Good morning. It’s Tuesday, Jan. 2. Completely satisfied New 12 months! Right here’s what that you must know to start out your day.
Readers share their hopes for 2024
It’s Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2024. That at all times feels bizarre to put in writing out for every week or so, proper? However, sure, it’s the brand new 12 months!
Our blue marble’s new circuit across the solar brings alternative for reflection and an opportunity to aspire to one thing new and thrilling. That’s why we requested readers for his or her reflections, which we’re sharing with you now:
What readers discovered memorable about 2023
There have been just a few commonalities in readers’ responses. Angelenos Greg Suber and Merissa Weiland appreciated the rain that outlined these early months of 2023.
“I’d step exterior typically and simply let the rain fall on me,” Merissa wrote. “It was wonderful, lovely, peaceable and simply so so wanted!”
Others recounted touring round California and past, like William Barnes of Sunnyvale, who visited L.A.’s Academy of Movement Photos Museum, celebrated Pleasure in Pasadena, highway tripped to Albuquerque and visited household in Orlando.
For Ventura resident Lisa Mirisola, it was a crusing journey to Catalina and the anticipation of extra crusing and exploring this 12 months.
What readers are trying ahead to in 2024
Readers shared hopes to decelerate, be extra artistic and savor life within the second.
Tricia Cochée of Los Angeles is worked up for “all of the out of doors music concert events” arising on the Hollywood Bowl and different open-air venues round L.A.
Skylar Blue of Hydesville, Calif., seen that folks “have been kinder and extra tolerant than I’ve seen in 20 years” and “hopes to see extra of that in 2024.”
Right here’s extra of what readers say they’re trying ahead to this 12 months:
“Getting again to life and beginning contemporary for my latest stage of being. I need to make a distinction for these round me.”
Colleen McAllister, Burbank
“I look ahead to the requires fossil gasoline divestment and phaseout being additional amplified by low-income and dealing class communities of shade. These communities in California and all through the nation have traditionally and disproportionately been on the frontlines of fossil gasoline air pollution and its destructive well being impacts!”
Luis Martinez, Northridge
“The truth that we’ll solely be 4 years away from the Olympics coming! They have been final right here the 12 months I used to be born, so I simply missed present in a time of Olympics hoopla … now’s my probability to have fun, the second Paris passes the torch! I’m additionally trying ahead to a full 12 months with no author/actor strikes, thank goodness!”
Merissa Weiland, Los Angeles
“I’m hopeful that California will proceed to be a beacon of sunshine concerning tolerance of all residents and that we Californians will spend our assets to help those that undergo from homelessness and despair.”
Invoice Lowman, Coronado
Your Golden State resolutions
Our request for Golden State resolutions additionally generated some widespread themes, too, particularly a want for extra inexpensive housing to deal with the homelessness disaster and insurance policies to deal with earnings inequality.
“I’m very grateful to reside comfortably in California and am conscious of so many people who find themselves dealing with hardships,” wrote Glendale resident Sophie Lafferty. “I hope the homeless state of affairs could be resolved, however I do know it’s difficult and tough.”
Right here’s just a few extra reader resolutions for themselves and California in 2024:
“That we do all the things potential to place an finish to gun violence within the state.”
John Pusey, Forestville
“Be good to homeless individuals. Present some respect and empathy on your fellow neighbors. Lots of people don’t understand that they’re one unhealthy luck occasion away from turning into homeless. Volunteer at a shelter. Make toiletry luggage and have them useful within the automobile to go out to these in want. Assume massive and focus love outward to reap the most important rewards. Get my youngsters concerned. Present my youngsters how you can love by watching me love on strangers.”
Delmy Perez, Burbank
“That each one Californians have a protected, dignified, inexpensive residence to reside in.”
Tara Barauskas, Playa del Rey
“It took a long time for homelessness to grow to be a disaster and I do know we received’t repair it in a 12 months, however we’d like everybody to pitch in and assist nevertheless they’ll. We have to monitor progress and maintain extra individuals from turning into homeless.”
Lisa Mirisola, Ventura
“I will likely be kinder and affected person to throughout me and assist to create a extra tolerant California. I completely love California! It’s a lovely state.”
Skylar Blue, Hydesville
Thanks as at all times for taking time to share your insights and items of your lives with us. We’re excited to deliver you extra important information and distinctive tales from the Golden State in 2024.
At present’s high tales
The Dealer Joe’s float within the Rose Parade on Monday in Pasadena.
(Francine Orr / Los Angeles Occasions)
Rose Bowl and Parade
Atmosphere and climate
Well being
Politics
- Whereas California lawmakers really feel stress to deal with considerations about retail crime, the murky and typically contradictory proof of a rise in lawlessness has put legislators in a bind.
- A authorized battle over California’s ban on high-capacity ammunition magazines reveals a nation divided.
- Lots of of recent legal guidelines take impact in California on Jan. 1. Listed here are some that might have an effect on you at residence, at work, at college and on the highway.
Extra massive tales
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At present’s nice reads
Employees kind via waste contained in the cavernous Athens materials restoration facility in Solar Valley on Dec. 28, 2023.
(Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Occasions)
Mountains of vacation meals and packing waste are clogging landfills. Is there a greater manner? The vacation season offers a visual and tangible surge in trash, together with meals, wrapping paper, aluminum and delivery packing containers.
Different nice reads
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To your downtime
Culver Metropolis’s Fats + Flour cafe serves traditional pies, cookies and biscuits, together with salads and different savory gadgets.
(Stephanie Breijo / Los Angeles Occasions)
Going out
Staying in
And eventually … a strong photograph
Present us your favourite place in California! Ship us photographs you’ve gotten taken of spots in California which are particular — pure or human-made — and inform us why they’re necessary to you.
Volunteer Veronica Wold glues black beans to the Metropolis of Hope’s Rose Parade float “A Beautiful Day for Hope” at Phoenix Adorning Firm on Dec. 27 in Irwindale.
(Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Occasions)
At present’s nice photograph is from Occasions photographer Brian van der Brug, who adopted a military of volunteers as they assembled floats for Monday’s Rose Parade. You may see extra of the method of constructing these elaborate items of artwork right here.
Have an awesome day, from the Important California workforce
Ryan Fonseca, reporter
Laura Blasey, assistant editor
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