🌱 Rampage Driver Turns Himself In + Eszett On Sunset Closes

Good morning, friends! Today, we hum "Auld Lang Syne" on Robert Burns Day. It's Sylvia, your host of the Los Angeles Daily — back in your inbox with all the most important things happening locally. Including news on...

• 👮 A bomb threat at Gabrielino High School
• 🚒 A deadly fire in a garage conversion
• 💰 Helen Mirren’s home’s back on the market

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📰 Here are the top stories today in Los Angeles:

1. Gabrielino High School at 1201 South San Gabriel Boulevard went on lockdown Tuesday. The school had received a bomb threat. Students were evacuated and parents were called in to pick them up. Police officers and K-9s searched the facility, but ended their investigation in the early afternoon. They didn't report finding anything. (NBC)
2. On Monday, the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) responded to a deadly structure fire at 17063 West Knapp Street. The initial call came in just before 6:30 a.m. Firefighters determined that content in an attached garage conversion had caught fire. While they were fighting the blaze, they found a lifeless male adult. “Fire cause (is) under active investigation.” (LAFD)
3. Last Wednesday, we talked about the dump truck rampage near 107th Street and Normandie Avenue. On Monday, the suspect, a 60-year-old man, turned himself in to the Sheriff’s Department. “He was arrested and bail was initially set at $100,000.” (Patch, ABC)
4. After three years, Eszett, the restaurant at 3510 Sunset Boulevard, is closing. The owners point at the pandemic and said “we tried our best to adapt time and time again, but there is only so much we can do.” The last day to eat there will be Monday, and the owners hope you’ll stop by. However, all is not lost: Team members are taking over the space and will be opening a new concept in February. It will be named The Ruby Fruit, and bills itself as a wine bar. (Eszett)
5. If you’ve been eyeing the 2003 La Brea Tier property owned by Helen Mirren and Taylor Hackford, but the $18,500,000 price tag is a turn-off, here’s good news: On Tuesday, we learned that the couple re-listed the property for $16,995,000. Or, you might rent it for $39,995 per month. For this money, you get privacy, 6.5 acres, eight bedrooms, 11 bathrooms, and a gorgeous interior. (Realtor.com)

📆 Today in Los Angeles:

• "A Collection Of California’s Best Cocktail Napkins" book meeting at the Los Angeles Breakfast Club (7 AM)
• Immersive Van Gogh experience at the Lighthouse ArtSpace (11 AM)
• Sewing Workshop at the Baldwin Hills Branch Library (3 PM)
• Science Education Afternoon at the Cabrillo Marine Aquarium (3:30 PM)
• Called Out! Last Improvisor Standing at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre (10 PM)

🖊️ From my notebook:

• "We join our community in mourning for the families and friends of those lost in this senseless acts of violence in Monterey Park, Alhambra, and Half Moon Bay." (Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department via Facebook)
• "Today, Sheriff Luna met Acting CG Shi Yuanqiang, Deputy CG Li Chunlin, & Police Liaison Qi Henggang of the Consulate of China." (Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department via Facebook)
• "This month, the LAFD, LAPD, and LA County Sheriff’s Department kicked off the annual Battle of the Badges blood donation contest between Southern California law enforcement and fire departments." (LAFD via Instagram)
• "We stand united with the Monterey Park community as we mourn the victims from the unimaginable attack on Saturday." (Original Farmers Market, Los Angeles, via Facebook)
• Our Highland Park neighbor is asking: "Has anyone lost this cutie? - Pup was found near Taco Bell on Figueroa. Call/text 1(323)690-0598" (Nextdoor)

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— 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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