🌱 Security Guard Killed On Bay St + Smoky Home Fire on Mary Ellen Ave

Good morning, friends; today is World Rock Paper Scissors Day! It's Saturday in Los Angeles, and I'm back in your inbox to get you caught up on the most important things happening locally. We’re looking at:

• 🚓 A Bay Street shooting
• 🚒 A home fire that took a while to get under control
• 💧🍔 Kevin Hart, alleged water waster and confirmed restaurateur

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

1) A deadly shooting in the “1900 block of Bay Street, near Alameda Street” left a 34-year-old man dead on Thursday. Reportedly, “a man approached the victim and shot at him multiple times.” The victim’s family identified him as a security guard who saw that “the suspect was trying to break into cars when the victim approached the suspect and was shot in the head.” (Patch, KTLA)

2) On Tuesday afternoon, L.A. firefighters were called to the 6500 block of North Mary Ellen Avenue. A home was on fire. They noticed “very heavy black smoke.” It took 58 experts 44 minutes to put out the flames, protect a neighboring structure and assist an injured resident. Two firefighters suffered heat exhaustion. (LAFD)

3) Kevin Hart is in the news. On Wednesday, we learned that he’s called a water waster because he “used more than 117,000 gallons than is budgeted for” his 26-acre Calabasas property. On Friday, he made headlines because he “opened his first plant-based, fast-food restaurant called Hart House on Thursday in the Westchester neighborhood of Los Angeles near the city’s airport.” Check it out at 8901 South Sepulveda Boulevard! (LAist, Spectrum News 1)

4) West Nile virus is in the county! We learned on Friday that “victims live in the Antelope Valley, San Fernando Valley and San Gabriel Valley.” One case is in Pasadena. “The CDC recommends products with the active ingredients DEET, Picaridin, IR3535, or oil of lemon eucalyptus as being safe and effective against mosquitoes that can transmit diseases when used according to the labels.” (Fox)

5) Mark your calendars! The Friends of the LA River are hosting River Fest 2022 on September 25 from 5 to 9 p.m. The location is the Los Angeles State Historic Park and there will be food trucks, booths, beer, and films. (FoLAR)

📆 Today in Los Angeles:

• Willoughby Street Design Pilot Project: Virtual Community Workshop No. 2 (9:30 a.m.)
• Summer's Ending Yoga Challenge at the Felipe De Neve Branch Library (10 a.m.)
• How to Qualify for Medi-Cal Benefits (FREE Webinar) (10 a.m.)
• Third Annual Leimert Park Jazz Festival at the Crenshaw Mall – Outdoors – upper-level parking deck near IHOP, off of Stocker Street and S, Victoria Avenue (11 a.m.)
• Pet Food Express Small Animal Adoption Event at 320 S Lake Ave (noon)

📓 From my notebook:

• Check out these snapshots from LA County Development Authority's “Back-to-School Jam” at the Carmelitos Community Center, where approximately 300 students received backpacks and school supplies, while the community enjoyed a catered lunch. (County of Los Angeles via Instagram)
• There's a Volunteer Opportunity with the Mayor's Crisis Response Team & City of Los Angeles (Los Angeles Fire Department via Facebook)
• The Los Angeles Fire Department is proud to honor the achievements of twenty-five LAFD uniformed and civilian members who have successfully completed the demanding process of promoting in rank or status within the Department. (Los Angeles Fire Department via Facebook)
• Pioneer Hardware is a full-service hardware and home goods store that has been serving Beverly Hills and surrounding areas since 1926. This legacy business is the oldest continuously operated family-owned business in Beverly Hills. (Los Angeles Conservancy via Facebook)
• Coffee with a Cop - Come join us at the Red Shield Salvation Army @ 1532 W 11th St this Saturday from 9:30am-11:00am to have coffee and chat with your Rampart Senior Leads from the Pico Union Area. (Nextdoor)

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Now you're in the loop and ready to head out the door on this Saturday! I'll see you around.

— 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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