5 California Things to Know for Today

Your daily look at late-breaking California news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today:

1. WILDFIRES

Crews keep wall of flames from descending mountains into coastal towns near Santa Barbara.

2. GOLDEN GLOBES

Guillermo del Toro’s fairytale “The Shape of Water” swims away with leading seven nominations.

3. SUBWAY FOSSILS

Crews digging new transit tunnels under Los Angeles unearth remains of Ice Age mammals.

4. SEXUAL MISCONDUCT

Some worry climate emboldening women to speak up could backfire by making men wary of female colleagues.

5. CHARGERS-REDSKINS

Phillip Rivers leads Los Angeles to 4th straight win, 30-13 over Washington.