As of last month, the city had received 1,779 individually-submitted claims, as well as 24 batches of claims from law firms representing 22,945 individual claimants.
Regional water regulators announced Thursday a proposed $17 million in penalties for the owners and operators of a Carson warehouse identified as the source of material that caused noxious odors to emanate from the Dominguez Channel for weeks, sickening residents in a swath of the South Bay area.