🌱 4 Sunday DUI Checkpoints + Statue Of Vicente Fernández Unveiled

Hey, hello! Today, we combine snacking during the “big game” with National Pork Rind Day. I'm back with your fresh edition of the Los Angeles Patch newsletter. Let's get this Sunday started off right with a quick dive into everything you need to know that's going on in town these days, including ...

• 🔥 A brush fire near PCH
• ✈️ The Airbus vs. shuttle bus collision at LAX
• 🚧 Saturday’s traffic snarls

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Variable cloudiness. High: 61 Low: 45.

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

• La Brea Gas at 4701 W Slauson Ave., $4.05
• Sinaco Oil at 11305 Santa Monica Blvd., $4.19
• Unico at 4072 Verdugo Rd., $4.23

⏰ Daylight Saving Time Poll! 🤔
Daylight saving time begins on March 12. According to history, we can thank entomologist George Hudson for coming up with the idea in 1895. Implementation took place in 1918 to save resources and extend the work day during wartime. In 1966, daylight saving time became the law of the land, but states could opt out. So far, only Hawaii and Arizona have done so. Now, dueling studies point to the successes and failures of the practice. Where do you stand on the issue? So far, 66.1% don’t like daylight saving time, while 33.3% do. Only 0.6% don’t care one way or the other.

📰 Here are the top stories today in Los Angeles:

1. The Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) contained a brush fire near 14830 West Pacific Coast Highway on Friday. It started as one-quarter-acre burning uphill. A total of 49 firefighters spent around 50 minutes extinguishing the flames and keeping the damage to almost 1.5 acres. “The cause of the fire is under investigation.” (LAFD)
2. An American Airlines Airbus A321 jet collided on Friday with a shuttle bus carrying passengers at LAX. According to the airport authorities, “the jet was being towed from a gate to a parking area” when the collision occurred around 10 p.m. No passengers were on the plane. A few people were injured: the driver of the tow vehicle, the driver of the shuttle and two passengers on the shuttle. (Time)
3. Come to Plaza La Alameda at 2140 Florence Avenue! On Friday, a statue honoring Vicente Fernández, the late ranchera and mariachi singer, was unveiled. You may remember that the singer, who died in 2021 at 81, already has a star on The Walk of Fame and a street near the Pico Rivera Sports Arena renamed for him. (Fox)
4. Were you caught up in traffic on Saturday? Protestors scheduled a rally for noon at City Hall. The demonstration was to show opposition to Iran’s government. It’s unsure if this is why the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) shut down traffic on Hill, Spring and Broadway between Temple and Los Angeles, 2nd between Figueroa and Los Angeles, and 4th between Beaudry and Los Angeles. (Crisis 24, LAPD)
5. The LAPD plans several DUI checkpoints today, Sunday, as part of its "Drive Sober Or Game Over!" campaign. It starts at 3 p.m. in some areas and runs until about 2 a.m. in others. Be prepared to be checked in the areas around Wilshire, Newton, North Hollywood and South L.A. And, please, don’t email me. The LAPD advertises this information to encourage safe partying. (Patch)

📆 Today in Los Angeles:

• Find your Girl Scouts Cookie Booth at the Ovation Center Courtyard (9 AM)
• I-Ran Out of the Closet Series – The Change Makers Edition meets at the West Hollywood Library (11 AM)
• Bring the kids to the Light Catcher Family Workshop at the Getty Museum (11 AM)
• Watch the "Big Game" at the Hollywood Post 43 (2:30 PM)
• Support a good cause with Humor For The Hungry feat. Patton Oswalt & Melissa Villaseñor at the Zephyr Theater (8:30 PM)

🖊️ From my notebook:

• "Early this morning, LASD Recruit Class #464 dedicated their Colors Run to the memory of Monterey Park Police Department Officer Gardiel Solorio, who was murdered on August 8, 2022, in an attempted robbery while he was off-duty." (Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department via Facebook)
• "Families, come learn about the services and resources provided by the Department of Public Social Services for the elderly, young children and families. Join us on the Family Acad. Webinar Mon. 02/13, at 5:30pm." (Los Angeles Unified via Instagram)
• "Join LA County Parks and Vasquez Rocks Natural Area for a magical night under the celestial sky at the Vasquez Rocks Star Party! Bring your own telescope, or borrow one as astronomical volunteers guide us." (County of Los Angeles Department of Parks & Recreation via Facebook)
• "ICYMI: The Market is always a great date night spot, but during the month of February, we have a little something extra in store! ♥️🌹" (Original Farmers Market, Los Angeles, via Facebook)

🏡 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

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That's it for today. See you all Tuesday morning for another update!

— 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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