Free Telescope Stargazing Lawn Party Returns Tonight
Los Angeles, CA · August 22, 2026
Clear skies and late-summer heat set the mood for a packed Saturday, whether you are heading into the hills for evening stargazing or catching live music outdoors.
The Lead
City leaders took action Friday to block a major residential development planned for private open space in the San Fernando Valley. In an 11-1 vote, the Los Angeles City Council instructed city attorneys to draft zoning amendments restricting high-density housing on agricultural and residential parcels within high-risk fire zones.
The move directly targets a controversial proposal at the Woodland Hills Country Club on Dumetz Road, where developers sought to construct nearly 400 homes across 20 acres of golf course land. Neighborhood groups and local council representatives raised urgent safety concerns about placing dense housing inside a Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone served by narrow hillside roads. The upcoming ordinance will close specific zoning loopholes, requiring future redevelopments on private recreational lands to strictly match surrounding single-family zoning rules.
Local Pulse
West Hollywood Begins Santa Monica Resurfacing Work crews are milling and repaving Santa Monica Boulevard between Gardner and Detroit through mid-September.
Culver City Earns Prohousing Designation Funds A new state housing award opens 11.3 million dollars in funding for local affordable housing projects.
LAX Reconfigures Jetway Traffic Near Terminals Overnight lane shifts between 96th Street and Century Boulevard detour airport loop traffic for bridge construction.
Today's Outlook
- High 95°F · Low 70°F — Clear Hydrate and keep sunscreen handy if you are heading out during peak daylight hours.
What's On Around Town
Pasadena: Just Like Heaven Festival Brookside at Rose Bowl (1001 Rose Bowl Dr), 12:00 PM Indie rock single-day festival headlined by The Strokes and LCD Soundsystem.
Public Star Party Griffith Observatory lawn, 2:00–9:45 PM Free outdoor telescope viewing hosted by local astronomers on the lawn.
Long Beach: KCRW Summer Nights Downtown Long Beach, 6:00 PM Free waterfront DJ dance party with food trucks and open-air tunes.
LAFC vs. Portland Timbers BMO Stadium (3939 S Figueroa St), 7:30 PM Western Conference major league soccer action in the heart of Exposition Park.
Spotlight & Story
- The Sunken City of San Pedro
- In 1929, a 40-acre seaside neighborhood at Point Fermin began sliding into the ocean at several inches a day. Residents moved their wooden bungalows inward, leaving water pipes, sidewalk curbings, and streetcar tracks to crumble into the Pacific waves.
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