🌱 Standoff On Belmar Ave + Purple Line Extension Project Continues

Morning, everybody! Today, we count along with Fibonacci Day! I'm back in your inbox this morning to walk you through the most important things happening locally. In this issue, you'll find updates on:

• 🚓 Numerous shots fired on South Avalon Boulevard
• 🚌 A complete restoration of Metro transit services by December 11
• 🎶 The play “Chriskirkpatrickmas”

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🌞 But first, today's weather:

Sunny and pleasant. High: 74 Low: 53.

⛽ Three of the Cheapest Gas Stations in Los Angeles

• Berri Brothers at 3860 E 3rd St., $4.67
• Shell at 5420 W Venice Blvd., $4.79
• 76 at 2503 W Pico Blvd., $4.89

🎄 The Worst Christmas Songs?
Christmas is around the corner. Songs of the season are everywhere. However, some tunes are better than others. Last year, Rolling Stone compiled a list of the worst Christmas songs of all time. Which song is the one that is the worst in your book? So far, we have:

• NewSong, ‘The Christmas Shoes’ - 50%
• Seth MacFarlane and Sara Bareilles, ‘Baby, It’s Cold Outside’ - 25%
• Band Aid, ‘Do They Know It’s Christmas?’ - 25%

📰 Here are the top stories in Los Angeles today:

1) Someone targeted a unit of a building in the 10000 block of South Avalon Boulevard, and a woman is dead as a result. We learned on Tuesday that police officers “have so far found up to 60 bullet casings in the parking lot area near the apartment.” While officers do not know if she was targeted, they do believe that an individual inside the unit “definitely was the target of someone.” According to officials, the “attack is not believed to be gang-related.” (KTLA)

2) What caused the police presence in the 6700 block of Belmar Avenue on Tuesday morning? Police officers tried to serve a warrant around 7 a.m., and a 33-year-old man turned the occasion into a standoff that lasted for several hours. Eventually, “he surrendered to authorities without incident, following a massive deployment of officers that included a SWAT team.” (ABC)

3) Metro says December 11 is the target date for restoring its transit services to pre-pandemic levels. You may remember that the agency reduced transit service by 20% during the pandemic. It then fell short of its promise to restore transit in July 2021, when a bus driver shortage occurred. Other setbacks followed, and right now, Metro operates “at about 96 percent of the pre-COVID levels.” Come December 12, there’ll be “increased weekday service on 55 Metro bus lines” and a connection with the K Line. (L.A. Streets Blog)

4) Last month, we talked about the shutdown of the Los Angeles Metro Purple Line Extension project over safety concerns. We learned on Tuesday that construction on the Purple Line is once again happening. The contractors had to undergo safety training, and the tunnels, which “experienced a lack of general housekeeping, including constant standing water and muck,” are suitable for work. (Construction Dive)

5) The Actors Company will present Chriskirkpatrickmas: A Boy Band Christmas Musical beginning December 1. Described as “a holiday-themed musical parody,” the friendly folks at 916 North Formosa Avenue will run the performance through December 11! (Chriskirkpatrickmas)

📆 Today in Los Angeles:

• Adams & Vermont Certified Farmers Market at 2625 Vermont Ave. (2 PM)
• Cookie Turkey for kids at the Alma Reaves Woods - Watts Branch Library (3 PM)
• Notting Hill plays at the Melrose Rooftop Theatre (8:30 PM)
• Twerksgiving at SIP Little Tokyo (9:30 PM)
• Flosstradamus is at Academy LA (10 PM)

📓 From my notebook:

• "Please come out and support a BBQ Fundraiser at 12335 Civic Center Dr. Norwalk on Wednesday, November 23rd, 11am - 3pm for Recruit Class #464. All proceeds benefit Class #464 and their families." (Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department via Facebook)
• "Celebrating South LA Eco-Lab’s work to win the Transformative Climate Communities grant from the California Strategic Growth Council! Between this grant and leveraged funds from partners, almost $60M is coming to South L.A." (Mayor Eric Garcetti via Instagram)
• "The LA Fed made history tonight! Longtime labor and civil rights leader, Yvonne Wheeler was unanimously elected to serve as President, making her the first Black Woman to lead the LA Fed in our nearly 140-year history. 👏 👏 👏 " (Los Angeles County Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO via Facebook)
• "The Los Angeles Fire Department is proud to announce this outstanding group of students, who graduated from the 8-week Metro Youth Fire Academy on November 19, 2022 (Class 22-1). Your futures are bright!" (Los Angeles Fire Department via Facebook)
• "Another great food pantry morning! Hundreds of students walked out with an incredible amount of goods!! Thanks to LACC City Cares Net and LACC Foundation." (Los Angeles City College via Facebook)

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Alrighty, you're all good for today. See you all tomorrow for another update!

— 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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