With a wind speed of up to 80 mph, a brief tornado traveled for about one-third of a mile in Boyle Heights, a neighborhood on L.A.'s Eastside, just after 10 a.m.

The National Weather Service Los Angeles, which covers Los Angeles, Ventura, Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties, forecasts that parts of the county could see up to three inches of rain on Friday, Dec. 26.

Damage includes shattered windows at a restaurant in a strip mall and also at a nearby house, according to videos from the area

State housing officials could limit Los Angeles' access to funds and strip it of some zoning authority over its efforts to block low-income housing in Venice.

Los Angeles ordered some residents to evacuate starting Tuesday ahead of a strong storm expected to sweep through the region, with city crews preparing for three days of heavy rain.

The Atlanta Falcons are playing for pride at this point, but a win over a playoff-bound Los Angeles Rams team in prime time would give the fans something to cheer about in an otherwise lost season. While the Falcons enter Week 17 on a two-game winning streak, the Rams present a tougher challenge than the Cardinals or Buccaneers.

Sunny days are ahead after an unusually wet Christmas in Los Angeles that saw three inches of rain in Downtown.

Torrential rains drenched Southern California on Wednesday, unleashing widespread flash flooding as authorities urged motorists to stay off roads and residents living downslope of wildfire-scarred foothills and canyons to evacuate.