🌱 Medical Freedom Protest At SoFi + Fires In Koreatown, E Sierra

Good morning, people of Los Angeles, and happy St. Valentine’s Day! It's me again, Sylvia, your host of the Los Angeles Daily.

Folks came out in the blazing heat to protest against school mask mandates. Also, there were a couple of fires. Finally, the L.A. Day of Remembrance will be virtual on Saturday.

First, today's weather:

Partly sunny and very warm. High: 81 Low: 53.

Here are the top five stories today in Los Angeles:

1. While football fans and commentators were entering SoFi on Sunday, medical freedom protestors attempted to shut down access to the Super Bowl. Starting at noon, participants “accused state officials of hosting ‘a Super Bowl while forcing kids’ to wear masks in schools.” Governor Gavin Newsom will be considering school masking rules this week. (Patch)
2. There was a fire Saturday morning around 6:54 a.m. at 761 South Vermont Ave. It took 89 LAFD personnel 36 minutes to extinguish the Koreatown blaze. It "started as an exterior rubbish fire that extended into the wall and interior of a unit in a row of the businesses.” (CBS)
3. Saturday evening around 7 p.m., the FD was headed to the area “around East Sierra Avenue and Azusa Veterans Way.” The brush fire, which was officially referred to as the Madre Fire, burned about two acres of land by 9 p.m. “The department was using two water-dropping helicopters and night vision technology in their battle to control the flames.” (Patch)
4. The Japanese American National Museum plans to live-stream L.A.’s Day of Remembrance on Saturday via its YouTube channel. This year’s theme is: “Power of Communities: Building Strength Through Collective Action.” “The annual event commemorates President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s signing of Executive Order 9066 on Feb. 19, 1942, which resulted in the unjust incarceration of over 120,000 Japanese and Japanese Americans in American concentration camps.” (RAFU)
5. The filing deadly for anyone wanting to run for mayor in Los Angeles was Saturday. So far, there’s a large field of would-be candidates, which include a communist, chiropractor, and an astronaut. However, to actually make it onto the ballot, each must present “a minimum of 500 valid signatures from voters.” (My News LA)

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From my notebook:

• Officer Deon Joseph is a man worthy of respect. A true family man with over 20+ years of service with LAPD, nearly all of it served as the Senior Lead Officer for Skid Row. This man knows what’s really going on in the streets. (Instagram)
• Kia and Hyundai recommend that owners of select model year 2014-2016 Kia Sportage, 2016-2018 Kia K900 and 2016-2018 Hyundai Santa Fe vehicles *park their vehicle outdoors* and *away from other vehicles or structures* due to a risk of fire. (Facebook)
• Our West Rampart Heights neighbor is in need of deep cleaning for a kitchen. They need recommendations for a cleaning service. (Nextdoor)
• A kind Mount Washington Southwest neighbor found a small black/tan, pretty old, maybe chihuahua dog. He is really friendly and must be someone’s pet, but no collar. Found at Verdugo/Eagle Rock intersection. He is safe and being fed. Is he yours? (Nextdoor)
• A Green Meadows North neighbor is missing their 1-year-old male, super fluffy, black/brown cat. Have you seen him? (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.