🌱 North Hollywood HS Science Champions + La Troca Catracha Represents

Hello, everybody! Today, support a small business on National Be Heard Day. It's Sylvia, your host of the Los Angeles Patch newsletter — here to impart everything you need to know that's happening in town these days. Today you'll find news about...

• ⚠️ A shooting at Royal Palms Beach
• 🚘 A robbery on Westwood
• 💰 A mansion for $22.888 million

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🌤️ But first, today's weather:

Cool with periods of sun. High: 61 Low: 44.

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• Costco at 3560 W Century Blvd., $4.41
• Unico at 4072 Verdugo Rd., $4.47
• South Bay Petro at 800 W Manchester Ave., $4.47

😋 Fair Food Poll!
Fair food is the ultimate cheat meal. Although we all know it’s unhealthy, everyone has a guilty pleasure. Which is your favorite? So far, 50% admit to loving funnel cake, 16.7% wrote in cheesecake, 8.3% added cotton candy, 8.3% added tri-tip sandwiches au jus, 8.3% opted for candy apples, and the last 8.3% went for fried cheese curds.

📰 Here are the top stories in Los Angeles today:

1. On Saturday afternoon, just a few hours after hosting a gun buyback event in the area, nearby Royal Palms Beach saw a shooting that injured five. The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) Harbor Division responded to a beach barbecue of about 25 people that was upset by two suspects. Five people were hit, and the suspects fled. (CNN)
2. Two suspects robbed a UCLA staff member who was walking in the 1100 block of Westwood Boulevard Sunday morning before 6 a.m. The suspects pulled up in a “red, two-door, 2018 or newer model Chevrolet Camaro with a black hood and hard top,” aimed a gun, and “took a cellphone, wallet and backpack.” (Patch)
3. North Hollywood High School at 5231 Colfax Avenue won bragging rights on Saturday! Its Team A won the regional competition of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) Science Bowl XXXI. Nineteen schools from within the Los Angeles Unified School District area sent a total of 170 science students to represent. Team A is now headed to D.C. to represent the city at the National Science Bowl, put on by the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science. And North Hollywood’s Team B? They came in second! Rounding out the top three is Harvard Westlake High School. Well done! (Daily News)
4. “Desperate Housewives” actor Eva Longoria is selling her eight-bedroom mansion for $22.888 million. The 1.42-acre estate was listed Friday. It’s noteworthy that she reportedly bought the property in 2017 for $13.5 million. So, if that spare cash is burning a hole in your wallet, you could have an 11,000-square-foot mansion, “a tennis court and viewing area, and a pool and cabana.” (Mansion Global)
5. We learned on Monday that La Troca Catracha is the only Honduran food truck currently operating in Los Angeles — and you can find it in Koreatown. If you’re as surprised as I am by this news, head to 3540 Wilshire Boulevard Monday through Saturday between 9 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. Baleadas are a hit, whether served with mantequilla rala, carne asada or scrambled eggs. (LA Eater)

📆 Today in Los Angeles:

• The St. Francis Center runs its Breakfast Program (7:30 AM)
• Head to the Griffin Club for the 9th Annual SoCal Wellness Summit (10 AM)
• Bring the kids to the Tree Yoga Cooperative's Yoga For Kids (11 AM)
• The Red O Cantina puts on Taco Tuesday at the Santa Monica Pier (11 AM)
• Cheer at UCLA Bruins vs. Long Beach State Dirtbags at the Jackie Robinson Stadium (6 PM)

🖊️ From my notebook:

• "Meet the Los Angeles Fire Department Foundation's February 2023 Firefighter of the Month! Firefighter Shaunna Purkey is a proud member of the Los Angeles Fire Department, serving the residents of South Los Angeles from Fire Station 21." (Los Angeles Fire Department via Facebook)
• "The Personnel Department is seeking persons willing to serve on a Special Committee on Investigative Oversight. Visit http://tiny.cc/JobCentral for more information. Don't delay - Apply today." (City of L.A. Jobs)
• "The danger of illegal or overcharged lithium-ion batteries is very real. Be informed." (Los Angeles Fire Department)
• "This week's WESTSIDE NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL MTG (for March) - - I am reaching out to share the link to the agenda (and other relevant materials) for this coming Thursday evening's meeting on March 9 of the City's WESTSIDE NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL at 6:00 pm. ( http://wncla.org/march-9-2023-meeting/)" (Nextdoor)
• "Report illegal dumping, graffiti, potholes, streetlight outages and more! Download the MYLA311 app, visit the website at http://myla311.lacity.org or call 3-1-1 to speak to a MYLA311 rep. (City of L.A.)

🏡 What are homes selling for these days in Los Angeles?

• Median Listing Home Price $1.1M
• Median Listing Home Price/Square Foot $658
• Median Sold Home Price $885K

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Thanks for following along and staying informed! I'll be back in your inbox tomorrow morning with 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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