"Global warming"
It's funny that we have an incredibly low snow year in much of the west and everyone panics about the death of winter, but it's never been that simple.
Nevermind that we went 3 full weeks last year in February that never got above freezing.
Or maybe just panic
There's corporate journo, then there's Washington Post corporate journo, then there's West Coast Washington Post corporate journo, then there's LA West Coast Washington Post corporate journo
What's the opposite of rarified air? Dense layers of scum? We're in the Hell's anus portion of Inferno
Edit: In the supplied photo, the mutant on the right (literally speaking) brought his 'service animal' to the restaurant