LA's own City Controller Kenneth Mejia stopped by the protest at UCLA. 15min ago he post the below picture and stating:
"We are at UCLA.
There is a large police presence from multiple law enforcement agencies after outside mobs attacked peaceful student protestors last night with no one protecting them.
Students now face police.
We urge UCLA & City leaders to protect students, not do more harm."
Students resisted the cops all night and well into the morning. Earlier this morning (about 4hours ago) students continued to block the buses full of arrested protesters and face off against cops STILL firing beanbags from shotguns and flash bang grenades.
L.A. County faces $12.5 Billion in climate costs through 2040
A first-of-its-kind report has estimated that Los Angeles County must invest billions of dollars through 2040 to protect residents from worsening climate hazards, including extreme heat, increasing precipitation, worsening wildfires, rising sea levels and climate-induced public health threats
After countless attempts at revival, downtown Los Angeles seems finally to have found its way to becoming a true city center once again. In this @ArchDigest video, local architect Valéry Augustin provides a walking tour of its diversity, introducing a striking building from each era of the city’s development.
#La Paz, #Bolivia
Small vehicles made by inmates to sell at the Alasita fair dry on the roof of the San Pedro men’s jail. The annual fair, which starts on 24 January, is a pre-Colombian event where people buy tiny replicas of things they dream of owning.
@Brad What pummels UK hits USA soon after, usually starting with #NYC but w/constant travel between #LA pretty much same time. Time is shortened when incubation is faster & zero NPIs
There was a respite from 3-5 ambulances hourly every hour for about a week, but seems to be slowly up ticking again
#LosAngeles Orders More Residential Hotels to Stop Renting to Tourists
Twenty-one #hotels have been cited so far. If the citations are enforced and upheld in court, hundreds of rooms could be turned back into low-cost permanent #housing for the city’s poorest residents.
#TheMetalDogArticleList #BraveWords
JIM LADD - Famed L.A. Disc Jockey Who Inspired TOM PETTY Song "The Last DJ" Dead At 75
Billboard is reporting that groundbreaking Los Angeles-based disc jockey Jim Ladd, whom Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers immortalized in their 2002 song “The Last DJ,” died suddenly Sunday of a heart attack. He was 75.
KTLA: AC/DC's original drummer, Colin Burgess, has died at the age of 77, the band announced on its Facebook page Friday night. "Very sad to hear of the passing of Colin Burgess. He was our first drummer and a very respected musician. Happy memories, rock in peace Colin," the band's post read. No details were provided [...] #news#KTLA#LosAngeles#LAhttps://ktla.com/news/ac-dc-original-drummer-colin-burgess-dies-at-77-band-says/