🌱LAFD Fights Sun Valley Fire + PD Foothill Division Saves Pilot

Happy Tuesday, Los Angeles, and happy National Step in a Puddle and Splash Your Friends Day! I am your new host of the L.A. Daily. Here's everything you need to know going on in town today.

It took 45 firefighters 30 minutes to knock down a fire. Also, the Foothill Division of the PD pulled a pilot from a plane seconds before a train hit it. Finally, Metro is collecting fares again.

First, today's weather:

Sunny to partly cloudy. High: 76 Low: 52.

Here are the top stories in Los Angeles today:

1. On Sunday, the LAFD responded to a single-story house fire in Sun Valley. It took 45 firefighters a little over 30 minutes to knock down the fire on West Arminta Street. There are no reports of injuries, and all residents safely escaped before the FD arrived. (CBS)
2. Also on Sunday, officers from the Foothill Division of the LAPD saved a pilot’s life. The pilot made an emergency landing on railroad tracks at San Fernando Road and Osborne Street. Body camera footage shows them pulling out the pilot seconds before the small plane was hit by a train. (@LAPDHQ)
3. Metro bus fares came back Monday. However, to ease people back into paying for their rides, the fares are discounted through July. Discounted passes cost $3.50 for a day, $12.50 for a week, or $50 for a 30-day period. Riders may also apply to enroll in the Low-Income Fare is Easy (LIFE) program, which further discounts the cost of public transportation. (Spectrum News 1)
4. Local mountain lion populations are facing a new threat: inbreeding. We learned Monday that some monitored animals had a “93% abnormal sperm rate.” A lack of genetic diversity can lead to reproduction problems and, eventually, the possibility of extinction. The problem is that there are two mountain lion populations that are “hemmed in to their respective mountain ranges by busy freeways in the greater Los Angeles area.” Caltrans intends to build a wildlife bridge over the 101 Freeway. If this step is unsuccessful, extinction may occur “within 50 years.” (KTLA)
5. Los Angeles may see a Savage X Fenty in 2022. Singer and entrepreneur Rihanna announced on Friday that her lingerie line will be sold in brick-and-mortar stores rather than just online. “Because fit and comfort are so important, there are just customers who don’t feel comfortable purchasing online,” said the brand’s co-president. (The Business Journals)

Today in Los Angeles:

• Los Angeles County Museum of Art Free Admission Tuesday (10 AM to 4 PM)
• Healthy Food For Kids at Wilton Place Elementary School (11 AM)
• Headliners Show at The Comedy Store (9 PM)
• Byblos Mediterranean Restaurant And Hookah Bar hosts Essence Tuesday (10 PM)
• Bootsy Bellows presents House Tuesday (11 PM)

From my notebook:

• Our North Cypress Park neighbor found a dog crossing the road at Cypress and Alice streets. He’s got a collar but no tags. Thin but clean. Unaltered male. (Nextdoor)
• A Vermont Vista Central neighbor reports spotting owls at South Coast Botanic Garden! (Nextdoor)
• A kind Baldwin NHOA neighbor wants to adopt 2 small dogs about the size of chihuahua. But, they want to adopt the dogs that are candidates for euthanasia. Any recommendation or suggestions? (Nextdoor)
• Our Los Feliz Hills neighbor is rehoming a male Puggle / Jack Russell mix about one and a half years old. 20 lbs It's very friendly, happy, calm, well-mannered. (Nextdoor)
• A Figueroa King neighbor is looking for someone to install a home surveillance camera in a home. Any suggestions ? (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.