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Also on today's calendar: Chamber Music Palisades concert: Webern String Quartet and Flute and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)
1. West Hollywood opens cooling center at Plummer Park during extended extreme heat wave (thepridela.com) — West Hollywood has opened a cooling center in the Senior Lounge at Plummer Park, giving residents and pets a safe, air-conditioned place to escape dangerous heat through October 9. You'll find specific daily hours, free ADA-accessible Cityline shuttle details, and practical health tips for avoiding heat illness and protecting pets' paws, along with links to more cooling options across Los Angeles County.
2. Another West Hollywood Shooting Puts Public Safety Front and Center in Council Race (wehoonline.com) — A daytime shooting on Holloway Drive in West Hollywood is intensifying debate over how City Council candidates plan to handle violent crime, deputies, security ambassadors, and surveillance technology. With ballots about to arrive, residents are being asked to weigh sharply different visions for public safety, from adding more Sheriff's deputies to emphasizing mental-health services, unarmed responders, and traffic calming in key nightlife and residential areas.
3. West Hollywood Sheriff's Deputies Still Seek Three Masked Suspects in Holloway Drive Shooting (smobserved.com) — Sheriff's deputies are still searching for three masked men who shot a man outside the Fugazi store on Holloway Drive in West Hollywood and fled in a silver car that clipped a black Ferrari. The victim is expected to recover, but investigators are asking anyone with information or surveillance footage to contact the West Hollywood Sheriff's Station as they piece together the suspects' escape route and motive.
4. Red Hulk Takes Another Beating Outside West Hollywood Gym Costing $6,000 in Damage (wehotimes.com) — A well-known Red Hulk statue outside The Lab Athletic Club on the Sunset Strip in West Hollywood has been badly vandalized again, with repairs expected to cost about $6,000. The gym has shared surveillance video and is asking anyone with information or additional footage to contact law enforcement or send tips privately, while urging residents not to confront or publicly accuse potential suspects.
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