🌱 Peck Park Shooting Kills Two + Hill Street Shooting Wounds One

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Was it a gang shooting that killed two at Peck Park? Also, who shot at someone near the freeway? Finally, can you reduce air temperatures with an asphalt treatment?

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Clouds giving way to sun. High: 82 Low: 63.

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Here are the top five stories in Los Angeles today:

1. Two people were shot to death while visiting a car show at Peck Park on Sunday. The event attracted around 500 people and a dispute among some escalated. According to Councilman Joe Buscaino, it was an “unpermitted car show hosted by gang members.” At this time, the LAPD have not made any arrests. (Spectrum News 1)
2. On Monday, in the early morning, a shooting wounded someone “near Hill Street.” This location is next to the 110 and near Dodger Stadium. “The Hill Street off-ramp into Chinatown” remained close for several hours. (The Eastsider LA)
3. July in Pacoima can be brutal. We learned on Monday that “streets are scorching, with the asphalt radiating 127 degrees of heat at noon, according to a temperature reading. An hour later, it rises to 141.8 degrees.” An experiment is now trying to drive down ambient air temps with an “epoxy acrylic coating” sprayed on the asphalt. After two applications, asphalt is “10.2 degrees cooler.” (Bloomberg)
4. A Los Angeles barber is in hot water after reportedly “tripping on a street vendor for selling fruit outside his barber shop.” A Sunday social media post quickly took the barber to task, and folks were angry. The barber has since responded on social media stating that he apologized to the vendor and offered to pay for the damage he caused. (Foo Community Official, Wester Barber)
5. Mark your calendars! The Whiskey Festival is coming to The BLOC on August 19. There will be “distiller meet-and-greets, unlimited tastings, live music and hors d'oeuvres.” Find your designated driver today! (Patch)

Today in Los Angeles:

• Newsmaker Connection w/Councilmember Marqueece Harris-Dawson at the VICA Office (11:30 a.m.)
• Shrum and Murphy Talk with CPF Fellows Jessica Lall & Elan Carr Online (noon)
• STAR Volunteers help children Practice Reading Skills at the Porter Ranch Branch Library (2 p.m.)
• Self-Defense With World Champion Baxter Humby at the Jefferson - Vassie D. Wright Memorial Branch Library (2 p.m.)
• Too Funny Tuesday at Los Globos (7:30 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Well-fed, well-read! Kids and teens 18 and under can pick up free lunch at select library locations this summer. (County of Los Angeles via Instagram)
• A neighbor in the Brentwood Country Club S area is wondering if anyone knows what market carries Santa Rosa plums? They have red flesh and are so juicy, but hard to find. (Nextdoor
• Our Crenshaw Manor neighbor is missing their cat. He is a boy and is very friendly and sociable with kids and adults. He is a 1yr4mo British short hair brown tabby cat. (Nextdoor)
• A frustrated Mount Washington Southwest neighbor needs advice. They're having a horrific flea problem. They are using Bravecto, giving flea baths, and resorted to an exterminator for the yard. (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.

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