🌱 Thwarted Jewelry District Robbery + Apartments Being Rebuilt On 1st

Hello there, Los Angeles; happy International Literacy Day! I'm here in your inbox this warm morning to get you caught up on everything you need to know about what's going on in town. I'll get right to it.

• 👮 Employees send six would-be robbers fleeing
• 🏗️ The El Nuevo Amanecer apartments are being rebuilt
• 🚒 Arson investigators went to Koreatown

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☀️ First, today's weather:

Near-record heat. High: 100 Low: 78.

🌡️ FYI: To locate a cooling center in Los Angeles, call 3-1-1, reach out to the Los Angeles Public Library Public Information Office at (213) 228-7555, or find your nearest location and its hours on the current list of county facilities.

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• Costco at 3560 W Century Blvd., $4.59
• Sinclair at 1060 S Ditman Ave., $4.69
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Beginning October 6, and continuing through October 10, every registered voter is mailed a ‘Vote By Mail’ ballot. How are you planning to vote this November? Please let us know! So far, 16.4% plan to vote in person on election day, 71.6% will be voting by mail, 7.5% intend to vote early in person, and 4.5% plan to sit this one out.

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

1) On Tuesday afternoon, six men thought they could do a quick smash-and-grab at the store “in the 600 block of Hill Street in downtown’s Jewelry District.” However, employees fought back and sent the men running. Their getaway cars were “a newer Mercedes-Benz with tinted windows, a BMW with a sunroof and a white Kia.” (KTLA)

2) Do you remember when a fire derailed the completion of the El Nuevo Amanecer apartments at 1st and Rowan streets? We learned on Wednesday that, after two years, “construction has begun on rebuilding the project that will provide 61 affordable apartments for low-income families and homeless veterans.” Right now, the projected opening day will be October 2023. (The Eastsider LA)

3) On Wednesday, around 2:16 a.m., the LAFD responded to 603 South Mariposa Avenue in Koreatown. A two-story commercial structure had caught on fire. “LAFD Arson Investigators are responding.” (LAFD)

4) In April, the City Council voted to “keep RVs from being parked along LA’s streets.” On Wednesday, we learned that the city can’t enforce the ordinance because “there's no way to enforce the code because there's no place to tow the RVs.” You may remember that LA Councilmember Nithya Raman didn’t vote for this ordinance for this very reason. Right now, RVs from the Cahuenga Pass are parking “along Forest Lawn Drive outside the Warner Bros. Studios.” (NBC)

5) Mark your calendars! The Primavera Sound Los Angeles is scheduled for September 16 through 18 at Los Angeles State Historical Park. Primavera Sound is testing the waters for the kind of festival that has brought out audiences in Spain since 2001. Four stages welcome acts such as Lorde, Darkside, Current Joys and Nine Inch Nails. (Press-Telegram)

📆 Today in Los Angeles:

• Los Angeles Small Business Expo 2022 at The Westin Bonaventure Hotel (10 a.m.)
• Anne Frank Experiential Exhibit at The Museum of Tolerance (10 a.m.)
• Intro To Virtual Reality with Jonathan Williams at the Sunland - Tujunga Branch Library (4 p.m.)
• Pavement w/Film School at The Orpheum Theatre (9 p.m.)
• FUNMUG Stand-Up Comedy Show at Third Wheel Hollywood (10 p.m.)

📓 From my notebook:

• A flag ceremony was held in honor of 28-year-old Los Angeles County Fire Department Ocean Lifeguard Derek Traeger who passed away on August 14. (Los Angeles County Fire Dept. via Instagram)
• Through LA For All, we've been able to amplify our values of diversity, inclusion, and belonging to make it known that L.A. is for everyone. Join LA Civil Rights to celebrate the first anniversary of this impactful campaign to stop hate. (Mayor Eric Garcetti via Instagram)
• Our Silver Lake Waverly Terrace neighbor is looking for a plumber who has experience working with Grohe products. (Nextdoor)
• A kind Mar Vista Flats neighbor wants you to know about SIBLING KITTENS NEED HOMES! Valentine and Heartbreaker are looking for their furever homes, preferably together, but may be able to separate for a good home. Rescue will cover spay/neuter, vaccines and microchip. Adoption fee applies. (Nextdoor)

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You're all caught up for today! I'll catch up with you bright and early tomorrow with a new 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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