1+ hour, 44+ min ago  (232+ words) Daily Breeze On Friday at 3: 26 p. m. an updated air quality alert was reported by the National Weather Service in effect until Saturday June 20, at 1: 30 p. m. for Los Angeles County Inland Coast including Downtown Los Angeles. Guidance for air quality alerts: Insights from…...

1+ hour, 44+ min ago  (306+ words) A Juneteenth ceremony took place at San Pedro's Korean Friendship Bell on Friday, June 19, with the event featuring speeches, musical performances and an art exhibit. The "Let Freedom Ring" celebration honoring Juneteenth has been held annually since 2021 and this year…...

2+ hour, 41+ min ago  (909+ words) The Torrance City Council approved a $583. 4 million operating budget last week for the 2026-27 fiscal year, with revenue expected to increase by $19. 2 million and expenses declining by a $9. 7 million. Out of the total operating budget, $367. 6 million will be dedicated to the…...

4+ hour, 23+ min ago  (336+ words) Los Angeles Councilmember Tim Mc Osker will take the reins for a third time as chair of the Alameda Corridor Transportation Authority, an intergovernmental agency formed under the joint-powers authority of Los Angeles and Long Beach. ACTA, established in 2002, oversees…...

4+ hour, 17+ min ago  (422+ words) El Camino College has renamed its gym after 97-year-old former coach and Olympian George Stanich. The college held a ribbonicutting ceremony for the George Stanich Gymnasium on Thursday, June 18 " honoring Stanich and his achievements. Stanich's athletic career began at UCLA,…...

5+ hour, 58+ min ago  (258+ words) Rancho Palos Verdes will celebrate the nation's 250th anniversary, as well as California's 175th birthday, during its annual Fourth of July drone show. The celebration will take place from 3 to 9 p. m. July 4 at the Ken Dyda Civic Center, 30940 Hawthorne Blvd. , and will culminate…...

7+ hour, 19+ min ago  (828+ words) The Daily Breeze All-Area softball team for 2026. Ashannalee Titialii stepped into the batter's box uncertain of how she would feel after sitting out Carson's L. A. City Section Open Division semifinal. In her first at-bat in the final against Granada Hills Charter,…...

9+ hour, 17+ min ago  (871+ words) By LINLEY SANDERS and AMELIA THOMSON-DEVEAUX Americans" views on how the president is handling Iran are roughly in line with his overall job approval, which stands at 37%, unchanged from an Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll conducted in…...

11+ hour, 19+ min ago  (611+ words) Now that the 2026 FIFA World Cup has officially arrived in Southern California, soccer fans from across the world have seen what Los Angeles " er, Inglewood " has to offer, in terms of its world-class sports venues. But many locals were surprised…...

18+ hour, 51+ min ago  (1061+ words) By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer GUADALAJARA, Mexico " Mexico took advantage of a defensive blunder by South Korea to win, 1-0, and become the first team to advance to the knockout stage of the World Cup on Thursday night. It marks…...