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A gas leak in Santa Monica prompted road closures and evacuations Thursday. (Shutterstock)
SANTA MONICA, CA A gas leak prompted road closures and evacuations in Santa Monica Thursday, fire officials said. A 16 underground gas main was ruptured during excavation causing natural gas leak, according to the Santa Monica Fire Department. Firefighters and SMFD hazmat team is monitoring area. Firefighters evacuated 65 households. No report of injuries or damage to homes.
SoCalGas was at the site working to repair and restore gas service.
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The gas leak was reported about 11:40 a.m. near Stanford Street and Lipton Avenue, officials said.
No injuries were reported and there was no damage to any structures.
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A Santa Monica woman was accused of striking an 85-year-old woman in Toluca Lake in a fatal hit-and-run crash. (Shutterstock)
SANTA MONICA, CA A Santa Monica woman was arrested in a hit-and-run crash that killed an 85-year-old woman in Toluca Lake, police said Thursday.
Lisa Lipman, 59, was taken into custody about 9:20 a.m. Dec. 30, the Los Angeles Police Department said.
Lipman is accused of striking Ida Feller, of Toluca Lake, as Feller walked across Lankershim Boulevard at a crosswalk, police said.
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Lipman, who had turned onto Lankershim Boulevard from Moorpark Street, continued driving after the crash, police said.
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Interim City Manager Lane Dilg will leave Santa Monica in 2021. (Courtesy of City of Santa Monica)
SANTA MONICA, CA Interim City Manager Lane Dilg is leaving her post in Santa Monica as her family relocates to another area.
Dilg stepped into the role in April, following the news from former City Manager Rick Cole that he was stepping down as the city s budget crisis mounted amid the coronavirus pandemic. Across my career, I have been immensely proud to dedicate myself to the public good. Serving the city of Santa Monica as interim city manager during the pandemic has been no exception, Dilg said in a statement issued Monday. In the months to come, I remain fully committed to our ongoing work together to craft a thriving, more equitable Santa Monica as the pandemic subsides and the economy lifts. But I also know that finding the right leader for this uniquely talented city organization requires a deliberate, thoughtful search. To allow time for that search, I am lettin