🌱 Car Vs Light Pole On Stanford + Swastika Defaces Garage At Mazal

Hello, neighbors; today is International Reggae Day, which was founded by Andrea Davis of Jamaica Arts Holdings in 1994! It's me, Sylvia, your host of the Los Angeles Daily — here to impart everything you need to know about what's happening locally. Let's have at it.

First responders assisted a motorist and their passenger after a crash into a light pole. Also, a restaurant owner arrived at work and was confronted with a swastika. Finally, beware the flight cancellations this weekend!

First, today's weather:

Clouds giving way to sun. High: 80 Low: 61.

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💧 Water Crisis Poll! 💧
Residents are limited to watering their landscapes two days per week, before 9 a.m. or after 4 p.m. What else should the City do to deal with the water crisis? Please let me know your thoughts! So far, 22.2% want to mandate drought-resistant landscaping, 27.8% want to recycle wastewater for irrigation, another 27.8% want to build a desalination plant at the coast, and 22.2% don’t believe residential water use contributes to the water crisis.

Here are the top stories in Los Angeles today:

1. On Thursday morning, the LAFD responded to a vehicle crash “at around 5:45 a.m. near Tweedy Boulevard and Stanford Avenue.” The driver hit a light pole. Both driver and passenger were trapped inside the car, but the first responders helped them escape. (Patch)
2. Located at 110 N San Fernando Road, Mazal is an Israeli vegetarian restaurant. Earlier this week, the owner arrived at work to find “a swastika etched into our garage door.” “It’s heartbreaking and embarrassing that this is the reality in 2022,” the owner said. (Mazal)
3. If you’re planning to travel over the holiday weekend, factor in the flight cancellation. “Los Angeles International Airport officials said they expect to see as many as 115,000 departing passengers passing through the airport each day Thursday through Saturday, and again next Tuesday and Wednesday,” officials reported on Thursday. However, on Thursday alone, there were 19 flight cancellations. (CBS)
4. Move over Tesla, there’s another electric vehicle maker coming to town. Last week’s report explains that “Vietnamese electric-vehicle maker VinFast is on track to start US production of EVs in July 2024.” Construction of a manufacturing plant in North Carolina begins in September. US headquarters are set up in Los Angeles. A "VinFast Charged-Up Program" for customers making reservations for the cars is in operation. (Bloomberg, PR Newswire)
5. How many mountain lions are there within the Los Angeles area? We learned on Thursday that since tracking them some 20 years ago, there are 100 collared ones in L.A. Once the wildlife bridge across Route 101 is built, it may bring down additional cats from the “Santa Monica Mountains and Simi Hills.” (KTLA)

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Today in Los Angeles:

• Citadel Outlets unveils North America's Largest Sand Sculpture (9 a.m.)
• Yoga & Meditation With Master John at the Memorial Branch Library (10 a.m.)
• Kids Takeout Kits: Hanging Star & Wish Strips from the Little Tokyo Branch Library (noon)
• Live Music On The Green featuring Joni Llamedo (6 p.m.)
• House Music July 1st Friday Free Admission at the Thirteen Play Lounge (8 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• COVID-19 cases & hospitalizations are on the rise once again. If you plan to be indoors or in crowds, LA Public Health strongly recommends wearing a high-level mask to help reduce transmission. (County of Los Angeles via Instagram)
• Happy Birthday to Los Angeles Fire Department Station 72! Forty-four years ago, it opened for service, replacing a 45-year-old facility (1933-1978). (LAFD via Instagram)
• The city is celebrating the first cohort of the Angeleno Corps program — a group of young Angelenos who have chosen to serve their communities. Their service in education, health equity and environmental justice has left a long-lasting impact. (Mayor Eric Garcetti via Instagram)
• The Los Angeles Fire Department's Captain Erik Scott joined Fox 11 Los Angeles Good Day L.A.'s Gigi Graciette to discuss some little known dangers regarding personal fireworks use, which remains illegal in the City of Los Angeles. (Los Angeles Fire Department via Facebook)
• California's First Partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom visited the Wilshire Branch Library for a special storytime with the kids, and toured the library and outdoor garden. (Los Angeles Public Library via Facebook)

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Now you're in the loop and ready to head out the door on this Friday. I'll be in your inbox tomorrow with a new 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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