Those looking for a new job can join Amazon as the company is looking to hire thousands of new workers across Southern California.

The massive e-commerce company is hiring more than 3,000 seasonal roles in the Los Angeles, Long Beach and Anaheim areas. Across the state of California, around 30,000 full-time, part-time and seasonal roles are available.

The starting pay for all seasonal employees will start at $18 per hour and includes access to benefits like health care from the first day on the job.

A variety of jobs are available and seasonal employees will have an opportunity to transition to full-time positions, the company said Thursday.

Depending on the role, additional benefits workers can expect include flexible schedules, vision and dental insurance, a 401(k) with company match, up to 20 weeks of paid pregnancy/parental leave for birth parents, mental health and financial support services and more.

Eligible full-time roles can access paid tuition assistance to earn college degrees or certificates.

“Seasonal employees who stay at the company can see an average pay increase of 15% over their first three years with Amazon,” the company said. 

Amazon is investing $2.2 billion in additional pay for fulfillment and transportation workers which, when accounting for elected benefits, will bring the average total compensation to more than $29 per hour.

“We’re also looking forward to welcoming back many familiar faces—each season we see many individuals come back year after year to be a part of the holiday season here at Amazon,” company officials said. “The holiday season is a time when we create a lot of new jobs for people who want to earn extra money for a few months or kick off a career at Amazon.”

Across the U.S., the company hopes to hire around 250,000 new full-time, part-time and seasonal jobs.

“Open roles are posted throughout the holiday season and fill up quickly, so be sure to check back for updates,” Amazon said.

Those interested in browsing current openings and submitting an application can do so online here. Interested applicants can also text NEWJOB to 31432 to sign up for job alerts. 

A second moon has officially entered Earth’s orbit—sort of.

Although it’s being called a “mini-moon,” it’s actually an asteroid named 2024 PT5. The asteroid has been temporarily captured by Earth’s gravitational pull.

The asteroid will remain in Earth’s orbit from now until Nov. 25, when it will exit and continue its journey through the solar system.

“There’s no way for small telescopes to see this mini-moon. It’s far too small—about the size of a bus. Only the world’s largest telescopes can detect it, or a very long exposure is required,” Dr. David Reitzel, an astronomical lecturer at Griffith Observatory, told KTLA.

This type of event isn’t uncommon in the scientific community.

“We see something like this every few years. They stick around for a few weeks to months and then move on. There are typically two to three such occurrences per decade,” Reitzel said.

The last time Earth had a mini-moon was in 2022, when an asteroid known as NX1 entered Earth’s orbit.

For anyone concerned about the event, Reitzel reassured, “This disrupts nothing at all. There’s no danger to anything in the solar system.”

The asteroid was discovered by a group of scientists at the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) in August. They predict that the asteroid will return in 2025.

The Minor Planet Center will track this mini-moon and other small objects entering our solar system.

“This is a fun and somewhat rare event that isn’t visible to the naked eye, but it’s exciting to think about and can inspire people to explore the universe,” Reitzel said.

One of California’s highest ranking officials wants the Los Angeles City Council to agree to redraw the boundaries of city’s 15 districts, according to a report.

The Los Angeles Times reported Wednesday that California Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta’s office drafted a legal document that, if signed by the council, would require the city to redistrict in time for the 2026 primary election.

As of Thursday, there was no word whether the council intended to sign the agreement.

The document, according to The Times, would require the members to remove personal bias as to their favorability for reelection before approving the new district lines.

The push for new boundaries comes just three years after the council previously approved new district lines. That agreement, signed in 2021, was a 10-year deal, but according to reporting from The Times, those lines haven’t provided sufficient representation for Latinos.

Discussions between Bonta’s office and L.A. city officials have included a new, Latino-focused district in the San Fernando Valley.

The reported push to redraw districts comes after a 2022 scandal rocked the L.A. City Council when an audio recording leaked of council members making racist remarks.

That scandal led to the resignation of then-council president Nury Martinez. Kevin De León, who was also on the recording, remains in office.