🌱 Get Your P-22 Library Card + Apartments At 544 South Mariposa Ave.

Hi all! Rim a glass with salt, because today it’s National Margarita Day. It's Sylvia, your host of the Los Angeles Patch newsletter. Here are all the most important things to know about what's happening in town today, including news about:

• 🏥 A drive-by shooting on San Fernando
• 👮 Arrests in a 7-11 robbery in Mission Hills
• ⭐️ A star on the Walk of Fame for Pentatonix

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☁️ But first, today's weather:

Cooler with a shower. High: 57 Low: 41.

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

• Sinclair at 4661 W Slauson Ave., $4.19
• SK Gasoline at 11280 National Blvd., $4.29
• Unico at 4072 Verdugo Rd., $4.37

🍰 Spring Dessert Poll! 🍓
The first day of spring is March 20! Among the things we look forward to in spring are refreshing desserts. Which is your favorite spring dessert? So far, 26.7% choose peach cobbler, 20% each select ambrosia salad and fruit tarts. 6.7% each opt for lemon bars and mixed berry buckle. The write-in candidate key lime pie is at 19.9%.

📰 Here are the top stories today in Los Angeles:

1. A drive-by shooter targeted a 55-year-old man in the 2300 block of San Fernando Road on Monday. The shooting took place a little after 9 p.m. The victim was struck by at least one bullet, but is alive. (The Eastsider LA)
2. Three men tried to rob the 7-Eleven near the corner of Chatsworth Avenue and Sepulveda Boulevard on Tuesday. While they timed their caper for 4 a.m., they couldn’t hide in the surrounding neighborhood for long. The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) caught them. (KTLA)
3. If you don’t have a library card, you might want to reconsider. Beginning today, Wednesday, the Los Angeles Public Library will give out limited-edition library cards featuring P-22. You can get this card at any library branch. Administrators want to do their part to “feature the importance of natural spaces and biodiversity of wildlife in our shared habitat.” (Woodland Hills Branch Library)
4. Jamison Services, a company known for its Koreatown projects, such as the Pierce National Life Building conversion into apartments on Wilshire, intends to buy the lot at 544 South Mariposa Avenue. As of Tuesday, it’s only a parking lot; in time, it could become a seven-story apartment building with 30 units. (The Real Deal/paywall)
5. Pentatonix received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Tuesday. It’s the first time an a cappella group was granted this honor. If you want to take a look, the star is between those of Cole Porter and Etta James. Hard to believe that this successful group began as high school students in 2010 wanting to meet the cast of “Glee.” (Fox)

📆 Today in Los Angeles:

• Visit LA Textile 2023 at the California Market Center (9 AM)
• The L.A. Area Chamber of Commerce Foundation hosts a Webinar exploring Workers’ Compensation for Employers (10 AM)
• Walk-In Tutoring with Cynthia for adults at the Washington Irving Branch Library (2:30 PM)
• Head to the Permanent Records Roadhouse to see Vanillaroma, Alms, & Commercial Pop Machine (8 PM)
• Come to the House Sketch Night at The Pack Theater (9 PM)

🖊️ From my notebook:

• "If you’ve been hiking recently on the Riverside Trail and Skyline Trails in Griffith Park, then you’ve noticed yellow and orange daisies. This perennial plant is known as an African Daisy, and they are currently in full bloom." (Los Angeles City Park Rangers via Instagram)
• "WINTER STORM SAFETY: If you haven't heard, the weather is taking a turn this week. It is expected to be unseasonably cold and windy, with possible rain/snow towards the end of the week. The time to prepare is now." (LAFD via Instagram)
• "LAFD Photo Gallery: SYLMAR - In the evening hours of February 12, 2023, LAFD Engine 91 extinguished an auto fire on the 13100 block of North San Fernando Road. No reported injuries." (Los Angeles Fire Department via Facebook)
• "Join the team and help transform L.A. with major construction projects that are making an impact. Use your CADD and GIS skills to prepare diagrams, plans and charts related to the construction, operation and maintenance of a wide variety of electrical installations and facilities. Applications open 2/17 to 3/2/23 at JoinLADWP.com" (Los Angeles Department of Water & Power via Facebook)
• "I’m looking for my dog. - She is a 16-year-old mixed poodle, her name is Chiquita. She doesn’t hear very well and might be scared. She was last seen wearing a light orange sweater that said 'favorite child' Please contact me at (323)719-3399" (Nextdoor)

🏡 What are homes selling for these days in Los Angeles?

• Median Listing Home Price $1.1M
• Median Listing Home Price/Square Foot $658
• Median Sold Home Price $885K

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Thanks for following along and staying informed. See you all tomorrow 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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