Update: High wind warning affecting 5 Freeway north of LA until Thursday evening – gusts could peak at 65 mph – Orange County Register

Drinks to keep cool  LAist

State takes final step to fix California’s troubled home insurance market  Los Angeles Times

What this week’s episode lacks in licking, lusting, and copulation, it makes up for with the life-and-death stakes of a looming war—both between nations and mother and son.