🌱 Korea Town Rocks Still There + National Soccer Expansion To LA

Get on up, Los Angeles, and happy National Chocolate Mint Day! Let's get this Saturday started off right. Here's everything you need to know about what's happening today in Los Angeles.

There are still boulders on Westmoreland. Also, we’re getting a national soccer expansion team, y’all! Finally, there was a fire at 630 S. San Pedro Street.

First, today's weather:

Mostly sunny and pleasant. High: 77 Low: 47.

Here are the top five stories in Los Angeles today:

1. As of Friday morning, the Korea Town boulders are still in place. Initially put up by neighbors “to keep unhoused Angelenos from camping in a spot along Westmoreland Avenue,” they soon drew the ire of the City. However, when the City sent a crew to remove them, they couldn’t access the site and left. (Streets Blog, @StreetsblogLA)
2. There’s a new national soccer expansion team heading to the City! The Angel City FC announced Friday that it will be the “first L.A. team in the National Women’s Soccer League.” Be on hand when the team takes the field “on Saturday, March 19, for a league-wide preseason tournament, the 2022 NWSL Challenge Cup.” (KTLA, Angel City)
3. There was a fire Friday morning “at a two-story building housing ABC Toys on 630 S. San Pedro Street.” One hundred LAFD personnel responded to the blaze that appears to have started outside the building. It took 40 minutes after the initial call to extinguish the fire. (KTLA)
4. Avalon Gardens is a Public Housing Community with 164 apartments at 701 East 88th Place. On Friday, the Housing Authority of the City of L.A. (HACLA) announced that it has partnered with Starry Internet to offer residents “low- to no-cost broadband services.” This was a big step for digital equity in the City. (@HACLA1938)
5. Paul McCartney announced a 14-stop “Got Back” tour on Friday. It will kick off on April 28 in Spokane, WA, and he will play locally at SoFi Stadium on May 13th. (Yes, the former Beatles member is 79 years old.) (Patch)

Today in Los Angeles:

• Annual L.A. Chinatown Firecracker Run, Dog Walk & Bike Ride 2022 goes virtual (8 AM)
• Prospective Virtual Parent Tour by the University High School Charter (9 AM)
• Black College Expo at LA Convention Center (9:45 AM)
• Los Angeles Black History Month Community Event at Westchester Park (10 AM to 6 PM)
• Dinosaur Jr. With Pink Mountaintops at the Fonda Theatre (9 PM)

From my notebook:

• It's not here yet, but the Los Angeles Fire Department is looking forward to the LAFD Rosenbauer America electric fire engine coming soon! From horses to diesel engines to electric - technology is always evolving and though change can be hard - it's the way forward. (Facebook)
• Our Westwood South-SaMo neighbor is looking to put their boys in an art / drawing class. Are there any reasonably priced recommendations for in person teaching? (Nextdoor)
• A kind-hearted Mount Washington North volunteer is doing a hygiene product drive for Teens4teens. Can you help? (Nextdoor)
• Please help our Westwood South-Veteran neighbor with a referral for a company that installs tile floors and refinishes hardwood floors. (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.