🌱Regarding Her Food Festival Is On! + Runyon Canyon Road Rescue

Morning, Los Angeles; today is National Flapjack Day! Let's get this Monday started off right. Here's everything going on today in town.

A food festival drawing attention to women-owned eateries is currently running. Also, the FD rescued hikers from a slope. Finally, Atheist Street Pirates are a thing.

First, today's weather:

Plenty of sun. High: 71 Low: 46.

Here are the top five stories today in Los Angeles:

1. Regarding Her Food started Friday and will run through Sunday, March 13. It is a food festival that draws attention to women-owned eateries. Check out the restaurants that are participating with special offers and events. (Regarding Her Food)
2. The LAFD assisted two women and a dog with a textbook urban search and rescue operation on Saturday. The trio “got stranded on a steep slope near Runyon Canyon Road.” With the help of a two-line rope system, everyone got to level ground safely. (CBS)
3. We learned Friday that L.A. atheists are working to “keep our streets secular.” In response to religious groups that put up Christian slogans anywhere they please, they come, armed with an eight-foot-ladder, and remove them. The group calls themselves the Atheist Street Pirates, and you might have seen them at work on Echo Park and Bellevue Avenues. “Street pirates don’t mind paid billboards or signage on church property, since that’s within the separation of church and state.” (AP)
4. We learned Saturday that Los Angeles City Council President Nury Martinez “introduced a motion to end the city's mandate requiring proof of vaccination to enter many indoor establishments and large outdoor events.” If the full City Council votes in favor, “the city attorney will be instructed to prepare a new ordinance and bring it back to the council for a final vote.” (City News Service)
5. When the mounted platoon went for a training ride early Saturday morning, it ran into a curious group of preschoolers. The good-natured horse was curious, too, and had to stop. What a great surprise for the kids! (@lapdmetro)

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Today in Los Angeles:

• ASB Blood Drive at John F. Kennedy HS (all day)
• Helen Albert Certified Farmers' Market at Plummer Park's north parking lot (9 AM)
• Free Sing-along Sessions for Seniors from Music Mends Minds (online) (11:30 AM)
• Justin Bieber in concert at the Crypto.com Arena (7 PM)
• MONDERAYS at the Hollywood Improv (9 PM)

From my notebook:

• Congratulations to North Hollywood Senior High School that won the 30th Annual LADWP Regional Science Bowl! (Facebook)
• The western redbuds are blooming at Stoneview Nature Center! The early blooms on these plants signal that spring is around the corner. Blooms on redbuds don't last long, so come on out to see their beauty in person! (Facebook)
• The City of Pasadena Cultural Affairs Division is seeking statements of qualification from California-based artists/teams to create permanent public art at Robinson Park Recreation Center. (Nextdoor)
• A Del Rey-Braddock/Inglewood is wondering if anyone has any experience with tattoo removal and would recommend a place in West LA? (Nextdoor)
• Our Mar Vista Flats neighbor is reaching out to see if anyone could recommend a local specialty vet who sees bunnies. (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.