🌱 Barrington Plaza Sex Assault + Hollywood Bowl’s Heroes Ride

Good morning, neighbors; today is National Black Forest Cake Day! Sylvia here with a brand-new edition of the Los Angeles Daily.

How is your apartment building’s security? Also, the 8th annual Heroes Ride event took place. Finally, students want teachers to quit investing in fossil fuels.

First, today's weather:

Heavy rain in the morning. High: 60 Low: 50.

Here are the top five stories in Los Angeles today:

1. A woman scared off a sexual assailant in her apartment building in Barrington Plaza on Thursday evening. She says “there appears to be faulty security equipment because when she asked about surveillance video, there wasn't any.” In January 2020, residents sued the apartment building over “inadequate fire equipment.” (ABC)
2. Sheriff Alex Villanueva was on hand for Sunday’s 8th annual Heroes Ride. Put on by Star Post 309 and the LA County Professional Peace Officers Association, the event took place at the Hollywood Bowl. It “is a charity motorcycle ride to support families of fallen peace officers and military veterans.” (Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department)
3. L.A. students left their classrooms Friday and demonstrated at City Hall “for a global day of climate action.” They asked the CA Teachers Association to support SB 1173, which would “end much of the California State Teachers’ Retirement System fossil fuel investments.” The teachers’ retirement board opposed the legislation. (Spectrum News 1)
4. On March 14, there was a fatal structure fire in Highland Park. This Saturday, Fire Station 12 “canvassed the neighborhood to provide (and install) residents with new smoke alarms and carbon monoxide” detectors. “This particular canvass reached 29 residents with 31 smoke and 10 CO alarms installed.” (Los Angeles Fire Department)
5. SoCal grocery store workers have voted to authorize a strike, the union announced Sunday. “The possible walkout would involve grocery clerks, meat cutters, pharmacists, and pharmacy technicians represented by seven locals of the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union.” The next meeting between the stores and union representatives is scheduled for Wednesday. (KTLA)

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Today in Los Angeles:

• NFT LA Conference at L.A. Live (9 AM)
• Improv Mic at NoHo Fourth Wall (4 PM)
• Elle King at The Fonda Theatre (9 PM)
• Neal Francis at The Teragram Ballroom (10 PM)
• My Mondays at Poppy (11 PM)

From my notebook:

• City Hall went dark for Earth Hour. L.A. joined the world in raising awareness on the climate crisis. By switching off our lights, we can save energy and help the planet. You, too, can join the effort by turning off your lights. (Instagram)
• A The Oaks and Los Feliz Estates neighbor is looking for a new reliable pool service. (Nextdoor)
• Our Gallery Row neighbor is looking for people who possibly had their vehicles towed last week in DTLA due to the marathon. (Nextdoor)
• A Kentwood South neighbor asks for recommendations for a dermatologist. Did anyone have some amazing results with a reputable doctor? (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.