🌱 Pursuit Ends At Gail & Blake + Little Tokyo Opposes 1st St. Shelter

Good morning, Los Angeles, and happy National Cheeseburger Day! Here’s what else is going on:

• 🚓 Minivan pursuit ends at Gail and Blake
• 🏨 Little Tokyo business community questions the new homeless center to open there
• 🪧 Protest in front of the DTLA Japanese consulate

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Partly sunny. High: 78 Low: 62.

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📰 Here are the top five stories in Los Angeles today:

1) What was going on at Gail Street and Blake Avenue on Friday? The PD pursued a minivan allegedly driven by four robbery suspects. The vehicle drove “from Burbank on freeways through Glendale and Tujunga before exiting onto surface streets in Silver Lake.” There, “the driver navigated through the street until they made a turn and climbed onto a curb, crashing into the fence of a home.” A foot pursuit continued. (The Eastsider LA, NBC)

2) Members of the Little Tokyo business community opposed “a plan to open a homeless crisis response center along a historic section” of the area. We learned on Friday that “the Little Tokyo 'decompression site' would serve Downtown Los Angeles, including Chinatown and Historic Core and Lincoln Heights.” Critics say that the 11 blocks of Little Tokyo don’t offer enough room to maintain commercial business and the facility. At this time, the center is scheduled to open at 305 East First Street at the end of the month. (Rafu)

3) On Friday, there was a protest in front of the Japanese consulate in DTLA. Supporters of a Navy lieutenant imprisoned in that country “for a car crash that left two people dead” are calling for his release. They believe him wrongfully convinced and want “the support of the United States government, of the Japanese government to make this right.” (ABC)

4) The school district announced Friday that it completed “a $170 million modernization project at Cleveland Charter High School.” Located at 8140 Vanalden Avenue, improvements included “a new 450-seat performing arts center, a state-of-the-art computer aided design facility, a new early learning center and two new multi-story classroom facilities.” (LA Schools)

5) Mark your calendars! The Los Angeles International Ukulele Festival runs from September 23 to 25. “This unique, family-friendly festival includes workshops for all levels of playing ability to work on technique or simply learn to play. There will be live all-star performances by some of today’s most popular ukulele players.” The event kicks off at 6 p.m. at the George Nakano Theater. (Rafu)

📆 Today in Los Angeles:

• 25th Annual Run, Walk & Roll at Griffith Park (7 a.m.)
• A Forest For The Trees immersive art show at Ace Mission Studios (11 a.m.)
• Health, Wellness, And Culture Fest at the Regency West (1 p.m.)
• Annual Mass In Recognition Of All Immigrants at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels (3:30 p.m.
• Second Annual Charity Gala & Art Auction Benefiting GEM at 683 Imperial St (6 p.m.)

📓 From my notebook:

• First Lady Dr. Jill Biden and the mayor visited Homeboy Industries, the largest gang intervention, rehab and re-entry program in the world. The work that Homeboy Industries does, under Father Greg Boyle's leadership, is nothing short of lifesaving. (Mayor Eric Garcetti via Instagram)
• An inmate's life was saved on September 15 when Deputy Palacios conducted the Heimlich maneuver to dislodge pieces of food from the inmate's throat. (Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department via Facebook)
• Thirty-five people from 15 countries received their certificates of citizenship at the Central Library! 🇺🇸 (Los Angeles Public Library via Facebook)
• HHPNC Ad Hoc Arts Committee Meeting Monday. (Nextdoor)
• A N Hollywood E Lankershim-Vinelnd neighbor is in search of someone to look at their window air conditioner and tell them whether it's worth fixing. (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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