🌱 Bulldog Theft On 6th St. Bridge + Pop-up Bar Blitzen’s Returns

Hello, again, friends! Today, we participate in International Check Your Wipers Day. It's Wednesday in Los Angeles, and I'm back in your inbox to get you caught up on all the most important things happening in town. Today we'll cover...

• 😠 A violent attack on the Metro Blue Line
• 🚒 A structure fire on Los Angeles Street
• 🤝 The CIRCLE program

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🌞 But first, today's weather:

Plenty of sunshine. High: 74 Low: 48.

⛽ Three of the Cheapest Gas Stations in Los Angeles

• ARCO at 3411 W Florence Ave., $4.89
• Berri Brothers at 3860 E 3rd St., $4.97
• 76 at 1800 E Olympic Blvd., $4.99

🦃 Thanksgiving Poll!
Thanksgiving is on November 24th. How do you celebrate? So far, 43.8% celebrate a big meal as a family tradition, while 28.8% don’t celebrate and treat it like any other day. In a smaller group, 1.4% don’t celebrate because they feel it glorifies the conquest of Native Americans; however, 26% choose to celebrate a traditional Thanksgiving out of gratitude.

📰 Here are the top stories today in Los Angeles:

1) Robbers stole two French bulldogs from their owners at gunpoint. The crime took place on Saturday on the 6th Street Bridge just after midnight. The suspects “fled the scene in a dark-colored 2010 to 2013 Nissan.” If you have any information, please call the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) at 877-527-3247. (Fox)

2) A violent attack happened on the Metro Blue Line on November 1. We learned on Monday that a video shows the assault and the fact that nobody stepped in to help. The incident happened around 3 p.m. as the train approached the Slauson station. “The metro made a stop at Slauson alerting authority and yet the altercation continued.” (Yahoo!news)

3) On Monday, there was a structure fire at 268 South Los Angeles Street. Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) firefighters found a two-story “commercial building with contents fire on the first floor, and smoke throughout both floors.” They focused on preventing the spread of the flames. There is no information about the cause of the fire. (LAFD)

4) The city will expand the CIRCLE program into east and south L.A. We learned on Tuesday that CIRCLE, which is short for Crisis and Incident Response Community-Led Engagement, teams respond to calls involving nonviolent homeless individuals. The goal is to meet people in crisis “with a sense of calm, with patience, with compassion and without judging.” “We’re flipping the script with the Crisis and Incident Response through a Community-Led Engagement program,” wrote Mayor Eric Garcetti on Twitter. (ABC, Mayor of LA)

5) Pop-up holiday bar Blitzen’s will return to Here and Now at 300 South Santa Fe Avenue. The opening day is November 22, and the bar will be open every day except Mondays. If you’re unfamiliar with this Art District treat, consider it your oasis of “tinselly decorations, potent and pretty cocktails, and tantalizing spins on traditional holiday dishes.” (NBC)

📆 Today in Los Angeles:

• Toddler Storytime at the West Los Angeles Regional Library (10 AM)
• Lincoln Heights Farmers Market at 2800 North Broadway (3 PM)
• Arcade Fire performs at the Kia Forum (7:30 PM)
• Hablot Brown visits the El Rey Theatre (9 PM)
• Riff Raff Comedy Show at Third Wheel Hollywood (10 PM)

📓 From my notebook:

• "Thank you, Gelson Lemus, for the beautiful mural on the outside of LAFD Fire Station 38, facing Town Square Park in Wilmington, as part of the LA Neighborhood Initiative." (LAFD via Instagram)
• "Today’s agreement between the Port of Los Angeles and the Japan External Trade Organization builds on my official visit to Japan this past September, where we discussed port cooperation and shared goals." (Mayor Eric Garcetti via Instagram)
• "Reserve Deputy Steve Moran will be honored on Dec 2 by the Special Olympics Southern California (SOSC) for the many years of service he’s given to not only the LASD as a Reserve deputy (43 years), but also as a volunteer to SOSC." (Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department via Facebook)
• "We encourage you to visit LAFD.org/wildfire and learn about the Ready Set Go program, how to harden your home before fire approaches, and planning an evacuation well ahead of the emergency." (LAFD via Instagram)
• "⚠️🔥 Fire Weather Watch 🔥⚠️ With a fire weather watch forecasted for this week, the LACoFD would like to remind residents living in areas prone to wildfires to be prepared. Please visit fire.lacounty.gov/rsg for preparedness tips." (Los Angeles County Fire Dept. via Instagram)

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That's it for today. See you all tomorrow 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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