🌱 L.A. Marathon Goes Through West Hollywood + Beware Hot Prowls

Good morning, Los Angeles; today is International Women’s Day! Let's get you all caught up to start this day off on an informed note.

Runners will cause street closures on the first day of spring. Also, the PD has a new term. Finally, L.A. is suing three companies.

First, today's weather:

Nice with plenty of sun. High: 71 Low: 46.

Here are the top stories in Los Angeles today:

1. The 2022 Los Angeles Marathon is happening on March 20. It will snake through West Hollywood “as part of a 26.2-mile Stadium to the Stars course.” Know your detours! (@WeHoCity)
2. What’s a hot prowl? In simplest terms, it’s the act of trying to burglarize your home while you’re actually there. “A hot prowl burglary is dangerous because of the possible confrontation between the subject and victim,” the PD suggests. We learned Monday that one such case took place after someone stole car keys outside a doctor’s office. (CBS)
3. On Friday, L.A. sued Monsanto, Solutia Inc., and Pharmacia LLC, “for past and future costs of dealing with contamination of waterways by long-banned chemicals called polychlorinated biphenyls, or PCBs.” If you’re following along, “Monsanto is now a subsidiary of Bayer AG, Pharmacia is a subsidiary of Pfizer Inc., and Solutia is a subsidiary of Eastman Chemical Co.” (My Mother Lode)
4. On Monday, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti turned the Dept. of Transportation’s recommendations into law. They will reduce speed limits by 5 mph on about 177 miles of L.A. streets. “No parent should worry about their child going to school. No older adult should feel unsafe when they walk around her neighborhood,” he said. (Press-Telegram)
5. Have the beef prices made you do a double-take in the grocery store? Skip the store and head to the W Brazilian Steakhouse at 147 North Western Avenue in Koreatown. We learned Monday that if you spend $39.99, you can get “all-you-can-eat picanha, garlic picanha, baby beef, pork belly, and a pair of grilled sausages, all carved tableside.” At this price, you have 90 minutes to enjoy your meal. (L.A. Eater)

Today in Los Angeles:

• Taxes in Retirement Webinar (10 AM)
• USC Women's Conference: Together We Thrive (8:30 AM)
• Job Fair at Vallarta Supermarkets (9 AM to 2 PM)
• Slave Play at the Mark Taper Forum (8 PM)
• Trópico Tuesdays at La Cita Bar (9 PM)

From my notebook:

• Artist Tory Di Pietro’s neon artwork “The Light at the End of the Tunnel — Heart of Los Angeles” is now installed at the exit of the 3rd Street Tunnel, DTLA. (Instagram)
• New month, new L.A. Optimized Accelerator Academy webinar! Join and connect with digital experts to learn SEO Marketing Dos and Don'ts to boost your online presence and grow your business. RSVP at LACityOptimized.org. (Instagram)
• The Los Angeles Fire Department is honored to recognize Julie Gardner (L), and Joanne Cameron (R), the first career female firefighters hired by the LAFD in 1983. We encourage others to follow their footsteps! (Facebook)
• A Westchester-West neighbor needs recommendations for a good dentist. They have Cigna Dental. (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.