New California safety laws tighten commercial rules after Lineage fire in Boyle Heights

Los Angeles Times - Sep 27, 2026

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed bills imposing higher fines and emergency fund rules on industrial facilities following a Lineage storage facility fire in Boyle Heights.

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Plan to serve airline meals to deportees divides immigration officials

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Scott Kennedy on China’s ‘slow tech dragon’ and 2 more Xi-Trump meetings

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Sep 27, 2026

Sept. 27 Lotto draws: No jackpot winners

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The US-China relationship has stabilised but on Beijing’s terms

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