🌱Woman Torches Mid-Wilshire 7-Eleven + Targeted Shooting On Canon Dr.

Good morning, friends; today is National Thrift Shop Day! It's Wednesday 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 burning convenience store on La Brea
• 🚓 A shooting near Spago
• 🛢️ An ordinance draft that would get rid of oil and gas drilling in L.A.

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Warm with plenty of sun. High: 90 Low: 69.

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• Berri Brothers at 3860 E 3rd St., $4.59
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• Arco at 2050 W Manchester Ave., $4.89

🤔 Homelessness Poll!
CNN reports that Los Angeles County has a homeless population of “more than 66,400 people.” The numbers are increasing. Do you think that city governments are doing enough? Are there better solutions? Please let me know your thoughts! So far, 29.9% favor more infrastructure investment, 19.7% want federal involvement, 1.7% say faith-based groups need to step up, 6% want the military to open its bases, and 40.2% ask for justice system involvement.

Here are the top five stories in Los Angeles today:

1) A partially-clad woman set the 7-Eleven at West Olympic Boulevard and South La Brea Avenue on fire Monday. At around 9:30 p.m., she trashed the store, barricaded herself by piling products in front of the door and then set a fire. An employee sought safety in the store’s back area and needed to be rescued by the fire department. (Patch, NBC)

2) A man was shot Monday evening right around 11 p.m. “in the 100 block of North Canon Drive near Nusr-Et Steakhouse and Spago.” The attack also left a window at the nearby Bank of the West shattered “north of Wilshire Boulevard.” The PD doesn’t believe that this was a random crime. (NBC)

3) Los Angeles has “26 oil and gas fields and over 5,000 oil and gas wells — some active, others idle and some abandoned.” A report explained on Tuesday that the City Planning Department is working on an ordinance draft that prohibits new drilling and phases out existing operations. Critics had expected a draft that would focus on setback directions and were surprised that the department intends to go further. Councilmember Paul Koretz figures that current workers can “have ongoing green jobs cleaning up all these toxic sites for the coming decades.” (Westside Today)

4) If you have $10.2 million, you can own the five-bedroom, six-bathroom so-called “House of Sin” in the Hollywood Hills. Its interior resembles an immersive art gallery and the views are stunning. Besides that, you may already know the 7,500-square-foot home because it has been “a popular location for reality TV and avant-garde fashion shoots, including Kim Kardashian.” (Sacramento Bee)

5) Mark your calendars! NORMS is offering a free order of chicken and waffles on August 24. However, there’s a catch. You need to arrive “dressed as chickens, waffles — or both.” The offer is good from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. (Patch)

📆 Today in Los Angeles:

• Play Date at the Pio Pico Koreatown Branch Library (10 a.m.)
• Unclaimed Baggage Road Tour stops at The Original Farmers Market (10 a.m.)
• Friends of the Fairfax Library Book Sale (noon)
• Hazel English at the Lodge Room (8 p.m.)
• Wild Wednesday at the Laugh Factory (10 p.m.)

📓 From my notebook:

• It is with great sadness the LACoFD shares the active-duty death of Ocean Lifeguard Derek C. Traeger, on Sunday, August 14. (Los Angeles County Fire Dept. via Instagram)
• L.A. celebrates the more than $53 million in state funding for youth workforce development programs in our city. (Mayor Eric Garcetti via Instagram)
• The City of Los Angeles invites your interest for Student Professional Worker for the Civil + Human Rights and Equity Department. (City of Los Angeles - Jobs via Instagram)
• Councilwoman Monica Rodriguez, LA City Council District 7, announces reduction of speeds in many neighborhoods in our community and throughout the city of Los Angeles. (Nextdoor)
• Health Fair at WeHo Station! Today, Cedars Sinai will be at the station to discuss health resources and provide some screenings. Join from 10a.m. - 2 p.m. (Nextdoor)

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Alrighty, you're all caught up for today! I'll see you soon.

— 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.

Have a news tip or suggestion for an upcoming Los Angeles Daily? Contact me at losangeles@patch.com