🌱 Firebug Torches BMW + Program Pays HS Students Tutoring Kids

Happy Wednesday, neighbors, and happy National Green Juice Day! Let's get you all caught up on what's happening locally to start today off on an informed note.

There was a car fire on Grand Avenue near Olympic. Also, high school students could be paid for tutoring their school-aged relatives. Finally, some folks on the Boyle Heights Neighborhood Council aren’t sure if a street should be named for the late Vicente Fernández.

First, today's weather:

Sunny; nice in the afternoon. High: 71 Low: 47.

Here are the top stories in Los Angeles today:

1. A firebug set a car aflame on Monday. “The man, who police believe is homeless,” targeted a BMW that was parked on Grand Avenue close to Olympic Boulevard. The LAPD is using surveillance video in their investigation. (ABC)
2. The Student 2 Student Success program could pay your high-schooler to tutor their “siblings or other school-aged relatives,” we learned Monday. To qualify, the high school student must live in L.A., be authorized to work in the U.S., be enrolled in an LAUSD Title I school, and apply for the program. "With Student 2 Student Success, we're making sure younger students get the extra support they need, and providing our tutors with a chance to explore a future career in education or child care," said Mayor Eric Garcetti. (Patch)
3. On January 12, we discussed that City Council Member Kevin de León wants to rename Bailey Street between 1st Street and Pennsylvania Avenue in honor of the late Vicente Fernández. On Tuesday, we learned that some members of the Boyle Heights Neighborhood Council don’t like the idea. They point to “instances of the legendary Mariachi’s inappropriate behavior.” Citing “an overwhelming level of support for this,” a spokesperson for de León explains that the effort will continue. (Patch, The Eastsider LA)
4. Alex Trebek’s five-bedroom, 11-bathroom home situated in the community of Fryman Estates is for sale. Trebek bought it in 1991 for $2.15 million. On Monday, we learned that it went on the market for $7 million. "Alex’s daughter, Emily Trebek, and Renee Ogiens with Compass hold the listing." (NY Post)
5. International Holocaust Remembrance Day is Thursday. The Holocaust Museum LA will host a virtual commemoration. Auschwitz survivor David Lenga speaks at 11 a.m. at the beginning of the program. (DT News)

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• The El Capitan Theatre shows Aladdin (10 AM, 1 PM, and 7 PM)
• Hayes Law Firm hosts Estate Planning For Your Loved Ones; Webinar w/ Live Chat Q&A (6 PM)
• Remi Wolf With Grace Ives perform at The Fonda Theatre (8 PM)
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• The Comedy Store - Original Room presents David Koechner, Sklar Brothers, Beth Stelling, Andrew Santino (9 PM)

From my notebook:

• The Los Angeles Fire Department explains that the quick actions of LAFD Central firefighters stopped a potentially catastrophic high rise fire. Here are the details of the incident with a video overview. (Facebook)
• Discover Los Angeles says that from the Olympics to the first Super Bowl, and now NASCAR for the first time ever will be at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on Sunday, Feb. 6! (Facebook)
• Our West Adams neighbor is missing their small black and brown miniature pinscher. Did you see it? (Nextdoor)
• An East Slauson neighbor is looking for old towel donations. They'll pick up any old towels you do not want. (Nextdoor)
• A West Athens-Hawthorne neighbor is re-homing a dog. Do you want it? (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.