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Headlines: The Food Vendors Serving Corcoran State Prison; Sinkhole Opens in Hollywood Hills

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.

—Local Corcoran food vendors are making regular appearances in the yard of California's high-security Substance Abuse Treatment Facility and State Prison, and are popular among inmates. [Zocalo Public Square]

—Have you ever watched a man getting a haircut on the side of the 405 Freeway? These commuters did on Monday. [Mike Ade/Instagram]

—Taco Bell is teaming up with L.A. streetwear label Born x Raised to collaborate on new styles and a new vegetarian combo meal to honor the fast food chain's 60th anniversary. [RBO]

—A sinkhole opened up in the Hollywood Hills on Monday following a water main break. [LAT]

—A shooting in Palmdale left one man dead and another wounded on Monday. [My News LA]

—All first graders in LAUSD are being given $50 starter savings accounts. [NBC]

—Italian designer Matteo Brasili has invented a device that allows boat owners to collect microplastics polluting our oceans. [Zero Waste Sustainability]

—The new BA.2 variant of the Covid-19 virus may be coming for California, leading to an uptick in infections. [LAT]

—Police are looking for a suspect in the shooting of a woman outside of Hollywood's Sprouts Farmers Market on Monday night. [LAT]

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