THU · OCT 15VIBES
🌬️ 🤙 IT’S GONNA BE WINDY VIBES
Santa Ana winds, new neighborhood eats, an all-electric rideshare, and a free Farmers Market Fall Festival. Plus, Endeavour reservations and LA’s next chapter.
🌤️ 4-DAY FORECAST · LOS ANGELES
THU
☀️
90 / 69
Sunny, hot
FRI
☀️
93 / 70
Sunny, hottest day
SAT
☀️
90 / 67
Sunny, hot
SUN
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86 / 66
Sunny, cooler at the coast
The season’s first Santa Ana wind event arrives today and runs through Saturday, with Friday expected to be the windiest and hottest day of the stretch. Northeast gusts could reach 55 mph in the valleys and along the Ventura County coast and up to 70 mph in the mountains, while humidity drops as low as 5 to 15 percent by Friday. A Red Flag Warning covers much of Los Angeles and Ventura counties from 6:00am today through 8:00pm Saturday, and a Heat Advisory runs from 10:00am today through 8:00pm Saturday, with coastal neighborhoods running hottest. Relief starts Sunday at the beaches, and a much cooler pattern with a chance of showers moves in by Tuesday. Temperatures shown are for the central Los Angeles point forecast; conditions vary by neighborhood.
🚗 THE HOV LANES
🇺🇸 NATIONAL
01🦖 HISTORIC FOSSIL: Fossil kept in a drawer for a century turns out to be a new dinosaur species, a distant cousin of T. rex02🧢 LET’S GO DODGERS: Dodgers one game away from postseason elimination after falling to the Brewers last night03👅 ROLLING STONES: The Rolling Stones announce release date for ‘Foreign Tongues’ Deluxe Edition04🎮 XBOX LABS: Halo + Gears of War merge as Xbox plans an AI future05🎒 YOUTH SPORTS: ESPN launches ESPN JV, a new YouTube channel for kids🌴 LOCAL
01🌬️ OUTAGE MAP: Almost 260,000 SoCal customers may lose power due to wildfire risk02🔥 RED FLAG WARNINGS: Red Flag Warning extended through Saturday evening03🅿️ PASADENA PARKING RESTRICTIONS: The City of Pasadena has activated parking restrictions due to Red Flag Alerts04🎮 GTA LOS ANGELES: GTA 6’s NPCs (non-player characters) required the founding of an entirely new Rockstar studio in Los Angeles05📺 BINGE LA: Need something to binge? Start with these twenty love letters to Los Angeles🪩 FUN
01🎃 FREE FESTIVAL: One of SoCal’s oldest fall festivals, a (free) Original Farmers Market classic, returns this Saturday and Sunday02🎸 FEBRUARY JAMS: Skyline Festival announces 2027 return to LA with expanded warehouse stages03🔭 STAR PARTY: Griffith Observatory’s free Star Party takes place this Saturday from 2:00pm to 9:45pm04🩷 MARCH BENEFIT: Susan G. Komen announces Band As One Los Angeles, a Concert for the Cure, headlined by Paula Abdul at the Dolby Theatre on March 31st05💯 PALISADES VILLAGE: Nancy Silverton’s Spacca Tutto, a modern Italian steakhouse, opens todayWith the season’s first Santa Ana winds blowing through today, where do historians say the famously hot, dry winds got their name?
ANSWER TRAVELS TO THE BOTTOM ↓
📅 ON THIS DAY CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM
Larry David’s ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ premieres as a series on HBO.
💬 QUOTE OF THE DAY
Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one’s courage
Anaïs Nin
🍟 EATSOPEN THE EATS PLAYBOOK →
🍳 WEST COVINA
Mansae opens in West Covina
Mansae has opened in West Covina on S Glendora Avenue, serving Korean-style sandwiches and more near Haven City Market. The spot is best known for oversized sandwiches such as bulgogi and egg toast versions, along with a house Mansae sauce, and also offers rice dishes, loaded fries, Korean fried chicken, mini corndogs, and bingsoo. Early visitors have highlighted the generous portions and bold flavors, and the restaurant is open daily from 11:00am to 10:00pm, with later hours on weekends.
