Firefighters stopped the forward progress of a 40-acre brush fire in the Sepulveda Pass near the I-405 Freeway late Wednesday. Cal Fire reported the blaze was 60% contained Thursday afternoon.

Tesla co-founder Elon Musk was offering to give the California government money to help widen the 405 freeway. With delays and cost overruns plaguing the expansion of one of the busiest stretches ...