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🌱 Patch AM: Will West Hollywood’s delivery robots soon have company in Culver City?
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Good day West Hollywood! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Will West Hollywood's delivery robots soon have company in Culver City?
- Are West Hollywood Target's new trendy groceries worth your next food run?
- How West Hollywood is fighting ICE over a resident's deportation case
Also on today's calendar: Leo From Rio Latin Icons.
Today's riddle: What do evil hens lay? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Record-breaking temperatures, with a high of 90 and low of 68 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Thursday: Increasing cloudiness, temps: high: 89, low: 69.
- Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 88 and low of 70 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
1. Delivery Robots Are Coming to Culver City (westsidecurrent.com) — Culver City has approved a one-year pilot program allowing sidewalk delivery robots from companies like Coco and Serve, similar to those already operating in West Hollywood, Los Angeles, and Santa Monica. Officials hope the slow-moving devices will cut car trips and emissions while closely monitoring safety, accessibility, and how they share sidewalks with pedestrians. The test will shape future rules for robotic deliveries across the region. 
2. Target bets shoppers want to buy trendy snacks and drinks in grocery revamp (seattletimes.com) — Shoppers at the West Hollywood Target are seeing revamped grocery aisles filled with trendy snacks, specialty drinks, and expanded Asian offerings, but some locals still say the basics like produce and meat are lacking. The chain is betting that curated, buzzworthy food brands will draw more people in, even as rivals compete mainly on price. For West Hollywood residents, it's a glimpse of how their neighborhood Target is changing and what may still be missing from their weekly shop.
3. West Hollywood leaders demand ICE release detained resident facing deportation to Guyana (thepridela.com) — West Hollywood officials are rallying behind resident Alex Pereira-Alves, who was detained by ICE and nearly deported to Guyana before a federal judge issued a temporary stay. City leaders cite safety and human-rights concerns, especially around anti-LGBTQ+ violence, and are tapping federal representatives and local service contracts to secure legal help and emergency support. Residents can find immigrant rights resources through West Hollywood's Know Your Rights page and LA County's Office of Immigrant Affairs.
4. Madonna nominated for 11 MTV VMAs (washingtonblade.com) — Madonna's massive 11 VMA nominations and new "Confessions II" era include a recent local touchpoint: she appeared at The Abbey in West Hollywood this April as part of her Club Confessions run. The story tracks her long history of headline-making VMA moments, her World Pride performance with Kylie Minogue, and the broader pressures of internet fame, while also noting her ongoing LGBTQ advocacy. West Hollywood fans can feel especially connected to this latest chapter in her career.
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7:00 pm
Friday August 21
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🗓 Events Nearby
- PTA Howdy Coffee for Families
Valley View Elementary La Crescenta, CA 91214
8:30 am - Upcycle Creation To-Go
Brand Library and Art Center Montrose Library -
11:00 am - Adaptive Arts
Brand Library and Art Center Montrose Library -
11:00 am - Adult Literacy Conversation Lounge
Brand Library and Art Center Glendale Central Library -
12:00 pm - Wellness Wednesday
Brand Library and Art Center Online Event -
12:00 pm - First Day of School - Classes Begin
District PDF Hawthorne, CA 90250
12:00 pm - Board Games
Brand Library and Art Center Pacific Park Library -
2:00 pm - 2:00 PM Dismissal
Kornblum Hawthorne, CA 90250
2:00 pm - Teens in Action
Brand Library and Art Center Montrose Library -
4:00 pm - IUSD - Board Meeting →
Inglewood Unified Dr. Ernest Shaw Board Room | 401 S. Inglewood Avenue | Inglewood
5:00 pm - Citizenship Classes
Brand Library and Art Center Glendale Central Library -
6:30 pm
Wednesday August 19
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Deviled eggs (Thank you Karla H. for sending it in!)
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