Political leaders in LA are now turning to the race for LA’s next mayor and the candidates so far include Kevin de León, Joe Buscaino, Mike Feuer, and Jessica Lall. Congresswoman Karen Bass says she is also “seriously considering” a run. National forests in Southern California reopen on Thursday, but some say we should get used to annual closures due to climate change. And a proposed high-speed rail line between Southern California and Las Vegas could threaten the habitat of bighorn sheep in the Mojave Desert.