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Temperatures peak Friday, with inland temperatures running 20 to 25 degrees above average. Coastal communities will run 10-15 degrees above average.
The skies will be mostly sunny with passing high clouds. We could see a couple of patches of marine layer clouds that will clear quickly Friday morning.
Temperatures cool just a few degrees Saturday, with a little more cooling Sunday.
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Today’s Big Stories
1. Horvath launches reelection campaign for 2nd term as LA County supervisor
Los Angeles County Supervisor Lindsey Horvath Thursday officially launched her re-election campaign for a second term to represent the Third District, representing more than 2 million residents.
In 2022, LA County voters in the Third District elected Horvath, who succeeded former Supervisor Sheila Kuehl.
The district covers 446.08 square miles and stretches from the Ventura County line to West Hollywood and the city of San Fernando, including portions of 10 cities, 26 unincorporated communities and 49 neighborhoods in Los Angeles.
2. LA Board of Education to meet in wake of FBI probe of LAUSD superintendent
The Los Angeles Unified School District Board of Education was scheduled to meet behind closed doors Thursday to discuss the future of Superintendent Alberto Carvalho in the wake of FBI raids on Carvalho’s San Pedro home and his office at the district’s downtown headquarters.
The agenda for the hastily called meeting includes only one item, officially listed as “1. Personnel (Government Code Section 54957), Public Employment, General Superintendent of Schools.”
FBI agents served warrants Wednesday morning at Carvalho’s home and office.
Los Angeles residents Patrick and Cristina Lennon are self-employed and used to filing tax forms that come with owning your own business.
But they were shocked a couple of weeks ago when Cristina got a 1099 tax form from Uber.
The form is typically sent to people who work as freelancers or contractors, but Cristina said she’s never driven for Uber.
“When I opened the form, I saw that it was her name, addressed to her, last two digits of her social security number,” Patrick Lennon said. “So, we were pretty concerned.”
Patrick and Cristina Lennon reached out to Uber after Cristina got two 1099 tax forms from the rideshare company. She says she’s never driven for them, and Uber responded to the couple, saying they “found signs of identity theft.”
Your Notes for Tomorrow
Bill Clinton appears at House Oversight deposition on Jeffrey Epstein
Public memorial for Rev. Jesse Jackson
Public memorial for Rev. Jesse Jackson, titled ‘The People’s Celebration’, ahead of homegoing services tomorrow. He was a leader of the civil rights movement and worked alongside Dr Martin Luther King Jr. Jackson founded the Rainbow PUSH Coalition, a social justice and change organization, created through the merger of Operation People United to Serve Humanity (PUSH) and the Rainbow Coalition, which he had created in 1971 and 1984, respectively.
Joe Biden attends SCDP reception
South Carolina Democratic Party hosts a reception with former President Joe Biden, ‘commemorating his pivotal 2020 South Carolina primary victory’
Forbes Highest Paid Actors list published
In Case You Missed It
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February is National Cancer Prevention Month, and new technology is changing how doctors find cancer.
One company operating nearly 400 imaging centers nationwide is using artificial intelligence to help spot cancer earlier, with the goal of improving cancer detection, especially in women with dense breast tissue, without increasing unnecessary callbacks.
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