🌱 RIP Officer Houston Tipping + Cinco Puntos Memorial Traffic Circle

Hello there, Los Angeles; today is World Parrot Day, which was first organized by the World Parrot Trust in 2004! I'm here in your inbox per usual to tell you everything you need to know about what's going on around town. Keep scrolling for the scoop.

A five-year LAPD veteran lost his life in a training accident. Also, why does Kevin De Leon want to build a traffic circle at the Cinco Puntos Memorial? Finally, a fight led to gunfire across the street from a bar.

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First, today's weather:

Plenty of sunshine. High: 78 Low: 59.

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Poll: I asked, "who should be the next Los Angeles mayor?"
As of today, Rick Caruso leads the pack with 50.3% of your votes, and Karen Bass is in second place with 28.7%. Kevin De Leon has 9.4%, Gina Viola 5%, and Ramit Varma 0.6%. The rest of the votes were made up, among other names, of "undecided" and candidates who have since dropped out.

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Here are the top five stories in Los Angeles today:

1. LAPD Officer Houston Tipping died on Sunday, three days after being injured during a training accident. "Officer Houston Tipping, a bike instructor, was grappling with another officer in a training exercise at the Elysian Park Academy when he fell and 'suffered a catastrophic spinal cord injury'." He was a five-year veteran of the LAPD. (KTLA, LA County Sheriffs)
2. On Sunday and Monday, volunteers stood guard in 15-minute shifts at the Cinco Puntos Memorial. This Boyle Heights landmark honors fallen Mexican-American veterans. However, it's also where Kevin De Leon wants to build a Traffic Circle that would include the memorial. Protesters were on hand Monday morning to make their voices heard. (NBC)
3. There was a Saturday night shooting across the street "from Fin & Feathers on the corner of Del Rey and Washington Boulevard." An altercation got physical and resulted in gunshots. The shooting victims were taken to the hospital. (Fox)
4. Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón charged the man who allegedly shot at LAPD officers on Monday. He "faces two counts each of willful, deliberate and premeditated attempted murder of a peace officer in performance of their duties and assault with a semi-automatic firearm on a peace officer in performance of their duties, as well as one count of carrying an unregistered firearm in public." Arraignment will take place on June 9. (LADA)
5. A car chase ended at Eastern Avenue and Dozier Street on Sunday evening. A driver in a red SUV led the chase. The California Highway Patrol made the arrest. (NBC)

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Today in Los Angeles:

• Exhibition: Frederick Hammersley Out Of The Blue at the L.A. Louver (10 a.m.)
• Smarty Pants Storytime at the Culver City Julian Dixon Library (11:30 a.m.)
• The LA Art Box presents 'Belonging' (noon)
• Bouncy Balls at the Alma Reaves Woods - Watts Branch Library (3 p.m.)
• Come From Away at the Ahmanson Theatre (8 p.m.)

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From my notebook:

• The LAFD carries several types of blades for the rotary saw because they each are used for specific types of materials. What are these, and when are they used? Let's see your saw smarts! (Instagram)
• Our Hollywood West Central neighbor would like to put together a Sunday morning hike for women of all ages to meet up at Runyon every 2nd Sunday of the month (June 12 hopefully start). (Nextdoor)
• A Silver Lake Waterloo neighbor is looking for a new cleaning person. If anyone has any recommendations, they would be greatly appreciated. They're in a 3 bedroom on the border of Silverlake and Echo Park. (Nextdoor)
• Our Monterey Hills neighbor has a peacock hanging out in their condo complex. Is this normal? Hope the guy/gal is ok…. Wild peacocks are a thing? (Nextdoor)
• A neighbor in the West Adams West area is looking for recommendations for a good trap and release, neuter/spay company for cats in 90016? There are four male cats fighting each other. (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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