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Santa Ana councilmembers want to review the costs of the city’s two automated license plate reader contracts next month and could decide to modify or shut them down — making the city the latest Orange County community to reconsider the technology.

BySara Tonks•just now Updated: October 17, 2026, 7:50 am EDTPublished: October 17, 2026, 7:23 am EDT

The Bryson Fire near Malibu reached 17 percent containment Friday, October 16, as firefighters confronted a Santa Ana wind event affecting much of Southern California. The state-hosted Bryson Fire incident report, updated at 8:26 a.m. Pacific time, listed 147 acres burned near Encinal Canyon Road and evacuation orders and warnings for surrounding zones.

Tens of thousands of people in California were without electricity Thursday as utilities tried to reduce the risks of hot, windy weather that could blow over power lines and spark wildfires

With red-flag fire weather warnings in place, several agencies overseeing portions of the Santa Monica Mountains announced Wednesday they were temporarily closing many parks. In March, California State Parks, the National Park Service, the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy and the Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority announced they would start coordinating park closures across the area…

A longtime Santa Monica restaurant and nightclub announced it will close permanently at the end of the month. The Victorian announced on Instagram Monday that it would close after 20 years. Its final weekend will be its annual Halloween party on Oct. 31. Located a block away from the Santa Monica Beach, the Victorian operates…

Santa Ana officials were investigating Monday after a video circulating on social media appeared to show two police officers throwing a suspect to the ground and beating him. The occasionally shaky video shows the officers holding 28-year-old Florentino Junior Lopez against the hood of a police car. “All of the sudden, things got out of…

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