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Headlines: California Passes New Laws Against Catalytic Converter Thieves; Lawyers Recommend $8 Million Settlement for Andres Guardado

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—Unconfirmed reports are saying that Compton rapper Kee Riches has died, with claims he was killed in a shooting in his hometown. [City James]

L.A. County lawyers are recommending an $8 million settlement in the lawsuit filed by the parents of Andres Guardado, the 18-year-old shot and killed near Gardena by a sheriff's deputy in 2020. [Kate Cagle/Twitter]

—Hundreds of people protested the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini at the Sherman Oaks Galleria, in remembrance of the Iranian woman arrested for a loose headscarf who later died in custody. [LAT]

—New state laws will make it ostensibly more difficult for catalytic converter thieves to sell them. [Car & Driver]

—A $10 billion lawsuit has been filed by media mogul Byron Allen alleging that McDonald's does not advertise with Black-owned networks. [CNN]

—Downtown's currently shuttered Pacific Dining Car restaurant will face a vote over its potential landmark status in October. [Esotouric]

—As cannabis harvest time draws near, here's how a lot of weed gets fucked up during the curing process. [High Times]

—Two men were killed by gunfire last night in Montecito Heights. [KTLA]

—A man in his twenties was killed in a drive-by shooting in Lincoln Heights early Sunday morning. [NBC]

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