🌱 John Marshall HS Students Walk Out + Flat Tires On Mulholland Drive

Hi, all & happy International Nacho Day! I'm back with your new edition of the Los Angeles Daily, fresh off the presses. Here's everything you need to know about what's happening in town, including...

• 👮 A fentanyl bust at LAX
• 🤔 A stubborn council member
• 😸 A festival for P-22

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📰 Here are the top stories in Los Angeles today:

1) The police presence at LAX on Wednesday involved a drug bust. At 7:30 a.m., someone went through security with a bunch of candy that turned out to contain 12,000 fentanyl pills. The suspect trying to move the drugs fled, but authorities said they know whom they’re dealing with. (NPR)

2) Two children were stabbed at John Marshall HS on Wednesday. “Officials later said two students were involved and that a third unidentified person may not have been a student.” On Thursday, students walked out during recess and protested. They are demanding that someone “hold admin accountable.” (KTLA)

3) Los Angeles City Council scandal update: Kevin De Leon announced on Wednesday that he won’t resign in the wake of the racism and power-grab scandal that was caught on tape. The newly elected L.A. City Council President Paul Krekorian responded to the announcement by reminding De Leon that “apologizing is not the same as making amends.” He’s calling for De Leon to step down. There’s no word yet from Gil Cedillo, the other council member who has been asked to resign. (Paul Krekorian)

4) Did you get a flat tire on Mulholland Drive on Wednesday? If so, you have company. Around 36 morning commuters on the 405 near Mulholland Drive got flat tires. Scuttlebutt says that a box of nails might have fallen off a truck. According to the California Highway Patrol, “it didn't appear to be intentional.” (ABC)

5) Did you know that L.A.’s favorite big cat has its own festival? Celebrate P-22 Day on Saturday at Griffith Park. The FREE festival opens at 11 a.m. There will be “over 100 exhibitors, (a) rock-climbing wall, children’s art activities” and 3rd Rock Hip Hop! (Save LA Cougars)

📆 Today in Los Angeles:

• Vigorous Highland Park Walk (dogs welcome) with the Arroyo Seco Regional Library (9:30 AM)
• The Mars Volta Tour at the Hollywood Palladium (7 PM)
• Karol G $trip Love Tour comes to the Crypto.com Arena (8 PM)
• A/C Comedy Presents...AC SCARIES at the Fourth Wall Cafe (8 PM)
• Salsa Dancing at 7 Kingdoms (10 PM)

📓 From my notebook:

• "Creatures of Halloween returns to Eaton Canyon on October 29th! Join a crew of animal ambassadors including bats, reptiles creepy crawly arthropods, owls and coyotes alongside our Docents and Volunteer Naturalists for fun activities." (County of Los Angeles Department of Parks & Recreation via Facebook)
• "Great news! The L.A. City Planning and Land Use Management (PLUM) Committee * unanimously * recommended our (L.A. Conservancy) nomination of the Bank of America Chinatown branch for Historic-Cultural Monument (HCM) designation." (Los Angeles Conservancy via Facebook)
• "Watts! Have an idea to improve the community? - Through L.A. REPAIR Participatory Budgeting by LA Civil Rights, our community will decide how to spend more than $1,500,000 on projects to benefit our neighborhoods. But first, we need ideas." (Repair LA City)

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Now you're in the loop and ready to start this Friday! See you tomorrow morning for another update.

— 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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