🌱 Arts Dist.'s Chingón Food Truck Robbed + Wine Bar Cafe Triste Opens

Morning, neighbors! Today, we enjoy National Cocoa Day! I'm back with your fresh edition of the Los Angeles Daily, fresh off the presses. Here's all the local news you need to know right now. Today you'll find these stories and more...

• 👀 Meg Whitman’s selling her condo at a loss
• 🚌 Metro 2 bus now runs on Sunset and Alvarado
• 🏗️ Contaminated San Fernando Valley groundwater basin to get filtered

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🌞 But first, today's weather:

Sunny and cool. High: 59 Low: 41.

📰 Here are the top stories today in Los Angeles:

1) Chingón Catering, a popular Arts District food truck, was robbed Thursday. Someone with a red Nissan stole its “generator in broad daylight” while Eddie was preparing an order. Although he tried to stop the thief, they got away. The business got a new generator, but it was expensive, which is tough on the small business. There is a GoFundMe if you would like to help. (Chingón)

2) Former gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman is selling her 24th story condo at 9255 Doheny Road. Insiders note that “she’s asking $5.5 million, or $1 million less than she paid for it” in 2018. “The two-bedroom, two-bathroom high-rise home has floor-to-ceiling windows with sweeping views from Downtown L.A. to the Pacific Ocean. The newly renovated unit has hardwood floors and all-white decor.” (The Real Deal)

3) We learned on Monday that Alvarado Street, from Sunset Boulevard to the 101 Freeway, now has peak-hour bus lanes. The Metro 2 bus “now runs on Sunset and Alvarado (continuing south on Hoover Street to USC and Exposition Park).” Although all the lettering and signage are in place, “some final thermoplastic lane striping was still pending.” (L.A. Streets Blog)

4) By 2035, we may be drinking water that comes from a currently contaminated Superfund site. We learned on Monday that “nearly 70% of the city’s 115 wells in the San Fernando Valley groundwater basin . . . have been sitting unused for decades after dangerous contaminants seeped into the aquifer.” The plan to “create giant filters” may cost around $600 million. These filters have to eliminate “known carcinogens such as trichloroethylene, perchloroethylene, hexavalent chromium and 1,4-dioxane” that entered the groundwater. (Los Angeles Times/paywall)

5) If you’ve been looking for a new hang-out spot, a wine bar called Cafe Triste opened December 8 at 980 North Broadway. There’ll be “a menu of light bites including Comte cheese toast, greens, cheese platters, and a bouillabaisse.” (A nod to Gotham’s popular café is probably coincidental.) (L.A. Eater)

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📆 Today in Los Angeles:

• Dog Dental Cleaning and Vaccinations at Dogdrop Arts District (9 AM)
• An Evening of Christmas Cool with Pianist Joe Rozum and his Band at Vibrato Grill Jazz (7 PM)
• "Ain't Too Proud" – The Life and Times of The Temptations opens at the Ahmanson Theatre (8 PM)
• "A Very Merry Character Show" at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre (8:30 PM)
• Afrobeat Tuesday at Sunset Rooftop (10:30 PM)

📓 From my notebook:

• "The rain gave way to a gorgeous afternoon in LA for the historic inauguration of Mayor Karen Bass, accompanied by the chamber choir of Hamilton HS." (Los Angeles Unified via Instagram)
• "We saw plenty of wind and rain throughout LA County, with plenty more in the forecast. Due to the significant rainfall, an ocean water quality rain advisory has been declared by LA Public Health and will be in effect until Wednesday." (Los Angeles County Fire Department, Lifeguard Division via Facebook)
• "LA City Recreation & Parks presents the 2022 Holiday Showcase! - Join us on December 18, 12PM to 3PM, at the North Hollywood Recreation Center to learn more about the Rec Center's classes & programs and take a photo with Santa." (Nextdoor)
• A Los Feliz Hills neighbor says, "OK guys, I believe this is not P-22, the usual mountain lion. - No collar and it was strolling by at 6:47 pm here on Shannon Rd just north of Carnavon. This is way earlier than previous times." (Nextdoor)

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Alrighty, you're all caught up for today! See you all tomorrow morning for your next 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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