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In today's newsletter:

  • LAPD seeks tips after Sunset Boulevard hit-and-run injures two pedestrians
  • What LAPD's massive 'Operation Street Sweeper' means for South LA drivers
  • How LAUSD's new classroom screen limits could change your child's day

Also on today's calendar: First Timers Premiere and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why are elevator jokes so good ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Sunday: Heavy rain and a thunderstorm, with a high of 84 and low of 71 degrees.
  • Monday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 91, low: 74. 🌶 Hot!
  • Tuesday: Very warm with clouds and sun, with a high of 92 and low of 74 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Hit-And-Run Driver Struck 2 Pedestrians, Fled Scene: Police (patch.com) — A late-night hit-and-run on Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles left two pedestrians injured, and police are asking for the public's help identifying the driver of a white 2025 Kia K4. The LAPD and LAFD responded, and officials are reminding motorists of their legal duties after collisions while highlighting a city reward of up to $25,000 for information leading to the suspect's identification and resolution of the case.
   

2. Los Angeles police issue more than 500 citations, tow hundreds of cars during street takeover bust: "This is only the beginning" (cbsnews.com) — Los Angeles residents near South LA woke up to news of a massive LAPD "Operation Street Sweeper" that broke up a 700‑person street takeover at Figueroa and Alondra, resulting in 69 arrests and more than 200 cars impounded. Police issued 570 citations, seized guns and nitrous oxide, and warned that similar crackdowns on dangerous street racing and takeovers across the city are just beginning.
   

3. US school districts rethink classroom screens as reading, math, and social learning slip (thecooldown.com) — Families in Los Angeles Unified should know the district has already banned in-school screen use for preschool through first grade and tightened rules for older students as part of a broader national rethink of classroom technology. The article explains how concerns over lagging reading and math scores, social development, and excessive device time are driving new limits on laptops and tablets in schools across at least 17 states.
   

4. Black Wall Street Wasn't Alone: America's Forgotten Black Business Districts (balleralert.com) — Los Angeles readers get a reminder that Central Avenue was once a major hub of Black-owned businesses, part of a nationwide network of thriving Black commercial districts. The piece traces how segregation, migration, and later redevelopment shaped places like Greenwood, Jackson Ward, Sweet Auburn, Chicago's Black Metropolis, and Central Avenue, highlighting both the achievements and the forces that undermined them.
   

5. One fraudster and so many fraudulent votes (blogspot.com) — A Marina Del Rey woman received probation and community service after admitting she paid homeless people on Skid Row to register to vote using her address, prompting ongoing FBI and Homeland Security voter‑fraud probes in downtown Los Angeles. Federal officials, including the top LA prosecutor, say this case is part of a broader multi‑state crackdown, with more local arrests expected as investigators interview unhoused residents about alleged paid registrations.
   

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