Daily Brief
August 13, 2026
No National Weather Service watches, warnings or advisories are in effect for the Western San Fernando Valley this morning, and LADWP's outage maps show no active power or water outages anywhere in the system. Caltrans' lane-closure feed lists no state-highway closures within Woodland Hills, Canoga Park, West Hills or Chatsworth today, though several overnight paving closures on the 405 through the Sepulveda Pass and on the 101 at Lynn Road were scheduled to lift early this morning. LADOT's traffic-closures page carries no specific street listings today and refers residents to its news blog and Caltrans QuickMap.
Weather Alerts
The National Weather Service lists no active watches, warnings or advisories for the Western San Fernando Valley forecast zone (CAZ372) as of the 12:31 p.m. UTC update on August 13. The alert feed for the zone returned zero active products.
Sources: NWS Active Alerts — Western San Fernando Valley (CAZ372)
State Highways and Lane Closures
Caltrans' lane closure system, last updated 5:31 a.m. on August 13, lists no lane closures or full closures on state highways within Woodland Hills, Canoga Park, West Hills or Chatsworth. On nearby corridors, Caltrans listed northbound I-405 lane closures for asphalt paving between Wilshire Boulevard and Skirball Center Drive/Mulholland Drive, and between Skirball Center Drive and Sepulveda Boulevard, both scheduled to end at 5:59 a.m. August 13. Southbound US-101 on-ramp closures at Lynn Road in Ventura County for pavement work were also scheduled to end at 5:59 a.m. August 13. Longer-term regional items include a westbound Route 2 lane closure between I-405 and Bundy Drive for road maintenance and a westbound Route 134 lane closure between I-5 and Victory Boulevard/Riverside Drive for emergency work, both listed with no estimated reopening time.
City Street Closures
LADOT's Traffic Closures page carries no specific street closure listings today; the page directs readers to the LADOT news blog for major road closures within the City of Los Angeles and to Caltrans QuickMap for state highway closures, including Pacific Coast Highway and State Route 27 (Topanga Canyon Boulevard). A citywide banner on the page points to the Los Angeles Emergency Management Department website for information and recovery resources following the Lineage warehouse fire in Boyle Heights.
Sources: LADOT — TRAFFIC Closures, LADOT News Blog, LA Emergency Management Department — Boyle Heights Recovery
Power
No active power outages are reported. The LADWP power outage feed returned no outage records for any part of the service territory at the time of today's pull.
Sources: LADWP — Outages
Water
No active water outages or service interruptions are reported. The LADWP water outage feed returned no records at the time of today's pull.
Sources: LADWP — Outages
Schools — LAUSD Board
No LAUSD Board of Education or committee meetings are scheduled or newly posted for today in the district's public meeting feed. The most recent record in the feed is the Greening Schools and Climate Resilience Committee meeting held May 27, 2026, whose order of business was published June 4, 2026. Other recent entries include Committee of the Whole meetings on April 28 and May 19, 2026, a Charter School Committee meeting on May 14, 2026, and a Board of Education meeting listed for May 12, 2026. Note that this feed returns the district's full historical meeting list rather than a today-only view, so same-day agenda postings may not yet appear.
Sources: LAUSD Board of Education — Legistar Meeting Calendar