South Pasadena : Leaf Blowers Rule Weighed
- Share via
Gas-powered leaf blowers may soon be swept out of town.
The City Council on Wednesday asked the city attorney to draw up a measure that would ban the use of the gas-powered blowers, which have been criticized for creating noise and air pollution.
“There is a general consensus that this is a nuisance that people want to be rid of,” said Jim Jenal, a member of the city’s Natural Resources Commission, which has been studying the issue and soliciting public comment for several months.
Sign up for Essential California
The most important California stories and recommendations in your inbox every morning.
You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times.
More From the Los Angeles Times
Podcasts
John Orr was a renowned fire investigator who was also a prolific arsonist, and whose thinly veiled novel helped to convict him. In this episode we hear from the fire captain who first suspected him—and from Orr himself.
Madison McGhee is joined by legendary Dateline host Josh Mankiewicz and esteemed L.A. Times Reporter Richard Winton as the three of them dive into all-things Menendez Brothers, the good, the bad, and the still unknown.
NPR climate editor Sadie Babits talks about why the media has long overlooked the climate crisis, and how that’s starting to change.
