Man Trapped In Donation Bin; Gentrification Backlash; Disneyland Classics Return: Patch PM

LOS ANGELES, CA — Here are the Los Angeles and Orange County Patch stories that people are talking about today.

Man Trapped In LA Donation Bin Dies Firefighters used a power saw to try to rescue a man trapped inside a donation bin in South Los Angeles, but he died at the scene.

Coffee House Becomes Unwitting Symbol Of LA Gentrification The Weird Wave Coffee, a new coffee shop in Boyle Heights, has born the brunt of local anger and anxiety over gentrification

OC Serial Robbery Suspect Ends Police Chase With Crash, Brush Fire BREAKING: Detectives think a chase suspect who crashed, causing a brush fire, is responsible for 8 OC restaurant robberies.

Disney Imagineer Martin Sklar Dead at 83 Martin Sklar, the former head of Disney Imagineering behind Disney theme parks, "the Jiminy Cricket for the organization," has died

Laguna Burglary Suspects Make Off With $200,000 In Loot Laguna Beach police released surveillance video of two commercial burglary suspects who allegedly took $200,000 in goods.

Sweltering Valley Schools To Get New Air Conditioning The Los Angeles Unified School District has budgeted $107 million for air conditioning improvements at Valley area schools.

Disneyland Classics — The Railroad And Rivers of America — Reopen The Disneyland Railroad and the Rivers of America class attractions reopened Friday with some new twists and a turn.

LAPD On Tactical Alert Due To Dispatch Outage BREAKING: A power outage at one of two LAPD dispatch centers prompted a tactical-alert, meaning all officers stay on duty until its over.

San Clemente Track Coach Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Teen A Marine Corps recruiter and volunteer track coach from San Clemente was arrested on suspicion of sexually assaulting a high school athlete.

Judge Denies County's Bid To Block Aliso Canyon Restart BREAKING: The ruling paves the way for Gas Co. to restart operations at Aliso Canyon, which was closed down following a catastrophic leak.

Taped Attack of Raising Cane's Drive-Thru Employee Leads To Arrest Denied service, a hangry trio attacked a Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers employee and did themselves in by broadcasting it on social media.

Metro Bus Fleet To Go Entirely Electric The Metro Board of Directors Thursday approved a plan to transition to an entirely electric fleet by 2030.

Beach Closes Due To Hazardous Weekend Weather High surf advisories lead to closed beaches in some areas of Rancho Palos Verdes.
Olympians Come To Long Beach The first-ever Aquatic Games Opening Ceremony will be at the COVE's new "under the sea" venue, and many Olympians will be in attendance.
MISSING: 84 Year Old Man With Dementia He was last seen around 2 p.m. this afternoon near Wildlife Road.
President Trump Honors Redondo Beach Officer Redondo Beach Harbor Patrol Officer David Poirier Jr. will be honored by President Donald Trump in Washington, D.C.

Irvine Man Charged With Harassing Muslim Women A 35-year-old Irvine man faces three-years in prison if convicted on hate crime charges for allegedly harassing two Muslim women.

Mission Viejo Massage Therapist Suspected Of Sexually Assaulting Clients BREAKING: The owner of a Mission Viejo massage business has been arrested on suspicion of sexually assaulting clients.