L.A. Now
Good morning -- here's what's happening 10.23.08
That fire in the Sepulveda Pass, which temporarily closed the 405, has been officially called a "knockdown" by fire officials at 8:25. The 405 is open again (good luck with that commute, though) and local TV news has ditched full-time coverage and returned to regular morning programming. That's the fire burning last night in the photo above. We'll have more pix soon.
It's supposed to be hot hot hot again, with another 98-degree day predicted for downtown L.A., and the winds are dying down. Typical weather for SoCal in autumn, not that you'd know that from the way some local TV anchors are carrying on.
OK, other news:
LA's top cop, Chief Bill Bratton, says get ready for an October Surprise from Osama bin Laden, meant to disrupt the November election.
Prop 9, which would require that crime victims get updates on developments in their cases, will give them a stronger voice if it gets the nod from voters.
Kids in schools are more sexually aggressive than ever, with even 6-year-olds attacking their peers.
The low payments that California makes to foster parents violate federal guidelines.
Kobe Bryant says his knee feels better and he might be able to play tonight.
Patrick Goldstein says sorry, Kobe, but LeBron James is way more popular than you.
Unlucky times for the California Lottery.
USC is going to train social workers to work with military families.
How did the OC Sheriff's Department wind up paying $48 million in overtime in the last fiscal year? No coherent departmental policy, officials say.
-- Veronique de Turenne
Photo credit: Associated Press
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