Unruly Passenger Diverts LA Flight + Omicron Spread +Hiring Spree

Los Angeles CA

10 December, 2021

3:58 AM

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Get on up, Los Angeles! Let's get you all caught up to start this day off on an informed note. Here are the most important things happening in town today. First, today's weather: Mostly sunny and cool. High: 61 Low: 44. Here are the top stories today in Los Angeles: Caught On Camera: Thieves Steal From House In Broad Daylight While Family Is Home (CBS Los Angeles)Hiring 300 Bus Operators, Metro To Offer $3K Signing Bonus (Los Angeles Patch) Delta Air Lines flight head to LA diverted after passenger assaults flight attendant and air marshal, authorities say (KABC-TV) Rapper Slim 400 Shot And Killed In Inglewood (City News Service) Another Case of Omicron in Los Angeles, But This Time It Was Likely Transmitted Locally (NBC Southern California) Cs (Los Angeles Patch) Santa Arrives At Orthopedic Institute For Children Aboard LAPD Helicopter (CBS Los Angeles) Today's Los Angeles Daily is brought to you in part by our friends at Verizon. They're building the fastest 5G network in the country. To learn how 5G is going to change life for you and your community — and to get access to this amazing technology — click here. And thank you Verizon for sponsoring this community resource in Los Angeles! Today in Los Angeles: MPR-TPA Senior Breakfast - Cesar E. Chavez Learning Academies-Social Justice Humanitas Academy (8:30 AM) (New Date) Holiday Movies: ELF (9:00 AM) Lucky Strike Toy Drive (10:00 AM) Morning Meditation & Mindfulness (10:00 AM) Sender One | Holiday Deals (10:00 AM) Mindfulness Meditation - Studio City Branch Library (10:00 AM) VICA 72nd Annual Meeting - 12/10/21 - Valley Industry & Commerce Association (11:30 AM) Free Sing-along Sessions for Seniors from Music Mends Minds (11:30 AM) Current Events Nonfiction Book Club - Studio City Branch Library (12:00 PM) NewFilmmakers LA w/ the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences Film Festival (12:00 PM) French Conversation Group - Westwood Branch Library (2:00 PM) From my notebook: LA County Museum of Art: ""Black American Portraits" is now on view! This exhibition reframes portraiture to center Black American subjects, sitters, and spaces. Spanning over two centuries from c. 1800 to the present day, this selection of approximately 140 wor..." (Instagram) Los Angeles County Fire Dept.: "SPARK OF LOVE STUFF-A-BUS EVENT TOMORROW! Join us for our Spark of Love Stuff-A-Bus event tomorrow, Friday, Dec. 10, at the Los Cerritos Center in Cerritos from 4:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.! You can help underserved children and teens by d..." (Instagram) Mayor Eric Garcetti: "Thanks to @CAGovernor, CA Legislature, and @CAStateParks, the #CAOutdoorsforAll initiative will distribute $548.3 million to expand access to parks and open space across our state — including five locations in L.A. — supporting a better ..." (Instagram) Los Angeles County Fire Dept.: "HOLIDAY SAFETY AT HOME As you festively deck the halls of your home, we hope you keep safety in mind for you and your family! Here are some tips to prevent fires and injuries…" (Instagram) Los Angeles Unified: "News Release: Los Angeles Unified School Board Announces Alberto M. Carvalho as the Next Superintendent of Schools bit.ly/3IA2fo6" (Instagram) Discover Los Angeles: "Nothing like a cup of hot cocoa and a stroll through a forest of holiday lights to get you in the mood for the season. ✨Tree lighting ceremonies, stunning displays at gardens, the zoo, and even a couple of residential neighborhoods flip ..." (Facebook) Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department: "#INVITATION #TOYGIVEAWAY On Sunday, December 19, 2021, 9AM to 1PM Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Deputies will be partnering with our law enforcement and firefighter partners Los Angeles Police Department California Highway Patr..." (Facebook) Los Angeles Public Library: "Join Chef Perla Yasmeen Meléndez of Two Mamacitas Pop-Up Kitchen for this Tamale Making workshop! She'll guide us through the intricate process of making Veracruz-style tamales wrapped in banana leaf. This recipe has been in her family f..." (Facebook) City of Los Angeles - Jobs: "DEADLINE EXTENDED! The deadline to apply for Defined Contribution Plan Manager has been extended to DECEMBER 16, 2021! Salary: $141,127 - $206,336. For more information on this opportunity, visit http://ow.ly/XVhX50H7GeA #BestJobEVER #Wo..." (Instagram) Los Angeles, CA - Lost Dogs, Cats & Pets: "Please spread the word so we can find this pet's family! FOUND on December 8, 2021 in Huntington Park, CA 90255 near Bissel St and Benedict Way Message from Finder: We have many stray cats in my area but this cat is not a stray, ive neve..." (Facebook) From our sponsors — thanks for supporting local news! 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It's a very humbling job. Everyday, people trust you with their voice on topics that matter to them, and you have to try to live up to the responsibility. If I ever fail, I need you to tell me about it, so that I can get it right. It's important. I am insecure enough to tell you about some of the journalism awards I have won – the Associated Press Award for investigative reporting, California Newspapers Publishers Association awards for investigative reporting and best special section, the Price Child Health and Welfare Journalism award from the Children's Advocacy Institute as well as Society of Professional Journalists awards for best enterprise stories, beat reporting, feature writing, and best environmental story. I think I tried to collect awards in an effort to intimidate editors into letting me chase the kinds of stories I want to do. It doesn't really work. Working for Patch.com, my office consists of the cities I cover, Starbucks, and my house where my co-workers include a lovely gent named D'Wayne and two pugs – Monkey and Maggie. If we ever talk on the phone, it's Maggie you might hear faintly snoring in the background. Sorry, she just can't help it. Your Beliefs At Patch, we promise always to report the facts as objectively as possible and otherwise adhere to the principles of good journalism. However, we also acknowledge that true impartiality is impossible because human beings have beliefs. So in the spirit of simple honesty, our policy is to encourage our editors to reveal their beliefs to the extent they feel comfortable. This disclosure is not a license for you to inject your beliefs into stories or to dictate coverage according to them. In fact, the intent is the opposite: we hope that the knowledge that your beliefs are on the record will cause you to be ever mindful to write, report and edit in a fair, balanced way. 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