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🧾 Mansae on InstagramOPEN →🍣 BEVERLY HILLS
The Brothers Sushi opens in Beverly Hills
The Brothers Sushi has opened its fourth Los Angeles location on S Beverly Drive in Beverly Hills, offering an approachable omakase and à la carte menu in a refined neighborhood setting. Executive chef and partner Moriyuki ‘Mori’ Kanamaru, who previously worked at Jinpachi and Asanebo and most recently led the Santa Monica location, brings a California-minded style shaped by local ingredients and guest preferences rather than traditional Edomae technique. The space, designed by Charles Niles of Niles Interiors, features a forest-inspired interior with a jade marble sushi counter, and the menu includes Beverly Hills-only signatures such as the A5 wagyu teriyaki slider, an A5 wagyu sando, and straw-seared chutoro.
WEBSITE | MENU | INSTAGRAM
🧾 The Brothers SushiOPEN →WEBSITE | MENU | INSTAGRAM
🍔 LONG BEACH
Matty’s Pan de Burger opens in Long Beach
Matty’s Pan de Burger has opened on Santa Fe Avenue in Long Beach as the city’s first approved Microenterprise Home Kitchen Operation (MEHKO). The family-run spot serves burgers on soft pan de sal buns using a recipe passed down from the owners’ grandfather in the Philippines, featuring a classic single, double, and burger steak with a secret family sauce. Burgers are prepared in a permitted home kitchen and available for takeout on Fridays and Saturdays from 3:00pm to 9:00pm and Sundays from 3:00pm to 7:00pm. Early reviews highlight the juicy, flavorful patties and the soft Filipino-style bun, and the spot gives Long Beach a new option for homemade-style burgers.
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🧾 Matty’s Pan de BurgerOPEN →WEBSITE | INSTAGRAM
MORE EATS
🌮PASADENA TACOS: LeBron James-backed Mike’s Red Tacos opens its first corporate location in Pasadena, with a grand opening this Friday Restaurant Business Magazine →🍕BEST LA PIZZA: The best pizza in Los Angeles TimeOut →🌴 COMMUNITYOPEN THE COMMUNITY PLAYBOOK →
🔥 RED FLAG WARNINGS
Santa Ana winds and critical fire weather
Today brings the first Santa Ana wind event of the season across Los Angeles and Ventura counties, with Red Flag Warnings in effect from early morning through Saturday evening for critical fire weather conditions. Gusty northeast winds could reach 55 mph in the valleys and along the Ventura County coast and up to 70 mph in the mountains, while temperatures climb into the 90s along the coast by tomorrow under Heat Advisories. Residents are encouraged to practice wildfire safety, secure outdoor items, and stay aware of potential power outages or elevated fire risk through the weekend. A noticeable cool-down starts Sunday along the coast, with a chance of rain by midweek.
🧾 National Weather Service Los Angeles/OxnardOPEN →👟 MANHATTAN BEACH
Skechers Pier to Pier Friendship Walk
The 18th annual Skechers Pier to Pier Friendship Walk returns this Sunday, aiming to raise $3 million for children with special needs, public schools, and college scholarships. Presenting sponsor Nickelodeon joins Howie Mandel, Brooke Burke, Sugar Ray Leonard, and others for California’s largest walk of its kind, which has raised more than $32 million over the years. The event supports the upcoming Friendship Campus in Redondo Beach, a nearly 62,000-square-foot center set to open in January 2027 that will offer arts, culinary, recreation, and life-skills programs for neurodivergent young adults. The walk runs from the Manhattan Beach Pier to the Hermosa Beach Pier and back, and walkers and virtual participants can register at skechersfriendshipwalk.com.
