🌱 3.3 Earthquake + NNSA Helicopter Flies Grid Pattern Over L.A.

Good morning, people of Los Angeles, and happy National Groundhog Day! Sylvia here with your Wednesday Los Angeles Daily.

Did you feel the earthquake? Also, why is the National Nuclear Security Administration flying a helicopter low over the city? Finally, a UCLA lecturer is under lock and key.

First, today's weather:

Sunny and pleasant. High: 70 Low: 43.

Here are the top five stories today in Los Angeles:

1. There was a magnitude 3.3 earthquake on Tuesday morning at 9:26 a.m. “The most intense jolts were felt around the South Gate, Gardena, Whittier, and Los Angeles areas.” Dr. Lucy Jones went on record stating that it was in Cudahy and about 14 km (ca. 8.7 miles) deep. (Patch, @DrLucyJones)
2. Have you been noticing a helicopter flying low over the area? The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) explained on Monday that this helicopter is a part of its unit. It’s flying “low and slow in a grid pattern over parts of the area as part of the preparations for Super Bowl” festivities. (@NNSANews)
3. A video titled "UCLA Philosophy Mass Shooting" led to a closure of the school’s campus and a return to Zoom classes on Tuesday. It was posted by “a former postdoctoral fellow” who was a former lecturer. The suspect, who was arrested in Boulder, Colorado, “was put on leave last spring over allegations that he sent pornographic material to a student.” The school has made counselors available to students and faculty. (Patch)
4. A Tuesday report established that Los Angeles saw a 71% increase in hate crimes. Records from the Center for Hate and Extremism at Cal State San Bernardino explain that 615 hate crimes were reported to the LAPD in 2021. While Black individuals make up 8% of Angelenos, they experienced 148 alleged hate crimes. This figure “jumped 91% over 2020.” (KTLA)
5. We learned Monday that the Los Angeles Port and the Shanghai Port will collaborate on the establishment of the “first green shipping corridor in the world.” However, it may take a while before action is taken. An implementation plan is due by the end of the year, and tangible steps, such as “the world’s first zero-carbon trans-Pacific container ships” aren’t expected to be introduced until 2030. (LB Business Journal)

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Today in Los Angeles:

• The Fowler Museum presents ‘How Do You See This World?’: The Art of Almighty God (12 PM to 5 PM)
• Westwood Charter – Beauty & The Beast (Grades 3-5) (3 PM)
• Good Time Wednesdays at Davey Wayne's (10 PM)
• Brown Sugar Experience - A R&B Party at The Continental Club (10 PM)
• Clinic at Station1640 welcomes Arnold & Lane (Dirtybird) (10 PM)

From my notebook:

• An Old Vermont Square neighbor is missing a male Gray French bulldog. On the corner of 49th/ Figueroa. If you see him, please reach out. They're willing to give a cash reward. (Nextdoor)
• Our West University neighbor is looking for people who want to play basketball once a week. They want to get a group together just for some fun basketball. (Nextdoor)
• A Lincoln Heights Southwest neighbor is selling Girl Scout Cookies! (Nextdoor)
• A Hancock Park South neighbor is missing their Maine Coon cat. Did you see her? (Nextdoor)
• Our Hollywood West Sunset neighbor is looking to rehome a pet. (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.