🌱 Residences At Woodlake Now City-Owned + 'Die Hard' At New Beverly

Hello again, friends! Today, we thank Seinfeld for inventing Festivus! I'm back with your new copy of the Los Angeles Daily, fresh off the presses. Here's all the local news you need to know right now, including:

• 🤔 Worried residents at the Hillside Villa
• 🛒 A new Hudson Nonstop Shop
• ✈️ A bomb squad visit to the airport

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📰 Here are the top stories in Los Angeles today:

1. The Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles (HACLA) bought the Residences at Woodlake at 4555 West Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. We learned Thursday that the goal is to keep “the rentals affordable for decades.” The 276-unit Crenshaw property cost north of $76 million. “The neighborhood, officials said, is starting to feel pressure from rising rents with the addition of new amenities, job opportunities and improved public transit.” (KTLA)
2. What will happen to residents at the Hillside Villa in Chinatown? Not (yet) owned by HACLA, a 30-year covenant to maintain low rents expired in 2018. The landlord raised one tenant’s rent from “$950 a month to $2,660 last summer.” The building’s owner doesn’t intend to sell the property and explains management worked with “those tenants who aren’t able to afford the current rents at Hillside Villa” but ran into problems with “a handful of tenants and outside agitators.” HACLA, meanwhile, filed a “petition for right of entry” to appraise the place, and a hearing will be held on January 30. (Spectrum News 1)
3. A new Hudson Nonstop shop opened in the Los Angeles International Airport’s (LAX) new Delta terminal. Best of all, it’s using “Just Walk Out and Amazon One technologies,” which means no lines at a cash register. By the way, Thursday’s report says that Delta terminal is getting another store called Evolve by Hudson in 2023. It’ll “use a store-within-a-store concept to sell luggage from Herschel Supply Co. and TUMI; electronics from Apple, Beats, Bose and Brookstone; toys from Build-A-Bear Workshop; and accessories from 47 Brand, Happy Socks, and Sunglass Hut.” (Spectrum News 9)
4. Speaking of LAX, the bomb squad was “at the lower level near Terminal 6” on Thursday morning. Someone had left a bag sitting around, which caused traffic delays “and long wait times for people looking to pick up family members for the holidays.” After lunch, officials gave the all clear, and business returned to normal. (Patch)
5. Die Hard is coming to the New Beverly Cinema! If you're among the group that says it ain’t Christmas until Hans Gruber falls off Nakatomi Plaza, head to the theater on Saturday at 2 p.m. If that’s too early, there’s a second showing at 7 p.m. Yippee ki-yay! (The New Bev)

📆 Today in Los Angeles:

• Soulful Hard Rock Holiday Brunch at The Hard Rock Cafe (11 AM)
• Online Holiday Singalong For Seniors from Music Mends Minds (11:30 AM)
• Photos with Santa at Ovation (12 PM)
• Chess Club at the Memorial Branch Library (3 PM)
• Swiftmas at The Vermont (9:30 PM)

📓 From my notebook:

• "For the 3rd year running, we are recognizing the photographers who generously send us their photos, which allows us to share the work of Your LAFD with You. Voting will open on 23 Dec and close on 30 Dec." (LAFD via Instagram)
• "Bringing joy this holiday season 🎄🎁🚒 The LA Co FD Bomberos hosted a toy giveaway and barbecue for the children and families of East Los Angeles Rising Youth Club (formerly known as the Boys and Girls Club)." (Los Angeles County Fire Dept. via Instagram)
• "At 2:58PM on December 21, 2022 the Los Angeles City Fire Department responded to the SB 170 FY in North Hollywood for a reported auto fire. Firefighters quickly extinguished the fire with no injuries reported." (LAFD via Instagram)
• "On December 21, 2022, Santa and his Elves were busy meeting the community along Ventura Blvd and passing out gifts to the young ones. Task Force 88 gave them a helping hand." (Los Angeles Fire Department via Facebook)
• Our Los Feliz South neighbor wants you to "STOP THE USE OF RODENTICIDES! - Honoring P-22 with impact and meaning, please join me and sign. https://chng.it/nhpwNkPbpY" (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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