Welcome to L.A. TACO’s daily news briefs, where we bring our loyal members, readers, and supporters the latest headlines about Los Angeles politics and culture. Stay informed and look closely.
—There are allegedly big COVID outbreaks at Google's Venice Beach and Playa Vista offices. [Deadline]
—Video purports to show George Yu, president of the Chinatown Business Improvement District, assaulting anti-gentrification activists at Chinatown Summer Nights. [CCEDLA]
—Journalist Fredid Román, who ran the online news program, "The Reality of Guerrero," was shot to death Monday in southern Mexico, the country’s 15th media worker to be killed this year. [CBS]
—Ducks keep being found in Orange County's Mile Square Park with their bills cut off, leading to their euthanization. [LAT]