🧾 Skechers Friendship WalkOPEN →MORE COMMUNITY
🚒SOUTH PASADENA: South Pasadena Fire Department urges preparedness ahead of Red Flag Warning Colorado Boulevard →👾FIRE SIMULATIONS: Orange County Fire Authority to test software that simulates wildfire response strategies Pasadena Star News →📲SANTA MONICA: The Santa Monica Fire Department partners with AwareCA, providing residents with a direct line for fire + evacuation alerts City of Santa Monica →👷 DEVELOPMENTOPEN THE DEVELOPMENT PLAYBOOK →
🌹 PASADENA
Revised plans for 444 N. Fair Oaks Avenue
Summerhill Apartment Communities has returned with revised plans for a large apartment complex on N. Fair Oaks Avenue in Pasadena, just north of the 210 Freeway on the site of Throop Lumber. The updated proposal calls for a nearly 383,000-square-foot development of four-to-six-story buildings containing 225 apartments above parking for 294 vehicles, up from the original 206 units. Designed by KTGY, the project mixes Mediterranean-style elements inspired by the nearby Villa Raymond with contemporary architecture and includes a mix of studio through three-bedroom apartments, some set aside for lower-income households.
🧾 Urbanize Los AngelesOPEN →⚓ SAN PEDRO
Rancho San Pedro takes shape on Harbor Boulevard
The first piece of the long-planned Rancho San Pedro redevelopment is nearing completion on Harbor Boulevard, a short walk from the Port of Los Angeles. Delivered by The Richman Group, National CORE, Century Housing, and the Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles, the four-story building will hold 47 apartments as replacement housing for residents of the 1940s public housing complex while it is rebuilt in phases. Designed by KFA Architecture, the white-and-blue building includes a community room, landscaped courtyard, children’s play area, and fitness room. The larger One San Pedro plan calls for up to 1,553 homes over as many as 20 years, more than triple what exists today, along with 130,000 square feet of commercial space and five acres of parks and open space.
🧾 Urbanize LAOPEN →MORE DEVELOPMENT
🏡COVINA: LA County signs off on a 101-home plan for a shuttered elementary school in unincorporated Covina The Real Deal →🏗️VENICE: The Marlowe wraps construction on Lincoln Boulevard with 50 apartments over ground-floor retail Urbanize LA →🚀 BUSINESSOPEN THE BUSINESS PLAYBOOK →
🚕 MORE RIDESHARE OPTIONS
Green SM launches in Los Angeles
Vietnamese electric ride-hailing service Green SM launched in Los Angeles on Tuesday, marking its first entry into the U.S. market with a fleet of 500 all-electric VinFast vehicles and 500 drivers. Unlike Uber and Lyft, the company owns and maintains its cyan-colored SUVs and employs its drivers as full-time W-2 employees. Riders can book through the Green SM app for trips across Los Angeles County and south into Orange County, with fares positioned to compete with premium options like Uber Comfort (LAX service isn’t approved yet). New riders get 50% off their first five trips, up to $12 per ride, as the all-electric option rolls out ahead of the 2028 Olympic Games.
🧾 Yahoo! FinanceOPEN →📚 NEW CHAPTER FOR VROMAN’S
A new chapter for Vroman’s and Book Soup
Vroman’s Bookstore, Southern California’s oldest and largest independent bookstore, has a new owner after more than a century of Sheldon family stewardship. Pasadena native Robert Hoffman and his family have purchased both Vroman’s and its sister shop, Book Soup in West Hollywood, ending a search that began when longtime owner Joel Sheldon announced his retirement in 2024. Hoffman’s family connection to Vroman’s spans five generations, and both shops say their locations, staff, programming, and curation will stay the same. Founded in 1894 by Adam Clark Vroman, the Colorado Boulevard landmark (home to its own wine bar, The 1894) is officially writing its next chapter.
🧾 Los Angeles Business JournalOPEN →MORE BUSINESS
👞SHOE CLEANING: Poplin launches on-demand shoe cleaning service with free pickup and delivery Poplin →🎬FOX X ROKU: Shareholders approve Fox’s $22bn Roku acquisition Deadline →🎞️ ENTERTAINMENTOPEN THE ENTERTAINMENT PLAYBOOK →
🧪 REVIEW: YOU CAN SEE EVERYTHING
You Can See Everything
‘You Can See Everything,’ the new A24 documentary from Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim, arrives in select theaters this Friday as an unconventional look at Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes. Rather than delivering a traditional exposé, the nearly three-hour film turns the camera on the challenges of documenting truth itself, with Fielder appearing throughout as the project grapples with uncertainty and the limits of the documentary form. The result is an experimental piece that examines both Holmes and the nature of filmmaking, inviting audiences into an exploration of deception, honesty, and storytelling.
