🌱 Girl Killed By Stray LAPD Bullet At Mall + Prettiest Eateries

Los Angeles CA

24 December, 2021

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Happy Friday, Los Angeles! Here's everything you need to know to get this day started off right. Here's everything worth knowing in town today. First, today's weather: Morning rain, then a shower. High: 61 Low: 52. Here are the top stories in Los Angeles today: Girl Likely Killed By Officer's Stray Bullet In LA Mall Shooting (North Hollywood Patch)Flood Advisory In Effect For Western LA County (CBS Los Angeles) Man rescued from Los Angeles River in Winnetka during rain storm (LA Daily News) Joan Didion's LA (LA Magazine) Local author seeks to revive the Federal Writers' Project (Spectrum News 1) Steep Spike In LA County COVID Cases Casts Pall Over Holidays (Los Angeles Patch) Harris arrives in L.A. as staffer, D.C. leaders test positive (Los Angeles Times) Brr!! Powerful Storm To Bring Christmas Rain To Los Angeles (Los Angeles Patch) The Prettiest New Restaurants and Bars to Open in Los Angeles in 2021 (Eater LA) LA City Leaders Sue Owner Of Crime-Plagued Apartment Building (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: Christmas Eve - Canoga Park Neighborhood Council (12:00 AM) Photos with Santa & Mrs. Claus (11:30 AM) Santa Claus' Joyful Toy Giveaway (12:00 PM) Jingle 5 Carolers (2:00 PM) 62nd Annual L.A. County Holiday Celebration (3:00 PM) From my notebook: Mayor Eric Garcetti: "Let's keep our immunity up against Omicron and other COVID-19 variants." (Instagram) Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department: "Santa made an early appearance to the children currently being treated at the LAC+USC Pediatric Ward. The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Access to Care Bureau- LCMC Jail Ward staff were able to hand-deliver toys." (Facebook) LAFD: "WINNETKA - At 11:15 AM on Thursday, December 23, 2021, LAFD responded to reports of a man being swept down the Los Angeles River through Winnetka, near Mason Avenue. Firefighters searched down river and found an adult male clinging." (Instagram) Los Angeles County Fire Dept.: "🌧#LARain With a significant winter storm impacting #SoCal, please be prepared for the possibility of heavy rainfall, mudslides, and debris flow, especially in recent burn areas. " (Instagram) Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department: "The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department (LASD), in collaboration with the LASD Community Advisory Council hosted a Department-wide Holiday Toy Drive. We were fortunate to provide new toys to many families in need across the county." (Facebook) Los Angeles County Fire Department: "EXPLORE YOUR OPTIONS – BECOME A FIRE EXPLORER! Our LACoFD Explorer Program returns in 2022! If you're between 15 to 20 years old, now's your chance to join the program and gain hands-on experience on what it takes to become a firefighter." (Facebook) Discover Los Angeles: "Holiday in the Park Six Flags Magic Mountain is open through January 2 ✨ ☃️ more holiday events: https://www.discoverlosangeles... #discoverLA #holidayinthepark" (Facebook) Los Angeles LGBT Center: "Beyond words of encouragement, thousands of the members have offered up seats at their holiday tables. Others have shown up for weddings and offered to hold hands at funerals. Some even travel out of state to be there for others.""(Facebook) Los Angeles County Fire Department: "SPREADING THE LOVE We were proud to partner with ABC7 and the LA Rams for this special Spark of Love event yesterday at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood. Thanks to all of your generous donations, we were able to hand out brand-new toys." (Facebook) Original Farmers Market, Los Angeles: "Kip's Toyland said the best thing about shopping #local for the #holidays - no shipping delays 😎 Just so you know, the Market will be open on #ChristmasEve from 10am - 6pm! We are the ONLY place for ALL of your last minute #Christmas." (Facebook) Los Angeles, CA - Lost Dogs, Cats & Pets: "Please spread the word! astro was LOST on December 22, 2021 in San Fernando, CA 91340 Message from Owner: please help me find astro Description: spots on his face and forehead." (Facebook) More from our sponsors — thanks for supporting local news! 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I covered everything from cities, to the national forest, to courts and prisons. I do have some pretty colorful war stories from those beats. So if you see me around town, you tell me your stories, and I'll tell you about the time I met Gov. Schwarzenegger…in prison…while wearing a stab-proof vest. Or I can tell you about the time I watched a Manson girl give a talk on anger management. I joke around. A lot. However, journalism might be the only thing I take seriously. 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. 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