Photo by IM SNOT REAL via Flickr If you've ever traveled northbound on Interstate 5 Freeway the day before Thanksgiving, you know it will take hours just to get out of Los Angeles, into Santa Clarita Valley and over the Grapevine (same goes for the Sunday after coming back into the city). Making it worse this year, one of the four lanes at Templin Highway (south of the Grapevine) is closed for five miles......

Map of evacuated areas within city limits of Los Angeles | Click here to zoom in, etc As the Marek/Little Tujunga Fire expanded to 3,200 acres last night, 1200 residents are now evacuated. The Los Angeles Fire Department launched this map showing the evacuated areas within city limits. Additionally the 210 Freeway is closed between the 118 and 5 freeways as well as four schools. A count of structures burned is unknown at this......

The Freeway Blogger placing a sign near Dodger Stadium over the 110 Freeway | Photo by Tom Andrews/LAist Yesterday the Freeway Blogger came to Los Angeles to promote peace via his easy-to-make signs placed over freeways where they get millions of impressions by passing drivers until someone comes by and takes them down. He hit at least seven spots yesterday. Did you see the signs saying "Peace" or "Peace on Earth"? 10 Freeway at......