🌱 Free Yeat Show Cancelation + Coliseum 'Fight For Air Climb'

Hey, neighbors, and happy National Margarita Day! Sylvia here with a fresh edition of the Los Angeles Daily.

When an oversold event failed to take place, concert goers closed down Sunset. Also, The American Lung Association fundraiser took place. The City paid out $9 million for LAPD misconduct.

First, today's weather:

A shower; breezy in the p.m. High: 58 Low: 41.

Here are the top five stories in Los Angeles today:

1. Hip-hop star Yeat was supposed to play a free concert at the Roxy Theatre on Sunset Sunday night. However, it appears that “the venue oversold the event” and Yeat was nowhere to be found. An estimated 1,000 individuals crowded Sunset after 8 p.m.; crowds dispersed by 10:30 p.m. Yeat responded with, “we gone do a part 2 don’t worry.” (CBS, Tone Deaf)
2. The 15th Annual SoCal "Fight for Air Climb" took place on Sunday on the steps of the L.A. Coliseum. The event was a fundraiser for the American Lung Association. Donors raised $230,000 for lung health. (ABC)
3. An LAPD detective “led a witness to pick the wrong person for a murder he didn't commit.” This individual ended up serving 32 years. Now, the City of L.A. paid a $9 million settlement. This is the largest settlement the City has paid out this year so far, says Kenneth Mejia, who is running for Los Angeles City Controller. (@kennethmejiaLA)
4. We learned on Monday that a rare Mandarin duck has set up residence at Belvedere Park Lake. How did a bird native to East Asia end up in a Los Angeles concrete pond? The Pasadena Audubon Society speculates that the bird “was captured, and it was sold to people.” Then it escaped. (Spectrum News 1)
5. The Los Angeles Sanitation and Environment’s Watershed Protection Program wants to teach you “about the benefits of rainwater harvesting and owning rain barrels” in a FREE webinar. It takes place on March 5 at 10:30 a.m. There is a rebate program for rain barrel purchases. Also, attendees are “entered into a random drawing to win a $25 gift card from a recognized home improvement store.” (Santa Monica Daily Press)

Today in Los Angeles:

• Business Builder Breakfast with the North Valley Regional Chamber of Commerce at Rosie’s BBQ & Grill (8 AM)
• Workforce Development: Empowering the Inland Empire’s Talent Pool (online) (8 AM)
• Stand-up En Español at the Ha Ha Comedy Club (8 PM)
• The Comedy Store presents a Headliners Show (9 PM)
• House Tuesdays at Bootsy Bellows (11 PM)

From my notebook:

• At a brush fire Sunday, two Los Angeles County Fire Department Air Ops water dropping helicopters responded to assist Angeles National Forest with the Cobb Fire near Altadena. (Facebook)
• We've got cold weather heading our way, so the Los Angeles Fire Department would like to take this opportunity to remind you of the danger inherent in the improper use of space heaters. If you will be using a space heater to keep warm, please take a moment to review. (Facebook)
• Los Angeles Unified reminds you that the California Dream Act application is a way for eligible undocumented students to receive financial aid through California state funds – not federal funds! You must submit by March 2. (Instagram)
• The Los Angeles LGBT Center says that by providing a second host in North America, the Gay Games will accomplish one of its core missions: making the event as inclusive and accessible as possible. (Facebook)
• The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department invites you to join the Pacific Palisades Residents Association, Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva, and the LA Alliance for Human Rights for an evening of information and dialogue about public safety. It will take place on Thursday, February 24. (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.