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Lineage fined for flies, smell and ‘unsanitary’ conditions after Boyle Heights warehouse fire – Los Angeles Times Southern California’s heat wave is about to break. But not for long – Los Angeles Times Street homelessness went up in Los Angeles. In Nithya Raman’s district, it was nearly cut in half – Los Angeles Times Breaking: New wildfire reported in Los Angeles County on July 24 – Sacramento Bee LA’s unhoused population spike is political blow for Mayor Bass as election looms – Long Beach Press-Telegram Alfred Coffee Coming to Larchmont – Larchmont Buzz Off-duty Los Angeles firefighter dies, LA Fire Dept. confirms – NBC Los Angeles Rafael Navarro’s lucha noir hero Sonámbulo joins Lucas Museum collection – KPBS Invented in California: The Popsicle – NBC Los Angeles LA’s unhoused population spike is political blow for Mayor Bass as election looms – San Gabriel Valley Tribune

Why Israel is so determined to launch an offensive in Rafah. And why so many oppose it

Israel is determined to launch an offensive against Hamas in Rafah, Gaza’s southernmost town, a plan that has raised global alarm because of the potential for harm to more than a million Palestinian civilians sheltering there.