🌱 Mission Hills Trailer Fire + Peace & Healing Centers Pilot Program

Hello and happy Friday; today is National SCUD Day, which Stephanie West Allen founded in 2007 as “National Savor the Comic, Unplug the Drama Day!”! I'm back in your inbox this morning to walk you through everything you need to know about what's happening locally. Here we go.

A brush fire was prevented. Also, nine local communities will receive Peace & Healing Centers. Finally, an alleged kidnapper is out on bail.

First, today's weather:

Clouds yielding to sun. High: 83 Low: 61.

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• Kwik Serv at 2600 N Figueroa St., $5.79
• Arco at 2466 Riverside Dr., $5.89
• Arco at 3401 Whittier Blvd., $5.89

💧 Water Crisis Poll! 💧
Residents are limited to watering their landscapes two days per week, before 9 a.m. or after 4 p.m. What else should the City do to deal with the water crisis? Please let me know your thoughts! So far, 22.6% want to mandate drought-resistant landscaping, 17.7% want to recycle wastewater for irrigation, another 38.7% want to build a desalination plant at the coast, and 21% don’t believe residential water use contributes to the water crisis.

Here are the top five stories in Los Angeles today:

1. The LAFD dealt with a burning trailer that threatened nearby vegetation to catch on fire, too. It happened on Monday evening in the 10700 block of Bartee Avenue. There were no injuries, and firefighters prevented a larger brush fire from starting. (LAFD)
2. A couple of weeks ago, the City Council voted for the creation of nine “physical spaces focused on environmental, social and economic healing in historically marginalized communities.” These will be Peace & Healing Centers operated by the Civil + Human Rights and Equity (LA Civil Rights) Department in partnership with community organizations. These spaces are to provide opportunities for “upward mobility, community peace building, and breaking cycles of violence.” Look for them in the “Arleta-Pacoima, Boyle Heights, Mission Hills-Panorama City-North Hills, Skid Row,  South Los Angeles, Southeast Los Angeles, West Adams – Baldwin Village – Leimert Park, Westlake, and Wilmington-Harbor Gateway” communities. (LA Sentinel)
3. A 38-year-old man “was released Thursday on $100,000 bond and scheduled to appear in court July 27.” He is alleged to have struck a 13-year-old bicyclist with a 2019 gray Toyota Tundra and then reportedly kidnapped the child by pretending to be a police officer. A fast-thinking bystander called the LAPD. Officers located the boy in the truck with two men “near Sepulveda Boulevard and Tupper Street.” (Patch)
4. A Wednesday morning die-in protest involving fake blood resulted in four arrests. Organizers wanted to “represent the women who will die due to the Supreme Court ruling overturning the legal right to abortion.” The PD arrested them “for failure to disperse and trespassing.” (LA Mag)
5. We’re number 16! At least when it comes to being among the best cities for recreation. At the top is Las Vegas, while Ford Wayne, Indiana is at the bottom. We got marked down for having some of the highest movie costs but the fewest tennis courts per capita. The CA cities that beat us were San Diego (6), San Francisco (11), and Sacramento (15). (WalletHub)

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Today in Los Angeles:

• K-Pop Academy at the Korean Cultural Center (9 a.m.)
• Online Mindfulness Meditation facilitated by the Studio City Branch Library (10 a.m.)
• Music Mends Minds Drum Circle at the Culver City Senior Center (12:30 p.m.)
• The Jason Fabus Jazz Trio at Runway Playa Vista (5 p.m.)
• Free-to-watch Facebook premiere of Queerwise: Queers Across Years (7 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Our neighbor in Beachwood Canyon has a neighbor question involving personal hygiene. The stench that enters their apt is unbearable. Ideas? (Nextdoor)
• A neighbor in Little Holmby-Westwood CA received this package today addressed to a Rachel Davidson but the faded printed Comstock address for her was scratched out. Can you help solve this mystery. (Nextdoor)
• Our NoHo Arts District Southeast area neighbor lost a 9-month-old female Chihuahua. Not chipped. No collar. The dog is a runner; there is a $1000 reward. Last seen by Hesby and Cleon. (Nextdoor)
• Our Hollywood Dell neighbor found a cat. No tags, mixed colors of brown, gray and cream. Very friendly and sweet. (Nextdoor)
• A Baldwin Village-Santo Tomas neighbor is looking for other socially awkward people who want to get out of their comfort zone. (Nextdoor)

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Now you're in the loop and ready to head out the door on this Friday. See you all tomorrow for another 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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