Parker Collins

Reporter for @SpecNews1SoCal covering news across Southern California. Send story ideas to [email protected]

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Areas of Long Beach saw flooding overnight as a coastal flood advisory remains in effect until 11:59 p.m. Wednesday. Low-lying coastal areas, including parking lots, beaches and walkways are particularly vulnerable to flooding.

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The Hawthorne mall is finally set to be demolished. The city says work must start by August 14 due to a court order. It’s been empty for more than two decades.

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The threat of an explosion has been eliminated at a compromised chemical tank in Garden Grove, authorities said following an overnight assessment. Evacuation orders for some 50,000 people remained in effect.

[OCFA @OCFireAuthority]

Due to the threat of the BLEVE being eliminated, Fire & Law are re-evaluating the evacuation zones. Please do NOT enter the evacuation zones at this time. A press conference with more details will be at 6 pm at the Incident Command Post in Los Alamitos.

[Governor Gavin Newsom @CAgovernor]

I’m proclaiming a state of emergency in Orange County as California continues to respond to the hazardous chemical incident in Garden Grove.

@Cal_OES has been mobilized for over 24 hours and state agencies are supporting impacted communities to protect public safety, and assist local officials as response efforts continue.

Please continue to follow guidance from emergency officials.

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The Sandy Fire has burned more than 700 acres as of Monday afternoon in Simi Valley. The Los Angeles Fire Department is assisting by sending three strike teams, hand crews, dozers and a helicopter around the area.

Latest updates: https://t.co/TW4fE5ezNb

[Los Angeles Unified @LASchools]

Labor Update: Tentative Labor Agreement Reached Between Los Angeles Unified and UTLA

[Cal State Long Beach @CSULB]

Beach community: A power outage is affecting parts of campus. All daytime classes are cancelled. Evening classes after 5 p.m. are expected to take place as scheduled. Please visit https://t.co/KqRaY01ohC for updates.

[USCG Southwest @USCGSouthwest]

The recovery and salvaging phase has begun. 8 more containers found submerged. Dive teams, salvage crews are on scene working to remove containers from the waters and lashing all unaffected cargo containers from the vessel. @portoflongbeach @USCGPACAREA

[Governor Newsom Press Office @GovPressOffice]

NEW: @CAGovernor Gavin Newsom has approved the prepositioning of firefighting resources in Sierra & Plumas counties in response to critical fire weather conditions forecasted to impact Northern California starting Sunday, July 20, through Tuesday, July 22, 2025.

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Graffiti cleanup in Downtown LA after the second night with a curfew ends.

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First night of the curfew in DTLA has ended. Some businesses are choosing to board up their windows.

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The National Guard is in DTLA outside the federal building. No protests so far this morning. Roads are open.

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LAX/Metro Transit Center opens this afternoon. Brings rail closer than ever to the airport. From here, you’ll need to take a shuttle to the terminals.

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Today is the halfway point for a five-day strike at West Anaheim Medical Center.

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Union nurses are on a one-day strike in Long Beach. The hospitals say some elective procedures are being rescheduled.

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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has cleared nearly 2,000 properties of debris in Palisades, paving the way for residents to begin to rebuild.

To date, LA has issued 54 permits for 40 addresses for rebuilding, and is reviewing hundreds of applications. https://t.co/uR5pli8X5z

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Bring your Real ID to @flyLAXairport. Today enforcement begins. No significant delays this morning.

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Taylor and Glanda are outreach workers focused on the unhoused community in the Pacific Palisades. I went along with them as they checked in with people. Their work has drastically changed since the wildfire, restricting access to the area and jeopardizing funding.

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May Day rally and march in DTLA. Figueroa is blocked off at Olympic.