The 5 Freeway, a major artery in Southern California, closed for a live-fire event at Camp Pendleton in northern San Diego County that was attended by Vice President JD Vance.

Rain started in Southwest Oregon and far Northern California early Monday morning and continued through the day. Downtown San Francisco recorded 0.87 inch of rain, while San Jose measured 1.52 inches, marking the second wettest October day on record. Northern California will dry out through the day on Tuesday.

Los Angeles County officials have voted to declare a state of emergency in response to the Trump administration’s sweeping immigration crackdown.

A plan to fire live artillery shells over a major Southern California highway as part of a military showcase attended by Vice President JD Vance has drawn strong objections from Gov. Gavin Newsom, who said safety concerns forced him to close a 17-mile (27 kilometers) portion of the interstate.

"Artillery pieces have historically been fired during routine training from land-based artillery firing points west of the I-5 into impact areas east of the interstate within existing safety protocols and without the need to close the route," the statement said.

Today, most think of the California FAIR plan as a safeguard against wildfire risk. Few are aware that the state’s insurance provider of last resort was created as a Band-Aid response to a very different Los Angeles conflagration: the Watts uprising of 1965.

Traffic delays could be significant Saturday with the U.S. military planning to fire live artillery rounds over Interstate 5 in Southern California. The freeway will be shut down temporarily Saturday afternoon.

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