• A fire near Murrieta, in Riverside County, east of Los Angeles, has burned about 300 acres. • Los Angeles fire crews extinguished a grass fire in El Sereno on Friday afternoon in just over an hour, containing it to six acres. • Eric M. Garcetti, the mayor of Los Angeles, said late Thursday that he was not aware of any deaths connected to the Los Angeles fires. By Thursday night, several local and state officials said they were encouraged by improving conditions in the city and county of Los Angeles. Traffic reporters take on a new role in Los Angeles.

Source: New York Times December 08, 2017 14:42 UTC