🌱 DTLA C.Y. Flooring Burns + Pedestrian-Centric Superblocks In CD14?

Good morning, friends; today is National Sponge Cake Day! It's Tuesday in Los Angeles, and I'm back in your inbox to get you caught up on the most important things happening locally. We’re looking at:

• 🚒 A DTLA flooring business goes up in flames
• 🏗️ A Barcelona superblock model might be coming to District 14
• 🌇 A Baldwin Hills multifamily property changed hands

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📰 Here are the top five stories in Los Angeles today:

1) C.Y. Flooring, a DTLA business, caught fire on Sunday. The LAFD responded to the blaze at 1228 South Compton Avenue at 2:57 a.m. “As fire swept through the main building and into an annex, firefighters were forced to transition to defensive operations, successfully preventing fire from consuming the firm's office space or damaging a pair of immediately adjacent industrial buildings.” It took 150 firefighters 83 minutes to gain control of the flames. (LAFD)

2) Los Angeles City Councilmember Kevin DeLeon wants “pedestrian-centric superblocks" like the ones in Barcelona. A Monday report explains that the pilot program idea has been referred to the Transportation Committee and, once approved, might begin “somewhere in District 14.” A Barcelona superblock is a 2016 development that transformed “70% of street surface area into public use spaces.” It’s a great option for pedestrians and cyclists but closes streets to cars. Los Angeles Walks and Move L.A. support the plan. (Yo! Venice!)

3) The multifamily property including 4220 Santa Rosalia Drive and 4318 Santo Tomas Drive changed hands. We learned on Monday that Upside Investments sold the Baldwin Hills property to Avanath Capital Management for $220 million. “With more than one million square feet of land, the future of this unique asset will serve as a model for large-scale housing in the city,” a Northmarq adviser explained. (Commercial Observer)

4) On Sunday morning, the L.A. County FD Lifeguard Division did a community paddle-out in honor of Derek Traeger. The Royal Palms Beach event in San Pedro was a fitting way to “celebrate the life of a great waterman.” (Lifeguard Division)

5) Mark your calendars! There’s a 70s Disco Swim Night at The Tropicana Pool! Scheduled for Wednesday, it’ll run from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. DJ Jena Red is in charge of spinning the memories. By the way, there’s going to be a 70s cocktail menu! (The Hollywood Roosevelt)

📆 Today in Los Angeles:

• Online Introduction To Meditation with the West Valley Regional Branch Library (10 a.m.)
• New Taco Tuesday at Sugar Taco (noon)
• 95th Annual Rudolph Valentino Memorial at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery (noon)
• Teen Volunteer Training at the North Hollywood Amelia Earhart Regional Library (1:30 p.m.)
• Bliss Tuesdays 90s, 2000s Hip Hop & R&B at Station 1640 (10 p.m.)

📓 From my notebook:

• The failure to protect West L.A.'s Chili Bowl was a blow to the legacy of programmatic architecture in Los Angeles. Wednesday, learn from CD 11 candidates about how they view the role of the council office in protecting rare and historic buildings. (Los Angeles Conservancy via Facebook)
• The Los Angeles Fire Department and NHTSA remind you: 🏫 Millions of kids are headed back to school around the country! 🚘 Drivers: Always be on the lookout for pedestrians and cyclists, especially in the mornings & afternoons. (Los Angeles Fire Department via Facebook)
• Our Eagle Rock North neighbor is looking for a roofer who can replace a few damaged areas of a roof. If you have had a good experience with a roofer, please let them know. (Nextdoor)
• A Los Feliz Square Southeast neighbor needs referrals for honest, affordable car mechanics in the Los Feliz, Hollywood or nearby areas. (Nextdoor)
• Coffee with a Cop LAPD from the Hollywood Division is today at 9 a.m. at Starbucks on Hollywood/McCadden. (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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