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Power Back for Hollywood, Winds in Forecast

Power is restored to thousands of residents in Hollywood by 10 p.m. Friday.

Electricity is back for thousands of residents who were without power in Hollywood, Hollywood Hills and East Hollywood.

The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power reported that by 10 p.m. Friday no communities in Hollywood were effected by the outage. Some residents had gone more than 24 hours without power.

Many parks and buildings remain closed amid concerns of what today's red flag warning would bring.

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A red flag warning for much of the area will take effect at 6 a.m. and last until 2 p.m. Sunday. The Los Angeles Fire Department has not activated its red flag parking restrictions as of 7:30 a.m. Saturday. For updates visit: http://lafd.org/redflag/.

"The potential exists for another round of gusty northeast winds this afternoon into Sunday over Los Angeles and Ventura counties, with very low humidities," according to a National Weather Service advisory.

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Los Angeles County Fire Chief Daryl L. Osby ordered 290 additional personnel and other resources pre-deployed in preparation for Saturday's predicted high winds and increased fire danger.

Griffith Park, one of North America's largest urban parks at more than 4,300 acres, was expected to re-open Saturday. L.A. Recreation and Parks General Manager Jon Kirk Mukri ordered the closure Thursday because of downed trees and the danger of additional damage from continuing gusts.

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