University of San Diego economist Alan Gin said, "Without the federal government, we'd really be the size of Santa Barbara, Ventura, Oxnard region. We'd be primarily a tourism-fueled economy." Federal workers deliver mail, maintain national parks, secure federal prisons and prosecute federal crimes. Many now worry about their future employment.

Downtown L.A. was about 14 degrees above normal Sunday, reaching 82 degrees. Temperatures could climb into the 90s by Wednesday in the coasts and valleys.