SoCal heat to let off tonight, UFW responds to Cesar Chavez allegations, LA County allots millions for parks — Evening Edition

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Tonight on the LA Report Evening Edition, Southern California gets a small break from the heat overnight.

Why the United Farm Workers Union is pulling out of Cesar Chavez Day

and communities across LA County get money for parks and green spaces.

It's Tuesday, March 17th. I'm Julia Paskin, and this is the LA Report Evening Edition from LAS News.

LA County Board of Supervisors is taking its first step to protect communities in the

Santa Monica Mountains from fires. The Board approved a motion today that directs LA County

fire and other groups to look into creating a regional fire mitigation authority. That would

bring in homeowners, nonprofits, environment groups, and other stakeholders on how to best

mitigate wildfires in those mountains. The departments are expected to report back with their

findings in 90 days. This historic March heat wave brings a high risk of heat illness,

not just during the daytime, but also during the evening.

Meteorologist Rose Schonfeld with the National Weather Service says though there will be a little

relief overnight. For downtown LA, we're looking at overnight lows in the mid-60s or so,

but other places, especially in some of those warmer areas in the flood hills,

could see low temperatures that only cool off right around 80.

This extreme heat will last through Friday by Sunday some cooling may begin.

Dozens of communities in LA will see an influx of grant funds for open spaces. Destiny Torres has

more. A grant award of $78 million will be spread throughout the county for building and

improving parks, speeches, and trails. Most of the grant dollars are going to communities

identified by the county as having high park needs. Funds come from LA County's Measure A,

an annual special tax on county properties passed by voters in 2016.

Officials say this is the largest competitive grant investment in the county's history.

Coming up in a moment, how to register for Olympic tickets before tomorrow's deadline.

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The United Farm Workers Union is pulling out of Caesar Chavez Day celebrations on March 31,

amid allegations against the organizers co-founder. Chavez helped create UFW in 1962,

and was a key figure in the labor movement. Now the union says they are learning of troubling

accusations that may include abuse of minors. It's going to set up an independent and confidential

channel for people Chavez may have harmed to come forward and seek accountability.

Senate Democrats are bracing for a showdown on President Trump's signature legislation called

the Save Act, which would require proof of citizenship to register to vote. Senator Alex

Padilla denounced the bill today for changing election rules to favor Republicans when Trump is

facing some of his lowest approval ratings ever. Working families are paying the price

for the Trump Republican failed agenda. And they know they will suffer the consequences

this November in the midterms as a result. Padilla said he's ready to stay all day and night

for multiple weeks to ensure the Save Act doesn't pass. Trump has asked Senate Republicans to get

rid of the filibuster to get the legislation through. Well, if you're hoping to watch an

LA Olympic event in person, you'll first need a ticket. And the deadline for that first step in

the process is before midnight tomorrow. That's Wednesday. Adolfo Guzman Lopez has the details.

That first step is registering for the drawing to get a slot to buy tickets. People will be notified

between March 31st and April 7th if they've been picked. Then ticket sales open days later

with a pre-sale for LA area residents. There's a 12-ticket limit. Kids and babies will love the Olympics,

but they need a ticket too. Olympics organizers have no problem if you resell your tickets.

Adolfo Guzman Lopez, LAS News. Go to LAS.com for the link to register and more ticket details.

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