🌱 Traffic Accident On Ventura Blvd + The Midtowne Spa Closed For Good

Welcome back, Los Angeles! Today, we look around the house for National Re-Gifting Day! I'm here in your inbox today to tell you everything you need to know that's going on in town, including news on:

• 💰 A $300 gift for 5,000 qualifying families
• 🖊️ Zamora Bros. carnitas restaurant’s connection to the De León recall
• 🤝 Metrolink’s plans to get you to the Rose Parade

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☀️ But first, today's weather:

Partly sunny. High: 70 Low: 47.

⛽ Three of the Cheapest Gas Stations in the City of Los Angeles

• Berri Brothers at 3860 E 3rd St., $3.87
• ARCO at 2106 W Temple St., $3.99
• ARCO at 7600 S Western Ave., $3.99

⏰ New Year’s Resolutions Poll! 🎶
According to Forbes, only 8% of people making New Year’s resolutions actually achieve them. Even so, the experts suggest making resolutions because they encourage intentionality, optimism, and a positive effect on others. So, what are your resolutions for 2023? So far, 21.1% intend to meet new people or interact more with current friends. Letting go of negativity is the goal for 15.8%, and 10.5% want to travel or experience something new. Another 26.3% want to live healthier, and the final 26.3% plan to embrace change.

📰 Here are the top stories today in Los Angeles:

1. Two vehicles collided near 21400 West Ventura Boulevard. The accident happened Wednesday morning around 8 a.m. Three people were taken to the hospital, and one car burst into flames. However, there was no entrapment. (LAFD)
2. Five thousand L.A. families with demonstrated hardship will receive $300 each from the Mayor’s Fund for Los Angeles. They have to be connected with the Community Investment for Families Department’s FamilySource Center. We learned on Tuesday that qualifying families will receive funds through the Angeleno Connect Card. (KTLA)
3. Boyle Heights’ Zamora Bros. carnitas restaurant is ground zero for the ongoing effort to recall Kevin De León. Besides that, we learned on Monday that the restaurant owner intends to run for the District 14 city council seat. If you’re still looking for a place to sign the recall petition, head to 1503 East Cesar E Chavez Avenue. (Member of Recall Kevin CD14UNITED)
4. Metrolink wants to get you to the Rose Parade. The parade of floats, which will be on January 2 this year, takes place in Pasadena. Getting there is easy with early-morning trains on selected lines. They are the Antelope Valley Line, Ventura County Line, San Bernardino Line, Orange County Line, and 91/Perris Valley Line. Metrolink will add extra trains to take parade watchers to the location well ahead of the 8 a.m. start time. (Metrolink Trains)
5. The Midtowne Spa at 615 Kohler Street closed “with little to no fanfare” on Monday. Patrons know it as a hook-up place for men seeking men, as well as a “sex positive and Queer sanctuary.” The property where the business was located is listed for sale, with a reduced asking price of $6,500,000. (WeHo Times)

📆 Today in Los Angeles:

• Civil Lawsuit Basics: How to Make and Oppose Motions at the LA Law Library (12 PM)
• English Conversation at the Woodland Hills Branch Library (1 PM)
• Holly Belles Holiday Singers at Ovation (1:25 PM)
• Candy Cane Stilt Walkers at 6801 Hollywood Blvd (3:30 PM)
• ILLUMINATE SILVERLAKES Hosts a Special Choral Performance by Colony High School Choir at the Silverlakes Sports Complex (6:50 PM)

📓 From my notebook:

• "With the recent 6.4 mag earthquake in Northern California, it is the perfect time to ask....are you earthquake ready? Your LAFD Emergency Preparedness Guide is full of tips, checklists and resources to help you." (LAFD via Instagram)
• "National Homeless Persons’ Remembrance Day is recognized on December 21st, the winter solstice and the longest night of the year. We remember those in the homeless community who have died the previous year." (Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department via Facebook)
• Our Beverlywood neighbor has a message "to the lovely couple who dropped off my leather billfold with my driver’s license and cash to my house at 10 pm tonight. - I can’t thank you enough for your kindness. I was tearing my house apart looking for it." (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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