimmy Carter is still changing the world. At a transitional moment in US history, President Carter decided to emphasize human rights in US foreign policy, shaking up the establishment and changing the conversation ever since.

ONLY IN LA

Chicken, surf and turf, as well as Thai Caesar salad dishes are on the menu of the Poltergeist restaurant, located on the territory of the Button Mash in Echo Park.

(Dania Maxwell/Los Angeles Times)

Poltergeist opens inside the Echo Park Button Mash arcade with strange and wild fusion flavors. Los Angeles-based wild, sassy, ​​pop-up pasta chef Estrano Things is opening a new restaurant at beloved Echo Park arcade and Button Mash bar Diego Argoti has launched a series of collaborative pop-ups in the space in the past fall. His latest work, Poltergeist, is meant to be a departure from his popular pasta-focused street performances.

FROM THE ARCHIVE

Page B of the Los Angeles Times, February 26, 1942, showing coverage of the so-called Battle of Los Angeles and its aftermath.

(Los Angeles Times)

Battle of Los Angeles, 1942 This week marks 81 years since the Battle of Los Angeles, one of the most horrifying and absurd moments in the history of the city during World War II.

After the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, war alarm swept the southern lands. By February 1942, air raid sirens, searchlights, and anti-aircraft guns filled Los Angeles. Blackouts and drills were common.

Then, on February 23, 1942, a Japanese submarine surfaced and shelled oil installations at Elwood, north of Santa Barbara.

In an article in the Los Angeles Times dated February 24, 1992, Jack Smith reported what happened next.

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