🌱 250' Mudslide On The 5 + All Power Books Moves Next Door

Hello, all! Today, we remember rum-runners and moonshiners on National Bootlegger’s Day! It's Sylvia, your host of the Daily. Follow along for the most important things happening these days in town, including news on...

• 🌳 A fallen tree on Belden Drive
• 👮 A fatal crash on Woodman Avenue
• 🤝 The 38th Kingdom Day Parade

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🌤️ But first, today's weather:

Cool with sunny intervals. High: 58 Low: 42.

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💐 Valentine’s Day Poll! 🥂
Pink hearts, boxes of chocolates, and greeting cards – reminders that Valentine’s Day is coming are everywhere. But responses to the holiday are mixed. What are your feelings about the occasion? Do you celebrate? So far, 47.4% take a bah-humbug approach, while 42.1% plan on a Valentine’s Day with all the trimmings. 3.5% plan on celebrating Galentine’s Day, and 7% focus on Singles Awareness Day.

📰 Here are the top stories today in Los Angeles:

1. More rain fell than the ground could absorb along a stretch of the 5 Freeway, resulting in a 250-foot mudslide. On the northbound side, “the two right lanes are closed from 3 miles south of Templin Highway to Templin Highway.” (NBC)
2. Another problem that arises after heavy rains is trees falling. That’s what the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) encountered at 3084 North Belden Drive on Sunday evening. They found “a large tree down, with a ruptured gas line and wires down (power lines).” To secure the area, they turned off the gas and water to the structure, “which only sustained minor damage.” (LAFD)
3. A crash in the 10100 block of Woodman Avenue resulted in two fatalities late Sunday evening. “A preliminary investigation found a driver was heading north on Woodman Avenue when the vehicle went into (the) southbound lanes and crashed into a parked car.” Two passengers in their 20s “were pronounced dead at the scene” and the driver was “arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence.” (KTLA)
4. The 38th Kingdom Day Parade kicked off Monday morning at 10 a.m. on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, traveled to Crenshaw Boulevard, and then headed to Vernon Avenue. It ended “near the K Line's Leimert Park Station.” This year’s theme was “America, the Best Hope of the World.” George C. Fatheree III served as grand marshal. Elected officials were on hand, too. (Fox)
5. All Power Books, the volunteer-run store at 4874 West Adams Boulevard that sells books but also offers “free essentials, such as clothing and food from the community fridge,” is moving next door. The move is due, in part, to ongoing negotiations with the landlord. (KCRW)

📆 Today in Los Angeles:

• Los Angeles Market at Stephen Young (9 AM)
• The Original Farmers Market at 3rd & Fairfax (10 AM)
• Free Musical Story Time and kids' crafts at Ivy Station (10 AM)
• Asian New Year Storytime at the West Valley Regional Branch Library (10:30 AM)
• Sephardic Temple Youth Group meets at 10500 Wilshire Boulevard (7:30 PM)

🖊️ From my notebook:

• "It is with our most profound sorrow that we announce the sudden loss of a family member, Steven J. Lim, a Special Victim Bureau detective and 26-year veteran of LASD. He was involved in a fatal traffic collision." (Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department via Facebook)
• "As we celebrate Dr. King and his contributions, let’s honor his vision for a more just and compassionate country." (Los Angeles Unified via Instagram)
• Our Sylmar Neighborhood Council urges you to "SAVE THE DATE • Thursday, January 26th at 6:30 pm. - General Board Meeting. The agenda is to be announced! You can sign up to receive the Council's Agendas directly sent to your email." (Nextdoor)

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— 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.

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