Headlines: Actress Reported Missing Was Actually Just In Jail For Biting a Cop; Shooting at Salt Bae’s Restaurant in Beverly Hills
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—An Instagram post shows public health workers forcing a fruit vendor in East L.A. to throw away his fruit. [EastLosAngeles90022]
—Ben Savage, the actor who played Cory Matthews in Boy Meets World, is running for West Hollywood City Council. [Gawker]
—A new profile of restaurant critic Patricia Escárcega. [LARB]
—Masienda will be releasing a book called Masa: Techniques, Recipes, and Reflections on a Timeless Staple in September. [Masienda/Instagram]
—A 60-year-old off-duty UCSB police lieutenant was arrested in Solvang last week on charges of driving under the influence and hit-and-run. [KEYT]
—A school custodian in Pasadena was put in handcuffs and detained last weekend, despite being in uniform, after someone place a 911 call reporting a burglary. His treatment has outraged many. [CBS]
—Hate crimes against Black, transgender, and LGBTQ people in Los Angeles are on track to break records (again) this year. [LAT]
—A shooting at Nusr-Et Steakhouse, the Beverly Hills restaurant owned by Salt Bae, left one person wounded. [KTLA]
—"Bott's Dots" are being used on roads in Compton in an effort to crack down on street racing. [NBC]
—The Australian actress reported missing after meeting a date at a Santa Monica restaurant was actually just in jail... for biting a cop at that Santa Monica restaurant, among other charges. [LAT]
—Two Bay Area kids discovered two new species of scorpions. [CalAcademy]
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