Battleship Iowa Rings In Veterans Day With 21 Bell Tolls
Los Angeles, CA · November 11, 2026
Bells will echo across the harbor this morning, marking a quiet midday pause for Veterans Day. Plenty unfolds across the basin once ceremonies conclude.
The Lead
The Los Angeles City Council approved a proposal Tuesday to sharply raise the cost of appealing development decisions, updating a fee schedule unchanged for years. Under the measure, filing an appeal against a project will jump from a flat $229 to $1,145 for neighbors living within the project boundary. For residents living outside the immediate area, the fee increases tenfold to $2,289. Planning officials noted the hike covers actual staff time spent reviewing contested approvals, which frequently exceeds $10,000 per application. Neighborhood coalitions argued the steep climb makes it prohibitive for everyday residents to contest zoning decisions. The city attorney will prepare the final statutory language before the council takes a binding enactment vote.
Local Pulse
Industrial Flare-Up Sparks Southside Traffic Closures Roads Drivers face detours around Alameda Street and Slauson Avenue as crews clear lingering commercial warehouse hot spots.
County Overhauls Restraining Order Support System Safety Supervisors directed staff Tuesday to establish court peer navigators and expand emergency shelter resources for violence survivors.
Supervisors Demand Delayed Federal Disaster Funds City Hall County leaders are exploring legal avenues to unfreeze hundreds of millions in stalled federal wildfire recovery reimbursements.
Today's Outlook
- High 86°F · Low 59°F — Clear
- Keep sunscreen handy for an unseasonably warm afternoon before temperatures drop tonight.
What's On Around Town
Today
Bells of Peace Ceremony Battleship USS Iowa Museum (250 S. Harbor Blvd), 11:00–11:30 AM · Free Hear the ship's bell toll 21 times honoring American veterans.
Veterans Day Celebration Forest Lawn Hollywood Hills (6300 Forest Lawn Dr), 11:00 AM–1:00 PM · Free Catch a military flyover, bagpipe procession, and live brass concert.
Community Collage Night Jeffrey Deitch (925 N. Orange Dr), 6:00–8:00 PM · Free Free-form paper crafting and music alongside the current gallery exhibition.
A Salute in Jazz Catalina Jazz Club (6725 Sunset Blvd), 8:30 PM · Paid Improvisational brass arrangements reinterpreting classic patriotic anthems and standards.
Tomorrow
- NightTales Debut Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County (900 Exposition Blvd), 6:00 PM · $30
- Bonobo: Distance in Static Tour The Wiltern (3790 Wilshire Blvd), 7:00 PM · Paid
- Oh, Mary! Ahmanson Theatre (135 N. Grand Ave), 7:30 PM · Paid
Friday
- Horror Lore & Culture Panel Academy Museum of Motion Pictures (6067 Wilshire Blvd), Noon · Paid
- SWMRS in Concert Teragram Ballroom (1234 W. 7th St), 7:00 PM · Paid
Spotlight & Story
- Belmont Shore Model Railroad Club
- Perched inside a 1940s former Army barracks at Angels Gate Park, this volunteer-run club has maintained a massive 1/160 N-scale world since 1979. Members handcrafted ten scale miles of Southern Pacific track from Belmont to Bakersfield, right down to the Tehachapi Loop.
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