Blanca Begert

LOS ANGELES — In a city that was built on oil and remains home to over 2,000 active wells, zoning officials are considering a first: shutting down an oil production site.

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LOS ANGELES -- It didn't look like much. Five red and yellow cloth sails, strung up between streetlights in Exposition Park, bridging the road between the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art and the Coliseum.

With only 24 percent of Los Angeles shaded at midday, officials are exploring how canopies and other structures can provide relief from extreme heat where trees fall short.

The collaboration ShadeLA is promoting a broadening of the approach to shade in the region to include pop-up canopies and tents to fill the spaces where trees aren't growing.

Los Angeles residents have posted bills they called "outrageous," "insane" and "extremely crazy" over the past few weeks as summer charges hit mailboxes.

Southern California is on track to lose 30 to 70% of its beaches over the next several decades. Almost half of all beach cliffs are likely to retreat by 30 to 80 feet by 2100.

LOS ANGELES — As ocean levels rise, waves crash farther inland and the coast continues to crumble, Southern California is on track to lose 30% to 70% of its beaches over the next several decades.

Read this exciting story from Los Angeles Times October 21, 2026 issue. State assessment predicts oceanfront cliffs will retreat as temperatures rise.

California has a new law allowing portable solar, but where does it leave renters?