🌱 Eviction Notice Led To Standoff On Cahuenga + 3 Million Feral Cats

Hello again, friends! Today, we honor Veterans Day! It's Sylvia, your host of the Daily. Here are all the most important things to know about what's happening in the community today. Today you'll find news about:

• 🌊 The reason to stay out of the ocean
• 🎶 The Hip Hop Nutcracker
• 👩‍🎓 School Police Lieutenant Margarita Rios

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🌤️ But first, today's weather:

Partly sunny and cool. High: 70 Low: 49.

⛽ Three of the Cheapest Gas Stations in Los Angeles

• ARCO at 2740 E Olympic Blvd., $4.99
• 76 at 4600 Melrose Ave., $4.99
• Kwik Serv at 2600 N Figueroa St., $4.99

🦃 Thanksgiving Poll!
Thanksgiving is on November 24th. How do you celebrate? So far, 47.3% celebrate a big meal as a family tradition, while 29.1% don’t celebrate and treat it like any other day. In a smaller group, 1.8% don’t celebrate because they feel it glorifies the conquest of Native Americans; however, 21.8% choose to celebrate a traditional Thanksgiving out of gratitude.

📰 Here are the top stories today in Los Angeles:

1) Were you caught up in Thursday morning’s closure of the 101 Freeway? Someone was being served an eviction notice in an apartment building on the 2300 block of Cahuenga Boulevard right around 8 a.m. Rather than a routine process, it became a “standoff with reports of gunfire at the scene,” which prompted a freeway closure near the Cahuenga Pass and street closures in the immediate neighborhood. Crisis negotiators were called to defuse the situation. However, "authorities later entered and found a person dead of 'an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound.'" (Patch, KTLA)

2) Recent news has reported on L.A.’s rat problem. However, on Thursday, we learned that the city also has a feral cat problem. Estimates suggest that “as many as 3 million feral cats roam the streets of Los Angeles and could soon match the city’s human population of roughly 3.9 million.” Rescue groups have been working on trapping, neutering/sterilizing, and then releasing the felines. It is interesting to note that the city is barred from participating in this action because of a lawsuit some time ago. (KTLA)

3) The Los Angeles County Health Department wants you to stay out of the ocean. The agency announced Thursday that the recent rainfall resulted in high bacteria levels near the beaches “caused by storm water runoff that can contain chemicals, debris and other health hazards.” Exposure can result in rashes, infections, and gastrointestinal upset. (KABC)

4) The Hip Hop Nutcracker is coming to the Dolby Theatre! The performance will be Wednesday at 7 p.m. If you are unfamiliar with this show, think of it as “Tchaikovsky’s Score, Hip Hop Dance, NYC Style.” It’s a great way to get into the holiday spirit! (Hip Hop Nutcracker)

5) A shoutout to Lieutenant Margarita Rios! We learned on Thursday that she completed the Sherman Block Supervisory Leadership Institute Class 495. Rios is a member of the Los Angeles School Police. (LA School Police)

📆 Today in Los Angeles:

• Veterans Day Ceremony at the Sal Guarriello Veterans' Memorial (11 AM)
• Free Online Sing-Along Session for Seniors from Music Mends Minds (11:30 AM)
• USC Trojans vs. Colorado Buffaloes at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (6:30 PM)
• Caribbean Nocturnes Veterans Day Benefit Concert at NeueHouse Hollywood (7:30 PM)
• Thanks But No Thanksgiving (Native American comedy show) at the Dynasty Typewriter (10 PM)

📓 From my notebook:

• "Congratulations to our newly promoted Los Angeles County Fire Department (LACoFD) Fire Captains! Our newly promoted fire captains are participating in the 25th Fire Captain’s Academy this week." (Los Angeles County Fire Dept. via Instagram)
• "These next few weeks our Training Section will be working closely with our Underwater Rescue and Recovery Unit (URRU) that consists of 36 total divers who train extensively, remaining committed to keeping their skills sharp." (Los Angeles County Fire Department, Lifeguard Division via Facebook)
• "An Important Message: How to Stay Safe from Colds, Flus, RSV and Airborne Viruses This Season" (Los Angeles Unified via Instagram)
• "K9 Cajun Retirement Ceremony 🐾 Today, at Fire Station 187, the LACoFD hosted a small retirement ceremony for K9 Cajun. K9 Cajun has been with his handler, Firefighter Specialist Joshua Flores, since 2016." (Los Angeles County Fire Department via Facebook)
• Several businesses are honoring veterans and active duty personnel with freebies and discounts today. (Extensive List via Patch)

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Alrighty, you're all caught up for today! I'll see you back 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.

Have a news tip or suggestion for an upcoming Los Angeles Daily? Contact me at losangeles@patch.com