East Los Angeles, California

Orange County Dist. Atty. Todd Spitzer is campaigning for reelection with the slogan "#NoLAinOC," framing Los Angeles — and its progressive district attorney George Gascón — as a cautionary example of what he says Orange County must avoid. Critics, including his opponent Pete Hardin, a former O.C. prosecutor, argue the messaging distracts from problems within Spitzer's own office, including harassment lawsuits filed by staff prosecutors. Spitzer denies the slogan is an attack on L.A., citing his UCLA education and police career there. The slogan revives a long pattern of O.C. politicians contrasting the county favorably against L.A., even as data shows homelessness, crime, and population loss trends in Orange County are comparable to or worse than those in L.A. County.

Lineage, owner of the cold-storage warehouse damaged in a June 17 fire, is expanding utility relief to hundreds of East Los Angeles households after weeks of pressure from residents and L.A. County Supervisor Hilda Solis. The company had initially provided $50,000 in utility assistance limited to 218 Los Angeles Department of Water and Power customers in Boyle Heights, leaving unincorporated East L.A. residents near the site without support.

Southern California Edison confirmed Lineage provided funding for $200 credits to 133 East L.A. households within a designated "Zone 2" boundary, with automatic credits applied to qualifying accounts. Lineage has since said relief will extend further, as far as Herbert Avenue, though the total funding amount has not been finalized. Officials acknowledge confusion over how the zone boundaries were drawn, and residents outside them continue pushing for broader assistance as the mayor's office and county officials seek additional funding. Residents outside relief zones can still access existing income-based and payment-plan programs.