🌱 Trash On Boyle Heights City Hall Steps + A Star For Michael Strahan

Hi there, Los Angeles! Today, we see the best in people on National Compliment Day. I'm here in your inbox per usual to get you caught up on everything you need to know that's going on around town. Today we'll cover these stories and more...

• ⛏️ Damaged electrical vaults downtown
• 🔐 Pico’s Roscoe’s Chicken ’n Waffles is no more
• ✈️ Delta plans trips to Auckland

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Pink hearts, boxes of chocolates, and greeting cards – reminders that Valentine’s Day is coming are everywhere. But responses to the holiday are mixed. What are your feelings about the occasion? Do you celebrate? So far, 47.7% take a bah-humbug approach, while 43% plan on a Valentine’s Day with all the trimmings. 2.3% plan on celebrating Galentine’s Day, and 7% focus on Singles Awareness Day.

📰 Here are the top stories today in Los Angeles:

1. Did you lose power Monday morning? An explosion downtown damaged electrical vaults, which led to a power outage for about 685 downtown residents and another 3,200 in El Sereno. Because of the damage, officials closed 3rd Street between Omar Street and Central Avenue. The lights came back on later in the morning for the downtown customers and in the afternoon for the El Sereno residents. (Patch)
2. Boyle Heights has a trash pick-up problem and residents have just about had it. Activists with First Blocks Of Whittier Boulevard collected a load of trash and dumped it on the steps of City Hall over the weekend. The group, which is well-known in the neighborhood for doing regular street cleanups, said that “as long as we have trash in our community, we will bring it to you if you fail to deal with it!” (First Blocks Of Whittier Boulevard)
3. Roscoe’s Chicken ’n Waffles closed its location at 5006 West Pico Boulevard over the weekend. It’s a big deal because the eatery had been in place for three decades and hosted the who’s who of politics, sports and entertainment. The good news is that there’s another Roscoe’s at 1865 South La Brea Avenue, and another six throughout the greater L.A. area. (Roscoe’s Chicken ’n Waffles)
4. Michael Strahan, who played 15 seasons with the New York Giants, received his star on the Walk of Fame on Monday. After retirement from the sport, he began as analyst on Fox NFL Sunday, which resulted in “multiple Sports Emmy Award nominations for outstanding sports personality, studio analyst.” You can see it near 6918 Hollywood Boulevard. (NBC)
5. If you’re planning a trip to New Zealand this fall, Delta will have a new flight you might be interested in. The airline will introduce its new non-stop route to Auckland from the Los Angeles International Airport. “Daily flights between New Zealand’s largest city and Los Angeles will begin Oct. 28 on an Airbus A350-900 aircraft.” (Delta)

📆 Today in Los Angeles:

• AARP Los Angeles Soul Steppers Walking Group meets at Baldwin Hills Crenshaw (2nd Floor Entrance Near Macy's) (8 AM)
• Public Tours of the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (12 PM)
• LEGO® Building Party at the El Sereno Branch Library (3 PM)
• Dolce Vita Italo Disco Tuesday at The Mermaid (9 PM)
• Singles Motel w/Tim Baltz, Mary Sohn & Andrew Peyton at The Elysian (9:30 PM)

🖊️ From my notebook:

• "New opportunities are ahead! Visit http://tiny.cc/Program4Success and click 'Learn More' to apply to Applications Programmer (IT Specialist) today!" (City of Los Angeles - Jobs via Instagram)
• "Another round of Santa Ana Winds is expected Wed night and Thu across Ventura and Los Angeles counties. Gusts 60-75 MPH are likely across the mountains, with gusts 35-55 MPH across the coasts and valleys." (NWS Los Angeles via Twitter)
• "Former Los Angeles City Politician José Huizar Pleads Guilty to Racketeering, Conspiracy, and Tax Evasion Charges." (FBI via Twitter)

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