🌱 Exposition Park Groundbreaking + Man Arrested Over School Threats

Hello all; today is National Leave The Office Early Day, which was created by Laura Stack, an employee productivity specialist! Sylvia here with your Thursday edition of the Los Angeles Daily, full of everything you need to know about what's happening in town. Follow along for the latest.

The mayor was on hand for a museum groundbreaking ceremony. Also, did a 44-year-old out-of-state man call in threats to five L.A. schools? Finally, we have a chief heat officer!

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Here are the top five stories today in Los Angeles:

1. There was a groundbreaking on Wednesday morning for the new Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center at the California Science Center in Exposition Park. It will be the new home of the retired NASA space shuttle Endeavour. “Endeavour will be displayed vertically as if ready for launch, complete with a massive external tank and solid rocket boosters on each side.” (The Bakersfield Californian)
2. On Wednesday, a 44-year-old Oklahoma man with Los Angeles ties was arrested “on a federal criminal complaint alleging that he telephoned bomb threats to five Los Angeles schools, including two elementary schools, and also threatened to shoot the children as they exited one of the elementary schools.” These threats date back to February 28, April 27, 28. If convicted, he could do 10 years in federal prison. (Justice Department)
3. Los Angeles now has a chief heat officer, who is the director for the Climate Emergency Mobilization Office. The position was created by Councilmember Paul Krekorian and focuses on a “response to extreme heat, which is considered the deadliest climate risk facing the city.” Public cooling centers, the city’s tree canopy and building code updates are part of the job. (LAist)
4. The homeless encampment near Virgil Middle School gave rise to a proposal that would result in the “drafting of a measure to ban homeless encampments within 500 feet of schools and daycare centers citywide.” It is interesting to note that this proposal was not reviewed by the Homelessness and Poverty Committee, which means that “if the final draft is voted through, enforcement so far delayed a year, will become an immediate priority for hundreds, if not thousands, of school campuses across the city.” Councilmembers Mike Bonin and Nithya Raman opposed the idea. (Fox)
5. The watering restrictions went into effect on Wednesday. “Outdoor watering is restricted to two days per week, down from the current three, with watering permitted at odd-numbered street addresses on Mondays and Fridays, and at even-numbered addresses on Thursdays and Sundays.” Moreover, there is no watering between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. Also, sprinklers can only run for eight minutes at each station. Warnings, penalties and flow restrictors are on the table for those not cooperating. (ABC)

Today in Los Angeles:

• Cedars-Sinai LGBTQ+ Cancer Symposium at Sofitel Los Angeles (7 a.m.)
• 13th New Media Film Festival at The Landmark (4 p.m.)
• Talent Keyhole Feature Film World Premiere at L.A. Live (7:30 p.m.)
• Come From Away at the Ahmanson Theatre (8 p.m.)
• Shaun Cassidy at the El Rey (9 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• The Los Angeles Unified congratulates Dawn Soto, a senior food specialist and winner of the Let’s Eat Healthy Leadership Award. Dawn educates, inspires and empowers our school communities to develop lifelong healthy eating habits. (Instagram)
• More than 23,800 people from across the city, representing every library location, completed a survey providing valuable feedback about how they use libraries and how we can continue to provide welcoming, safe and useful services. (Facebook)
• The Los Angeles Fire Department joins the National Safety Council (NSC) in reminding you of the importance of ensuring your teen driver will be safe on the road. (Facebook)
• On Friday May 27, LACCs Dream Resource Center hosted a culminating event to honor the many graduating and transferring students and their loved ones. They celebrated, laughed and cried tears of joy as students shared their journeys. (Facebook)
• Openly LGBTQ+ lawmakers from across Latin America who gathered in Argentina’s capital last week agreed to work together to ban so-called conversion therapy in the region. (Facebook)

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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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