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A wet winter allowing more hydropower as well as new battery storage and solar resources being brought online has state officials cautiously optimistic for keeping the A/C and lights on this summer.
City officials are launching the “Heat Relief 4 L.A.” campaign to inform residents of the dangers of extreme heat, install more cooling centers and hydration stations and invest in cool pavement projects and trees.
Extreme heat disproportionately affects low-income and nonwhite communities, as well as those who are pregnant, homeless or elderly, officials say.
While a group of lawmakers has been informally talking about preventing gun violence for several years, Saturday's shooting at Club Q in Colorado Springs prompted the group to formally organize.
There are no legal requirements in L.A. to keep indoor temperatures sufficiently cool.