Thursday: Humid, with a high of 77 and low of 64 degrees.
Friday: Plenty of sunshine, temps: high: 82, low: 68.
Saturday: Sunny and toasty conditions, with a high of 95 and low of 73 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
📰 News we're reading
• Philz Coffee Workers Unionize at Glendale, Torrance Locations (mynewsla.com) — Philz Coffee baristas at the Torrance location have voted to unionize, joining UFCW Local 770 to gain a stronger voice on safety, scheduling, wages, and transparency. Their decision follows concerns after the company's sale to private equity and a briefly enforced ban on Pride flags, and will lead to contract negotiations affecting day‑to‑day work at the Torrance café.
• Downey Deputies Arrest Six Allegedly Connected to Carjacking, Theft Ring (mynewsla.com) — Torrance residents should know that their local SWAT team joined a large multi-agency operation that helped Downey police break up an alleged high-end car theft and carjacking ring. Officers from Torrance and several other cities executed 11 search warrants, arresting six suspects and recovering nine stolen vehicles and more than a dozen firearms tied to crimes across Los Angeles and Orange counties.
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🗞 Nearby News
Redondo Beach
South Bay Parkland Conservancy celebrates new greenhouse at Wilderness Park in Redondo Beach (dailybreeze.com)
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Hermosa Beach
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Manhattan Beach
Manhattan Beach Therapist Gets Nearly 17 Years For Secretly Filming Girls (patch.com)
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