🌱 Arrest Ends Motorcycle Chase + Eunisses Hernandez Declares Victory

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If you were picnicking in a park Monday just before noon, you may have seen a motorcycle chase go past you. Also, Eunisses Hernandez declares victory in the first district. Finally, a statue of Sandy Koufax is now in Centerfield Plaza.

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Clouds giving way to sun. High: 85 Low: 67.

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Here are the top five stories in Los Angeles today:

1. There was a motorcycle chase on Monday. It started in the South Bay around 10:15 a.m. and ended in an arrest in an alley. In between, it went “north into the downtown LA area before exiting onto streets in Echo Park” and from there to “Elysian Park before coming out onto Stadium Way and winding through a few neighborhoods near Dodger Stadium.” (NBC)
2. Eunisses Hernandez took the weekend to declare victory in her race for the first district seat. The Monday vote count is 53% to 46%, which means the representation of “Glassell Park, Highland Park, Mount Washington, Westlake, Chinatown and Pico-Union” is determined. However, incumbent Gil Cedillo has not yet conceded defeat. (ABC)
3. The Dodgers unveiled a statue honoring Sandy Koufax on Saturday. Made from bronze, you can see it at Dodger Stadium’s entrance in the Centerfield Plaza. You may remember that the statue was ordered back in 2019, but then COVID-19 got in the way of an unveiling. (ABC)
4. Actor Kevin Hart wants to open Hart House, which is a restaurant serving “vegan burgers, “chicken” sandwiches and nuggets, fries, tots, salads and milkshakes.” We learned on Friday that there are two eateries in the works that will open over the summer in L.A. That said, the planned location is still being kept under wraps. (LA Eater)
5. Mark your calendars! The Venice Summer Fest is coming Saturday to the Mar Vista Arts District on Venice Boulevard between Grand and Centinela. Starting at noon, there will be 150-plus local brands, LA's best food trucks and 20 performing artists. (Event Brite)

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Today in Los Angeles:

• Business Builder Breakfast with the North Valley Regional Chamber of Commerce at Emle's Restaurant (8 a.m.)
• CALCPA holds the 52nd Annual Entertainment Industry Conference at the Skirball Cultural Center (8:30 a.m.)
• Practice for Peace: A Virtual Yoga Summit to Support Yoga United for Ukraine (9 a.m.)
• Older Adults are invited to Create GetSetUp Accounts at the Malaga Cove Library (10 a.m.)
• Wildlife Zoom Webinar with the West Los Angeles Animal Shelter (6 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• A new addition to LACMA's collection is Beauford Delaney's “Negro Man” [Claude McKay]. American painter Beauford Delaney painted this rare portrait of his friend, the well-known Jamaican-American writer and poet Claude McKay in 1944. (LA County Museum of Art via Instagram)
• An Eagle Rock North neighbor needs to find a lawyer ASAP. The owner of their building is negligent, and it’s been going on for years. (Nextdoor)
• A neighbor in the Mount Washington Jessica area needs some construction type repairs on their house. Any recommendations? (Nextdoor)
• Our Windsor Knoll neighbor is weighing Spectrum vs. ATT for internet. (Nextdoor)
• A caring Wilshire Vista West neighbor found two dogs together on Saturday on Normandie near Pico. They are not microchipped. Are they yours? (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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