🌱 P-22 Visits Silver Lake + Cars Impounded At S Alameda Tow Co.

Rise and shine, Los Angeles; today is National Blueberry Popover Day! Let's get this Thursday started off right. These are the most important things going on today in town.

There’s a mountain lion making its rounds. Also, it’s a bad sign when the LAPD calls a towing business “questionable.” Finally, Crenshaw HS made the news.

First, today's weather:

Clouds giving way to sun. High: 68 Low: 47.

Here are the top five stories in Los Angeles today:

1. It appears that P-22 made a visit to Silver Lake on Tuesday. Residents around Elevado, Redcliff, and around Berkeley and Westerly reported seeing a mountain lion. Because the big cat seemed to wear a tracking device, neighbors figured it was the famous Griffith Park bobcat. (The Eastsider LA)
2. LA TRAP Detectives paid a visit to what they call a “questionable tow company.” Serving a search warrant at the 9600 block of South Alameda, officers impounded 45 cars. “Five were stolen and 40 had questionable lien titles.” (@LAPDALopez)
3. Crenshaw HS was locked down Wednesday morning. “The L.A. Unified School District reported the situation may be linked to an incident which occurred on March 4 in which two adults trespassed onto the campus in order to address a ‘conflict between two students’.” Some 100 students were supposedly involved in Wednesday's disturbance. (CBS)
4. A windblown dust advisory is in effect from Thursday to Friday at 6 a.m. “Exposure to high particle pollution levels can cause serious health problems, including asthma attacks, heart and lung disease symptoms, and increased risk of respiratory infections.” The South Coast Air Quality Management District issued the warning for central L.A. and the San Gabriel Valley. (AQMD)
5. The City Council voted Wednesday to “rescind its coronavirus vaccine mandate for public spaces.” However, this action does not end the directive for city employees. At this time, there are seven LAPD employees “pending termination proceedings, and a total of 14 personnel — 13 sworn and one civilian — have been found to be out of compliance with the vaccination mandate.” (Daily Breeze)

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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.