🌱 Overdose Gets Hazmat Response On 115th + Villanueva Beach Invasion

Morning, people of Los Angeles; today is National Deep Dish Pizza Day! It's me again, Sylvia, your host of the Los Angeles Daily.

Why did hazmat have to respond to a suspected drug overdose? Also, Sheriff Villanueva plans an invasion. Finally, are you hip to the DOG PPL social club?

First, today's weather:

Sunny and beautiful. High: 81 Low: 60.

Here are the top five stories in Los Angeles today:

1. The hazmat team arrived in the area near 232 W. 115 Street after reports of an overdose. “One person is dead, and two other people were hospitalized Monday morning, suspected of overdosing on an unknown substance.” According to the LAFD, “two people were found inside a vehicle in critical condition, and a third person was found outside the vehicle with minor conditions.” (Fox)
2. Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva wants to clean up homeless encampments before the tourist season. We learned Monday that he “is offering to send his deputies outside their jurisdiction and into a City of Los Angeles neighborhood to clear out homeless encampments — this time in Hollywood. He also said his department has plans to ‘invade the beach again’.” Supporters call it “boldly proactive” while critics find it “politically performative. (Patch)
3. DOG PPL is a social club for dog owners with more than 900 members as of Monday. “The people behind it say they provide a clean environment and protection for dogs. It's also a social club for dog owners that includes a café, bar, and lounge.” Members pay $80 a month for the privilege of belonging. (ABC)
4. The Hawthorne Arts Complex is closing to be “redeveloped.” This means that the 100-or-so artists using the “more than 40,000 square feet of affordable studio space” must leave. “The property manager said the building is not being sold,” we learned Monday. (Spectrum News 1)
5. In addition to beer, Samuel Adams has a philanthropic program, aptly called Brewing The American Dream. Each year, it holds a pitch room competition that awards $10,000 to an outstanding entrepreneur. We heard Monday that this year’s winner is Nobe’s Plant Based Food. She served up “a plant-based pitch and samples of her crab cakes.” “The label was super clean including ingredients. It was almost indistinguishable from a regular crab cake in taste and texture. We felt that she really perfected this product over time,” judges said. (LA Weekly)

Today in Los Angeles:

• Natural History Museum offers Free Admission (9:30 AM to 5 PM)
• Circle Time at Pasadena Humane (10 AM)
• Virtual Book Club with the Miraleste Library (11 AM)
• Planet Fitness Grand Opening at 4050 W Washington Blvd. (4 PM)
• Kabaka Pyramid With Eureka Sound at The Peppermint Club (7 PM)

From my notebook:

• A Montecito Heights neighbor had a skittish cat come to their backyard a few days ago and comes each day since. Is it yours? (Nextdoor)
• Our Hollywood Highland neighbor is re-homing 3 pit bulls. (Nextdoor)
• Councilmember Mitch O'Farrell, LA City Council District 13 urges residents to apply for the City’s $8.5M Microenterprise Recovery Grant program. Up to $15,000 is available to help eligible small businesses in their financial recovery from COVID. (Nextdoor)
• A Fletcher Square neighbor wants a soil test done. Does anyone have a recommendation on where to get a detailed one? (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.