🌱 110 Freeway Jumper Safe + Two Jewish Men Shot While Leaving Shul

Morning, everybody! Today, we appreciate Josh de Jong of New Zealand for inventing National Random Acts of Kindness Day. It's Sylvia, your host of the Los Angeles Patch newsletter — here to explain all the most important things happening in the community. Including news on:

• 🛑 Anti-camping law enforcement on the Westside
• 🍦 Salt & Straw coming to Sunset
• 🎨 The Los Angeles Art Show

❤️ Loving the Los Angeles Daily? Tell a friend and send them this link, so they can subscribe!

☁️ But first, today's weather:

Considerable cloudiness. High: 68 Low: 47.

📢 I'm looking for business owners and marketers in Los Angeles who want to build awareness, connect with customers and increase sales.

I have a limited number of sponsorships available to introduce our readers to local businesses they need to know. If that's you, then I invite you to learn more and secure your spot now.

⛽ Three of the Cheapest Gas Stations in the City of Los Angeles

• ARCO at 2740 E Olympic Blvd., $4.25
• Sinaco Oil at 11305 Santa Monica Blvd., $4.29
• ARCO at 343 W Gage Ave., $4.29

🍰 Spring Dessert Poll! 🍓
The first day of spring is March 20! Among the things we look forward to in spring are refreshing desserts. Which is your favorite spring dessert?

📰 Here are the top stories in Los Angeles today:

1. A troubled soul threatened to jump off the 110 Freeway overpass on Wednesday. Calls came pouring in to law enforcement just after 2 p.m. The Highway Patrol shut down all but one southbound lane near 7th Street. Police officers talked with the individual. The Fire Department inflated a giant airbag underneath the overpass. The person didn’t jump; by 4:45 p.m., the situation was calmed, and they were taken to a hospital. (2 Urban Girls)
2. Someone shot at a Jewish man leaving a shul near Shenandoah Street and Cashio Avenue on Wednesday morning. The victim survived and described the shooter as a “middle-aged Asian male (who) drove a gray Honda.” At the time, it was unclear if it was a hate crime. However, a second man was shot on Thursday morning near South Bedford Street and Pico Boulevard. He identified the shooter “as a white male.” (The Jerusalem Post, Fox)
3. When Mike Bonin was on the Los Angeles City Council, anti-camping law enforcement on the Westside remained in limbo. We learned on Wednesday that with Traci Park’s election as the representative of the 11th District, the City Council could vote to impose the legislation. It placed dissenting council members — Katy Yaroslavsky, Nithya Raman, Marqueece Harris-Dawson and Hugo Soto-Martinez — in the minority. "We will not do enforcement until every individual living on the street has the opportunity to come inside,'' Park explained. (NBC)
4. Salt & Straw is coming to 3823 Sunset Boulevard! Finally, you’ll no longer have to drive to the Arts District or Studio City to get your dandelion cocoa nibs or cloud forest chocolate ishpingo. The anticipated opening date is this spring. (The Eastsider LA)
5. You have until February 19 to visit the Los Angeles Art Show. A $30 ticket buys you access to the L.A. Convention Center’s West Hall, where you can rub elbows with exhibitors and artists. “Gallerist talks are among the highlights” along with “thousands of photographs, paintings, sculptures, textiles, and more.” (NBC)

📆 Today in Los Angeles:

• Historic Downtown San Pedro Farmers Market sets up at 6th & Mesa (11 AM)
• Enjoy Rhythm & Roots W/Louie Cruz Beltran at the Vernon - Leon H. Washington Jr. Memorial Branch Library (4 PM)
• Queerty is hosting a Gaymer Meetup at Micky’s WeHo (5 PM)
• Come to the Electroton EDM & Reggaeton Experience at the Regent Theater (9 PM)
• Sound Nightclub presents Nils Hoffmann (10 PM)

🖊️ From my notebook:

• "Join Stay Housed LA to learn about your rights as a renter in Los Angeles County! Connect with local groups at a community fair and access free legal services (by appointment). To RSVP or schedule an appointment with an attorney, fill out the form at http://wearelbre.org/tenantworkshops" (Los Angeles County)
• "Go the Distance for Wildlife! Introducing the L.A. Zoo’s first-ever in-person fundraising walk in support of the Zoo and Greater Los Angeles Zoo Association’s shared mission to save animals from extinction and provide a safe and inspiring place for our community to build relationships with nature." (L.A. Zoo)
• "Are you a community member within the boundaries of LA City Council District 13 (CD13), currently represented by Councilmember Hugo Soto-Martinez? We’re bringing residents together to build relationships with other CD13 constituents who are eager to make Los Angeles a fair, flourishing place for everyone who lives here. Location will be in Elysian Park." (LA Forward)
• "DASH Downtown Route F - (northbound) will not be serving the following stops until further notice, due to construction: Jefferson Blvd. & Hoover St. (#6123), Figueroa St. & 33rd St. (#6124)" (LADOT Transit)
• "The 2023 Writers Guild Awards (75th Annual) will be held on Sunday, March 5, 2023. Multi-faceted writer-actress-comedian Janelle James will host." (WGA)

🏡 What are homes selling for these days in Los Angeles?

• Median Listing Home Price $1.1M
• Median Listing Home Price/Square Foot $658
• Median Sold Home Price $885K

Check out more Los Angeles real estate information!

More from our sponsors — thanks for supporting local news!

Featured events:

• Hunker House Black Spaces Pop-up Showroom (February 17)
• Turn Your Fear of Divorce into Fuel for Your Future (February 17)
• Hunker House Black Spaces Pop-up Showroom (February 18)
• Grand Opening Celebration (February 18)
• Hunker House Black Spaces Pop-up Showroom (February 19)
• Celebrating Black Culture in Design (February 23)
• Free Wills vs. Trust Webinar (February 23)
• Wills vs. Trust (February 23)
• Love to Party for Good Enjoy French Treats Enter Creative Writing Contest Win $100 Gift Card (March 4)
• Add your event

You're officially in the loop for today. I'll see you soon!

— Sylvia Cochran

About me: Sylvia Cochran works out of sunny Southern California and has been freelance writing full-time since 2005. She loves dogs, cats, books, plays Best Fiends (don't judge), embraces social justice, and tries to live out Micah 6:8.

Have a news tip or suggestion for an upcoming Los Angeles Patch newsletter? Contact me at losangeles@patch.com