Public Safety · Azusa, CA
The Peak Fire, first discovered at 1:43 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 15, north of San Gabriel Canyon Road and Mirador Drive in Azusa, has burned 43.3 acres in Los Angeles County. As of Saturday morning, Oct. 17, the fire was 41% contained under Unified Command by the Los Angeles County Fire Department and USFS Angeles National Forest. The cause remains unknown. Containment means 41% of the fire perimeter is enclosed by control lines, while 59% remains uncontrolled.
Local Politics · Los Angeles County
The Trump administration filed a lawsuit against California and Los Angeles County on Thursday, seeking to prevent election officials from counting ballots from approximately 20,000 registered voters alleged to be noncitizens, 19 days before the Nov. 3 general election. Federal prosecutors gave LA County Registrar-Recorder Dean Logan and Secretary of State Shirley Weber 48 hours to verify citizenship on a provided list or set aside those ballots; Logan declined to review the data citing an unsecure format. The lawsuit follows grand jury subpoenas issued to LA County, Orange County, and San Diego County elections offices seeking voter registration records. Gov. Gavin Newsom condemned the action as voter suppression, noting the National Voter Registration Act prohibits purging rolls within 90 days of an election. California's mail-ballot system means all registered voters have already received their Nov. 3 ballots.
