Yet Southern California still has the country’s worst air quality, the coast continues to be littered with plastic that endangers marine life, and mountain lions in the Santa Ana and Santa Monica mountains are headed toward extinction.
A slow-moving storm system slid over the Southland Wednesday — albeit later than expected — bringing rain to most areas and snow to the mountains, beginning what is expected to be two days of wet conditions.
The Santa Monica City Council will reportedly offer affordable housing to Black families forced out during freeway construction and other urban renewal projects of the 1950s.
1. Explore the Channel Islands Take a trip to the remote Channel Islands without leaving the mainland. Head to the Channel Islands National Park visitors center on Friday and explore a native plant garden.