🌱 Encampment At Virgil Middle School + Plein Dogg Silhouette Sneakers

Hello, everybody! Today, we eat along with National Pastry Day! I'm here with your fresh copy of the Los Angeles Daily, filled with all the things you need to know about what's happening in town. Including:

• ⚠️ Another mountain lion attack on a Chihuahua
• 🏗️ Outdoor theater planned for campus
• 🎅 Santa hitches a ride on a police helicopter.

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☀️ But first, today's weather:

Partly sunny and cool. High: 63 Low: 46.

⛽ Three of the Cheapest Gas Stations in the City of Los Angeles

• Shell at 5420 W Venice Blvd., $4.09
• Berri Brothers at 3860 E 3rd St., $4.23
• ARCO at 2106 W Temple St., $4.39

🍪 Holiday Treats Poll! 🎄
December is the month for holiday treats and goodies. Which is your favorite? So far, 38.5% love See’s Candies, while 13.5% look forward to sugar cookies. Peppermint bark appeals to 7.7%, and eggnog has a loyal following of 34.6%. Poached pears and King Cake are favorites for 1.9% each.

📰 Here are the top stories in Los Angeles today:

1) Do you remember when the Los Angeles City Council passed ordinance 41.18, which banned homeless encampments within 500 feet of schools? As of Thursday, this ordinance is not uniformly enforced. A case in point is Virgil Middle School at 152 North Vermont Avenue. It shares a wall with an encampment. Students report seeing fires there during PE, and homeless people trying to “go into the school and ask for money.” Councilman-elect Hugo Soto-Martinez, who will represent District 13, already noted that “he would vote to repeal the ordinance.” (ABC)

2) It's not a good time to be a small dog in the Hollywood Hills. Just before midnight last Friday, a mountain lion attacked a leashed Chihuahua being taken for a walk. This dog survived the attack. “Video shows the mountain lion continued to roam the neighborhood even after the attack.” (KRON)

3) We learned on Thursday that Loyola Marymount University’s undergraduate School of Film and Television is getting a new outdoor theater and academic facility. As the Howard B. Fitzpatrick Pavilion, it will bring “state-of-the-art film studios and post-production and animation labs and the open-air Drollinger Family Stage to the 150-acre campus.” (The Architect’s Newspaper)

4) If you looked up on Wednesday, you might have done a double take. The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) was transporting Santa Claus to the Los Angeles Orthopedic Hospital. It's an annual tradition that involves the police helicopter and Santa handing out gifts to the kids at the hospital. What made this a nail-biter was that Santa sat outside the 'copter on the landing skid! (LAPDHQ)

5) On Thursday, Snoop Dogg and Philipp Plein opened a joint venture pop-up for Plein Dogg silhouette sneakers. The shoes come “in two different colorways, including one that takes inspiration from the Los Angeles Lakers’ familiar purple-focused logo.” You have until Sunday to head over to SoleStage at 455 North Fairfax Avenue and get yours. (Complex)

📆 Today in Los Angeles:

• Online French Conversation Group with the Westwood Branch Library (2 PM)
• Kenny Mason's Ruffs Tour plays at The Echo (7 PM)
• Pickle and "Friends" Dinner Show at the El Cid (7 PM)
• Dudamel conducts "Tristan" at the Walt Disney Concert Hall (8 PM)
• 2000s Indie Rock Night featuring Froskees at The Love Song Bar (10 PM)

📓 From my notebook:

• "Opening this Sunday at LACMA: 'Afro-Atlantic Histories,' a new exhibition that charts the transatlantic slave trade and its legacies in the African diaspora." (LA County Museum of Art via Instagram)
• "The Respect for Marriage Act got the votes it needed in the House and is officially being sent to President Biden’s desk for his signature. This landmark moment for marriage equality means that same-sex marriages will be protected." (Los Angeles LGBT Center via Facebook)
• "The L.A. Trust, LAUSD, WeTap, Golden State Water and Metropolitan Water District came together to recognize and celebrate the new water station efforts led by Washington Prep Student Advisory Board water advocates." (Los Angeles Unified via Instagram)
• "Update from Los Angeles Unified Regarding Unfounded Reports of Gunshots Fired on Campuses" (Los Angeles Unified via Instagram)
• "Rescue Boat Baywatch Cabrillo was assisting a distressed boater from a call last week. Baywatch Cabrillo stationed in the Port of LA is one of seven, 24-hour rescue boats that respond to various types of marine incidents." (Los Angeles County Fire Department, Lifeguard Division via Facebook)

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Now you're in the loop and ready to start this Friday. 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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