🧾 TheWrapOPEN →🚀 EXPOSITION PARK
Space Shuttle Endeavour reservations open next week
Reservations to see Space Shuttle Endeavour in its permanent new home open next week, ahead of the Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center’s grand opening on November 13th at the California Science Center. The new center is the only place in the world where a complete, 20-story space shuttle stack stands in launch position, surrounded by dozens of exhibits and shuttle-era aerospace artifacts. Admission is free with timed reservations, which open to California Science Center members on October 19th at 9:30am and to the public on October 21st at 9:30am (a $4 service fee applies to advance bookings). The announcement landed on the 14th anniversary of Endeavour’s arrival at the Science Center following its unforgettable street journey from LAX through Inglewood and Los Angeles.
🧾 NBC Los AngelesOPEN →MORE ENTERTAINMENT
🚢TITANIC DOLL: Celine Dion gets her own Barbie doll inspired by her iconic ‘Titanic’ Oscars performance Variety →😎HELLO SUNSHINE: Reese Witherspoon is buying back Hello Sunshine five years after its $900m deal Inc. Magazine →🎭HOLLYWOOD ARTS: ‘Victorious’ spinoff ‘Hollywood Arts’ premieres on Netflix today with Daniella Monet back as Trina Vega Netflix Tudum →🏈 SPORTSOPEN THE SPORTS PLAYBOOK →
👾 AI X LA SPORTS EVENTS
Fundamental partners with LA Galaxy and L.A. LIVE
AI company Fundamental has partnered with AEG (https://aegworldwide.com/) to bring its NEXUS predictive model to the LA Galaxy and L.A. LIVE as an Official Partner of both properties. The agreement will apply the Large Tabular Model to ticketing, marketing, and partnership strategy, helping each organization gain forward-looking insights from its existing data. NEXUS will also serve as the presenting sponsor of the Coachella Valley Invitational, the largest pre-season professional soccer tournament in the United States. The collaboration marks Fundamental’s first entry into professional sports and live entertainment.
🧾 LA GalaxyOPEN →🧢 DODGERS FALL IN THIRD
Dodgers fall 6-2 in Game 3
The Los Angeles Dodgers fell 6-2 to the Milwaukee Brewers in Game 3 of the National League Championship Series on Wednesday night at Uniqlo Field at Dodger Stadium. Blake Snell struck out nine through six strong innings before the Brewers broke through in the seventh with back-to-back home runs from Jake Bauers and Garrett Mitchell. Will Smith’s two-run double in the sixth provided the Dodgers’ only scoring, while Shohei Ohtani collected a hit in his return to the starting lineup. Game 4 is tonight at 5:00pm at Dodger Stadium, with Tyler Glasnow scheduled to start as the Dodgers look to bounce back from a 3-0 series deficit.
🧾 Yahoo! SportsOPEN →MORE SPORTS
🐏RAM KICKED: Rams release kicker Mevis after miscues in loss, sign Grupe from Jets ESPN →⚡CHARGERS’ TRADE RUMORS: Four Bolts named as potential trade candidates Bolts From The Blue →✅ TRIVIA ANSWER
The Santa Ana Canyon.
Historians generally trace the name to Santa Ana Canyon, the narrow gap where the Santa Ana River passes from Riverside County into Orange County and where the gusts can get especially fierce. The popular legend that they started out as ‘Satan winds’ doesn’t hold up well, since the Spanish word for Satan is Satanás. Whatever you call them, the winds have long starred in LA literature, from Raymond Chandler’s 1938 short story ‘Red Wind’ to Joan Didion’s essay ‘Los Angeles Notebook.’
HAVE A SAFE + GREAT WKND, LA!SEE YOU TUESDAY