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Morning West Hollywood! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How a stolen NBA player’s SUV ended up at a WeHo hotel
- Which West Hollywood shop quietly connects Lily Collins to our neighborhood?
Also on today's calendar: Crossing Over with Psychic Medium John Edward live in Los Angeles! .
Find out what's happening in West Hollywoodfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
Find out what's happening in West Hollywoodfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
- Monday: Low clouds, then some sun, with a high of 67 and low of 53 degrees.
- Tuesday: A shower and thunderstorm, temps: high: 63, low: 53.
- Wednesday: Morning rain, heavy at times, with a high of 62 and low of 54 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Two Arrested After Vehicle Belonging to NBA Player Tracked to West Hollywood Hotel (westsidetoday.com) — Deputies tracked a reportedly stolen luxury SUV belonging to an NBA player to the 1 Hotel on Sunset Boulevard in West Hollywood, where two suspects were later arrested. Investigators say the men allegedly valet-parked the vehicle at the hotel before being identified on security footage and booked on suspicion of taking a vehicle without the owner’s consent.
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• Lily Collins Had a Complicated Relationship With Her Famous Father While Growing Up (townandcountrymag.com) — A key local detail here is that Lily Collins’s mother, Jill Tavelman, runs an antique shop in West Hollywood, adding a neighborhood connection to this celebrity story. The piece mainly explores Lily’s complicated but healing relationship with her father Phil Collins, her upbringing with her mom, and how her extended show-business family has embraced her adult life and career.
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💬 Chatter
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- The transition road from northbound SR-170 to northbound I-5 is now open, but the #1, #2, #3, and #4 lanes on northbound I-5 at SR-170 are blocked for approximately two hours due to a traffic collision.
4:22AM on Dec 21: Sigalert issued in Pacoima for northbound I-5 at SR-170 with all lanes blocked due to a traffic collision. (Nextdoor ) - Fire in Westlake has been extinguished.
1:58AM on Dec 21: Units are responding to a refuse/garbage fire in Westlake. (Nextdoor )
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🗞 Nearby News
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- The prestige code: How area codes shape culture and influence in 2025 (ktvz.com)
Los Angeles
- Glendale doctor indicted, accused of submitting more than $45 million in bogus claims to Medicare for Botox injections (dailynews.com)
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