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A deep area of low pressure will slide by Southern California to the east Thursday into Friday. This will create strong northerly winds, which will peak on Thursday morning.
The mountains and deserts will feel the strongest winds, with gusts up to 65 mph.
This setup will include the LA coast, where crosswinds will peak in the 30 to 40 mph range at LAX. We could see flight delays on Thursday morning.
Going into Friday, winds will turn more north-easterly, which is a moderate to strong Santa Ana wind event. This will bump temperatures up through the weekend with mostly sunny skies.
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1. UCLA forecast: California growth outpaces nation, but jobs lag
California’s economy continues to outpace the nation in overall output growth but remains constrained by sluggish hiring and an unemployment rate that has stayed elevated for nearly two years, according to a UCLA forecast released Wednesday.
The Spring 2026 UCLA Anderson Forecast finds that while California has grown faster than the United States for four consecutive quarters, hiring has not kept pace with production, creating what economists described as a structural imbalance in the economy.
“Normally, one would expect employment to grow in step with output and income; however, the opposite has occurred,” UCLA Anderson Forecast Director Jerry Nickelsburg wrote in his report on the state’s economy.
Using a monthly gross domestic product methodology developed by the UCLA Anderson Forecast, economists estimate California’s fourth-quarter growth at 3.8% annualized, well above the nation’s initial 1.4% estimate for the same period.
2. ICE insists Westlake man who died in custody wasn’t denied medical care
Federal immigration officials Wednesday refuted allegations that a Westlake man who died in custody last month was denied medical care, saying he was transferred to a hospital after he reported feeling ill while being held in Adelanto.
Alberto Gutierrez Reyes, 48, died Feb. 27 at Victor Valley Global Medical Center in Victorville, according to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
ICE officials, who said Gutierrez Reyes reported no significant health concerns when he was brought to the Adelanto ICE Processing Center on Jan. 12, reported feeling faint on Feb. 25.
“An on-site medical provider ordered him transferred to Victor Valley Global Medical Center for evaluation, where he was admitted for chest pain and shortness of breath,” according to a statement from ICE on Wednesday. “Early Feb. 27, he became unresponsive and medical staff-initiated life-saving measures. He was pronounced dead at 12:58 a.m.”
ICE officials insisted in the statement that the agency “is committed to ensuring that all those in custody reside in safe, secure and humane environments.”
3. LA City Council provides historic status for ‘Brady Bunch’ house
The Los Angeles City Council Wednesday designated the “Brady Bunch House” as a historic-cultural monument, a move that granted landmark protections to the Studio City property made famous by the classic television sitcom.
In a 13-0 vote, the council approved a recommendation by the Los Angeles Cultural Heritage Commission to add the property at 11222 W. Dilling St. to the city’s list of historic-cultural monuments. At its Jan. 15 meeting, the commission determined the proposed designation met the criteria for monument status under the Los Angeles Administrative Code.
Council members Katy Yaroslavsky and Imelda Padilla were absent during Wednesday’s meeting.
The house, used in exterior establishing shots during the show’s run from 1969 to 1974, is instantly recognizable to generations of viewers who watched Mike and Carol Brady raise their blended family of six.
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Your Notes for Tomorrow
Epstein associate scheduled to sit for deposition following Congressional subpoena
National People’s Congress to open in China
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In Case You Missed It
(Spectrum News/Maryssa Rillo)
A new adaptive dance program, done in partnership with California State University Channel Islands and Pleasant Valley Recreation and Park District, is designed specifically for those living with Parkinson’s disease and other mobility challenges.
Over 1 million people in the U.S. live with Parkinson’s disease, according to the Parkinson’s Foundation.
One Friday morning in Camarillo, seniors and students from Cal State University Channel Islands gathered for a dance class.
Louis Svendson, a 77-year-old local, had attended several of these classes with his wife, Mary Kennedy. The six-week session is offered at the Pleasant Valley Community Center for $12 a class.
“It just gives you a little bit of a good workout,” Louis Svendson, one of the dance students, said. .
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