Headlines From Monday’s Papers

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Heat Knocks Out Power to 175,000 Homes and Businesses

Overloaded by unrelenting power demand, hundreds of electrical transformers failed throughout the Los Angeles area Sunday, triggering widespread and unpredictable power outages that compounded people’s misery during one of the region’s worst heat waves on record, the Los Angeles Times reports. Roughly 175,000 households and businesses lost power Sunday, mainly in sweltering inland communities where temperatures remained stubbornly high. Records for the date were broken in Woodland Hills at 108 degrees; Pasadena, 107; downtown Los Angeles, 97; and UCLA, 93. Humidity soared and thunderstorms rumbled through beach cities, intensifying the feel of the heat.


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Retailers See Trouble on Ports’ Horizon


It was a SigAlert at sea that lasted for months. Two years ago, an offshore traffic jam of historic proportions paralyzed the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, the Los Angeles Times reports. Shipping lanes were clogged. Giant cargo vessels sat idle outside the ports, and their goods , electronics, clothing, toys and furniture , waited as long as a week to be unloaded. And frustrated importers scrambled to get their goods to market on time.


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Citizens, Developer to Discuss San Pedro Project


A citizens committee has been appointed by Los Angeles City Councilwoman Janice Hahn to offer advice on the largest of several housing developments being proposed for San Pedro, the Daily Breeze reports. Beginning this summer, the Ponte Vista Community Advisory Group will meet with the developer and city planning officials over the next 12 to 18 months in hopes of reaching consensus on the issues of density, design, open space and traffic.


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LAX Runway Project Lifts Off


The clatter of construction will replace the whoosh of big jets on a runway at Los Angeles International Airport next week, as the biggest project there in more than 20 years gets under way. The work will almost certainly cause disruptions over the next eight months, from flight delays to quality-of-life complaints. People living in El Segundo may hear the thunk of machinery and trucks beeping as they back up; those in Westchester and Inglewood may notice more air traffic skimming past their homes.



Pine Ave: Safety Concerns Pose Big Question


It’s a question that’s dividing Pine Avenue stakeholders, who want swift resolution to safety concerns surrounding the street, the Long Beach Press-Telegram reports. The July 9 shooting death of a teenager on Pine Avenue has prompted calls to close the street during the evening on weekends, to create anti-cruising ordinances and to beef up curfew sweeps. Despite the recent troubles, many Pine Avenue business owners say this is busiest summer in recent history and hail the street as a success.


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