The math ain’t mathing. Lineage says it has removed 101.8% of the food waste from its fire-ravaged Boyle Heights warehouse. At the same time the company says it’s not done removing all the rotting material inside the burned out facility. The head-scratching cleanup claim comes nearly two months after a fire destroyed the building and … Read more
Forget the deadline. The bugs are already here. Residents living around the burned-out Lineage Logistics warehouse in Boyle Heights say they are being left to stew in the stench of millions of pounds of rotting food, deal with a surge of pests and wonder what chemicals may have been released, while the multibillion-dollar company says … Read more
Talk about a breath of fresh air. Caltrans is handing out free HEPA air purifiers to Southern California residents who could be exposed to dirty air during the upcoming Vincent Thomas Bridge closure. Households near affected detour routes in Wilmington, San Pedro and surrounding communities can claim one Medify Air MA-40 purifier and three replacement … Read more
Neighbors near a Los Angeles cold-storage facility that burned for days and left behind millions of pounds of rotting food were shocked to discover the warehouse’s owner filed permits to rebuild at the site — despite Mayor Karen Bass’ vowing not to let it happen. Two permits to rebuild the Lineage warehouse were filed just … Read more
Los Angeles is gasping for air. People are inhaling smoke, soot and other airborne detritus following the Boyle Heights warehouse fire and new findings show the air quality has put the LA wildfires of January 2025 to shame. Just three days after the fire broke out last month, a monitoring station at Eastman Avenue Elementary … Read more
Several major California metropolitan areas have found themselves at the bottom of a new study measuring the best and worst-run cities in America. WalletHub analyzed 148 of the biggest American metropolitan areas, trying to determine how efficiently the local governments run each city. They developed a “Quality of Services” score based on 36 different metrics … Read more
Dozens of firefighters were battling a blaze on a container ship docked at a Los Angeles port on Friday night, according to officials. All of the 23 crew members were accounted for and there were no injuries from the electrical fire, which appears to have started below deck, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department. … Read more
Jenny from the Block might be sharing one with her ex. Jennifer Lopez is reportedly eyeing a $20 million mansion in her former husband Ben Affleck’s Brentwood neighborhood of Los Angeles. Lopez recently toured the off-market estate, a source with direct knowledge told TMZ Friday. The source said the multi-hyphenate “really likes” the property but … Read more
The devastating Los Angeles wildfires that have killed more than two dozen people and forced more than 150,000 residents from Malibu to the San Fernando Valley to flee are now threatening the local restaurant industry. Several local eateries were wiped out entirely by the Eaton and Palisades fires while others have seen a dramatic fall … Read more
New Yorkers should feel scared as they watch Los Angeles neighborhoods obliterated by fire. Gotham could be the victim of the exact same kind of dysfunctional one-party government that puts woke priorities ahead of disaster-readiness. On Tuesday, Gov. Kathy Hochul blamed climate change — and corporate greed! — for the devastation in Los Angeles. Never mind … Read more