{"id":179551,"date":"2026-02-15T23:42:14","date_gmt":"2026-02-15T23:42:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/179551\/"},"modified":"2026-02-15T23:42:14","modified_gmt":"2026-02-15T23:42:14","slug":"evening-briefing-feb-13-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/179551\/","title":{"rendered":"Evening Briefing: Feb. 13, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

Good evening! We’re wrapping up the day for you with the most important stories you need to know and your weather outlook.<\/p>\n

Your Weather Planner<\/p>\n

Quieter weather is in store for Southern California this weekend.<\/p>\n

For Saturday morning, you can expect some patchy marine layer clouds as we see a return of onshore flow.<\/p>\n

As we go through the day, we will see an increase in mid- and upper-level clouds, which are out ahead of a potent storm system.<\/p>\n

We are keeping an eye on this strong, cold and wet storm system that will arrive late Sunday into Monday. Impacts will range from low snow levels, thunderstorms, gusty winds and potential for flooding.<\/p>\n

Tomorrow’s Highs<\/p>\n

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1.\u00a0Strong storm system expected to hit SoCal late Sunday<\/a><\/p>\n

A warm and dry Saturday is expected to give way to a powerful storm late Sunday, with heavy rain, thunderstorms and dangerous surf forecast to impact Southern California through early next week.<\/p>\n

The first storm is expected to produce the greatest overall rainfall totals, with forecasts calling for about 1 to 3 inches in coastal and valley areas and 2 to 5 inches in the mountains by Monday, forecasters said.<\/p>\n

Rainfall is expected to decrease in intensity Monday night into Tuesday, though scattered showers could linger as colder air moves into the region, forecasters said.<\/p>\n

Snow levels are forecast to drop from around 6,500 feet early in the storm to near 5,000 feet Tuesday.<\/p>\n

2.\u00a0Seven LA County Public Health clinics to close clinical services<\/a><\/p>\n

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health will end clinic services at seven locations later this month because of significant funding cuts totaling more than $50 million, officials announced Friday.<\/p>\n

The affected clinics \u2014 which provide services including vaccinations, sexually transmitted infection testing and treatment, and tuberculosis testing and care \u2014 are scheduled to cease clinical operations on Feb. 27.<\/p>\n

Public health officials said services will continue at six remaining Public Health clinics and through nearby community health providers, officials said.<\/p>\n

“Public Health is facing serious funding challenges that are reducing our ability to continue all existing programs and forcing the closure of several Public Health clinics,” Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer said in a statement.<\/p>\n

3.\u00a0Businesses around LA spend months preparing for big numbers on Valentine’s Day<\/a><\/p>\n

Valentine\u2019s Day is a big economic driver for many industries, and local companies have been preparing for the day for months.<\/p>\n

According to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, over 57% of Valentine\u2019s Day spending is on chocolate. To fill that demand, the chocolatiers at Los Angeles-based company andSons ramp up production, creating and curating specialty flavors just for the holiday. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ll do about 20,000 pieces [of bonbons] a week,\u201d said Sandy Tran, head chocolatier at andSons.<\/p>\n

The same goes for the floral industry. The Society of American Florists said that more than 250 million roses alone are prepared just for the holiday.<\/p>\n

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(AP Photo\/Nam Y. Huh)<\/p>\n

Your Notes for this Weekend<\/p>\n

Saturday is St. Valentine’s Day
\nMilano Cortina Winter Olympics continue this weekend
\nThe 2026 NBA All-Star Weekend continues Saturday
\nOn Saturday, the House Oversight Committee Dems to hold shadow field hearing on Epstein investigation
\n75th NBA All-Star Game, an annual exhibition basketball game set for Sunday, featuring league’s top players
\nOn Sunday, the 800th episode of \u201cThe Simpsons\u201d to air on FOX
\nMonday is Presidents Day \/ Washington’s Birthday. Financial markets to be closed
\n\u00a0Secretary of State Rubio concludes Europe trip on Monday
\n26th Black Reel Awards to be streamed live Monday on BlackReelAwards.com\u00a0<\/p>\n

In Case You Missed It
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(Spectrum News\/Jaqueline Hurtado)<\/p>\n

Traditional Indigenous Mexican braids adorned with colorful ribbons are becoming a powerful symbol of peaceful protest in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n

Through her movement\u00a0Ponte Your Mo\u00f1os, Dulce Flores and volunteers host community braiding pop-ups that raise funds for families impacted by immigration raids.<\/p>\n

What began as a response to fear and uncertainty has grown into a space for cultural pride, healing and solidarity \u2014 where each braid represents resilience, resistance and support for the community.<\/p>\n

Click the link above for the video report.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Good evening! We’re wrapping up the day for you with the most important stories you need to know…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":104960,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[7251,7,48,52,51,47,50,49,15428],"class_list":{"0":"post-179551","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-los-angeles","8":"tag-app-evening-briefing","9":"tag-california","10":"tag-la","11":"tag-la-headlines","12":"tag-la-news","13":"tag-los-angeles","14":"tag-los-angeles-headlines","15":"tag-los-angeles-news","16":"tag-paco-ramos-moreno"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/179551","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=179551"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/179551\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/104960"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=179551"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=179551"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=179551"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}