» Three people were critically injured in an explosion on a film set in Santa Clarita. The explosion sparked a grass fire, but the fire was contained. [ABC Los Angeles]
» Trader Joe’s will voluntarily extend a $4 per hour “Thank You Pay” raise to frontline workers. The move comes as other grocery chains have bristled at local government attempts to press them to compensate store staff for the high risk associated with working amid the pandemic. Trader Joe’s has also stated it will pay workers for time taken off to get vaccinated. [CBS Los Angeles]
» Community Land Trusts are becoming a popular instrument to help residents keep their homes and fight displacement. The trusts operate as non-profits that step in to buy buildings before developers can get their hands on them and increase costs. Now, L.A. County is expanding a pilot program in publicly-funded CLTs. [LAist]