{"id":204000,"date":"2026-03-04T15:30:09","date_gmt":"2026-03-04T15:30:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/204000\/"},"modified":"2026-03-04T15:30:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T15:30:09","slug":"what-you-need-to-know-in-socal-march-4-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/204000\/","title":{"rendered":"What you need to know in SoCal March 4, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

Good morning!\u00a0Here’s what you need to know today.<\/p>\n

Your Weather Planner<\/p>\n

Expect morning low clouds along the coast, with seasonable temperatures for most of the region.<\/p>\n

A dry but windy pattern will continue for the rest of the week.<\/p>\n

Moderate to strong Santa Ana winds late in the week will usher in warmer temperatures for the weekend.<\/p>\n

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Watch the latest news from across the country.<\/p>\n

Around SoCal<\/p>\n

1.\u00a0Minimum wage ordinance impacting LA hotels, industry report says<\/a><\/p>\n

A new survey of 92 hotels showed that 6% of jobs were eliminated after a minimum wage ordinance went into effect for tourism workers in the city, Hotel Association of Los Angeles officials said.<\/p>\n

The survey of 92 hotel owners\u00a0\u2014 conducted by the Hospitality Education and Research Organization, a project of the association\u00a0\u2014 found hotels lost 6% of jobs after the minimum wage ordinance went into effect in September 2025.<\/p>\n

Of the 92 respondents, about 76 reported employment impacts. About 62% of surveyed hotels said they plan to reduce staff hours in 2026.<\/p>\n

Additionally, the report found that LA hotels entered 2026 with weak demand growth, limited pricing power and rising financial stress.<\/p>\n

2.\u00a0LA County increases funding for organization that helps youth through wolf therapy<\/a><\/p>\n

When she was 17 years old, Fairuz Azra was looking for connection as a high school student, and she found it in an unlikely place.<\/p>\n

Azra went to Wolf Connection, a nonprofit based in Palmdale that connects people with wolfdogs.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cRelationships and friendships, I think that\u2019s something that I was missing,\u201d she said. \u201cFinding a sense of community, and that longing is what kept me coming back.\u201d<\/p>\n

Azra is 20 years old now and enjoyed Wolf Connection so much that she\u2019s working as a mentorship leader and junior volunteer with the organization.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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(Spectrum News\/Jas Kang)<\/p>\n

3.\u00a0Fearing GOP upset, top California Democrat urges lagging candidates for governor to drop out of race<\/a><\/p>\n

California’s top Democrat has a message for his party’s candidates who are lagging in the race for governor: If you can’t win, get out of the race.<\/p>\n

State party Chair Rusty Hicks is fearful that a large Democratic field seeking to replace outgoing Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom will dilute the party’s vote in the June primary.<\/p>\n

That could let only two Republicans advance to the November election. A GOP victory for the state’s highest office would be a seismic shock in the nation’s most populous state, where a Republican hasn’t won a statewide election in two decades.<\/p>\n

Around the Nation<\/p>\n

1.\u00a0Jets, missiles, emergency alerts: Americans in Middle East share their experiences amid U.S. war with Iran<\/a><\/p>\n

2.\u00a0Hundreds of events across 9 time zones: Here’s look at what the group behind America’s 250th anniversary has in store<\/a><\/p>\n

3.\u00a0Trump insists he will keep same trade deals after Supreme Court tariff ruling, says he will cut off Spain entirely<\/a><\/p>\n

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Michael F. Miller, Rep. Laura Friedman, Dina Lipton. (Chelsea Lauren\/Shutterstock for ADG)<\/p>\n

Rep. Laura Friedman on the state of the entertainment industry and the Iran conflict<\/a><\/p>\n

At the 2026\u00a0Art Directors Guild Awards, California Rep. Laura Friedman was presented with the ADG President\u2019s Award for her advocacy of state and federal tax incentives that aim to support union jobs in the entertainment industry.<\/p>\n

Friedman said that because there is production in other states as well, there are other members of Congress, including Republicans, who are seeing the importance of a national cash credit.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe want to tell our own stories,\u201d she said. \u201cWe know we have the best crews in the entire world, and as long as we have a level playing field, we will have production in the United States and here in Los Angeles where we have incredible infrastructure. Having this tax credit is really the missing link.\u201d<\/p>\n

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