Three Southern California lawmakers introduced companion bills Tuesday to modernize and strengthen the state's Film & Television Tax Credit Program amid growing competition from other states and countries.

Swedish flat-packed furniture pioneer IKEA opened its first outlet-of-sorts on Wilshire Blvd on Monday morning in an attempt to make the brand more convenient and accessible for folk in Santa Monica.

The NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA issued a wind advisory at 2:38 a.m. on Wednesday valid from 6 p.m. until Thursday noon. The advisory is for Western Santa Monica Mountains Recreational area, Eastern Santa Monica Mountains Recreational area and Western San Gabriel Mountains and Highway 14 Corridor.

WATD Contributor David Cedrone Gives the Latest on the Aftermath of the Southern California Wildfires Pictures from the Palisades section of Los Angeles Reporting from Pacific Palisades where the wild fires destroyed so many homes.