🌱 La Brea Bakery Café, Macy’s Close In LA + Dodger Stadium Gondola

Hello again, everybody! Today, we hone our green thumb on National Houseplant Appreciation Day. Sylvia here, with your fresh copy of the Los Angeles Daily, full of all the local information you need to know right now. Today you'll read about:

• 🚓 A hit-and-run accident at 111th Place
• 🚒 An overturned rig on a Harbor Freeway transition road
• 🤔 Kerfuffle surrounding the proposed Dodger Stadium gondola

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⛈️ But first, today's weather:

Heavy rain and a t-storm. High: 58 Low: 45.

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📰 Here are the top stories in Los Angeles today:

1. A hit-and-run driver injured three children and an adult at 100 East 111th Place “in the Broadway-Manchester neighborhood on Monday morning.” Authorities call this a high-speed crash that required rescue of these individuals from “an SUV that had crashed into a building.” Reportedly, “a sedan also involved in the crash was on fire when firefighters arrived, but the driver had apparently fled the scene.” (KTLA)
2. The week didn’t start off smoothly on the Harbor Freeway this Monday. Around 4:30 a.m., “a big rig loaded with propane overturned” and wreaked havoc “on a busy transition road from the Harbor (110) Freeway to the Santa Monica (10) Freeway.” And, since the rig overturned under a bridge, attempts to put it back on its wheels were harder to pull off. The HazMat Squad “confirmed there are no propane leaks at this time” although there’s some damage to the tank. The rig’s driver was not hurt. (Patch)
3. What’s going on with the planned gondola to Dodger Stadium? The goal is to move passengers from Union Station to the stadium — just in time for the 2028 Olympics. However, we learned on Monday that the seven-minute ride is under fire from “Chinatown neighbors and environmental groups.” Criticisms include assertions that Metro “failed to follow the public bidding process.” Residents fear gentrification. A court ruling could come in the spring; so far, we have not heard from new Mayor Karen Bass. (L.A. Times/paywall)
4. Located at 468 South La Brea Avenue and in Downtown Disney, the La Brea Bakery Café announced on Monday that it will close both locations. “Our flagship Café location on La Brea Avenue in Los Angeles is where the La Brea Bakery magic started 34 years ago.” However, all is not lost; “you can still find our delicious La Brea Bakery artisan breads in your local grocery in-store bakery and at other locations that serve artisan breads” as well as in the Reno International and JFK airports. (PR Newswire)
5. And, speaking of closures, Macy’s will close its L.A. location at Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza. We learned last week that this move is part of the company’s “Polaris transformation strategy, which was first announced in 2020.” For shoppers, this means clearance sales starting this month and running for “eight to 12 weeks.” (Axios)

📆 Today in Los Angeles:

• Los Angeles Police Museum Self-Guided Tour at 6045 York Blvd. (10 AM)
• Covered CA Outreach & Enrollment at the Chatsworth Branch Library (1 PM)
• Liddy Clark - Writer’s Block Songwriter Showcase at The Hotel Café (7 PM)
• Thai Angel Comedy Show at 149 N Western Ave (9 PM)
• '90s & 2000s Hip Hop And R&B all night at Station1640 (10 PM)

🖊️ From my notebook:

• "Traditions. The fire service has many, and one long-standing LAFD tradition involves birthdays. If you are working on your birthday….no one is bringing you a cake. You are expected to bring your own! 🎂" (LAFD via Instagram)
• "Today, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department family remembers Deputy Jack B. Miller who died on January 9, 1988 by gunfire. He was severely wounded in a gun battle while serving a search warrant in South Los Angeles." (Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department via Facebook)
• "Welcome back to school! We are excited to prepare our students for academic success." (Los Angeles Unified via Instagram)
• "Road Closures: Important updates from LADOT Official regarding Mulholland between Laurel Canyon Blvd and Coldwater Canyon Drive." (Los Angeles Fire Department via Facebook)
• "HHPNC Newsletter: - Read today's Historic Highland Park Neighborhood Council Newsletter with highlights from our January Monthly Board & Stakeholder Meeting and photos from our December craft event, as well as other news." (Nextdoor)

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Now you're in the loop and ready to head out the door on this Tuesday! See you tomorrow morning for your next 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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