Headlines: Altadena Homeowner Gives One Acre of Land Back to Tongva People; Vigil Held for Highland Park Liquor Store Owner Killed Over a ‘Beer Run’

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—An Altadena homeowner has agreed to give the one-acre parcel of land she owns back to the Tongva people, for who it is ancestral land, marking the first time in 200 years the community has had land to call its own. “Land is everything to tribal culture,” says Mooney D’Arcy, a historian who was interviewed for the story and traces a history of the U.S. government’s broken promises of ceding reservation land. “So being landless is an impediment to full cultural realization.” [LAT]

—A vigil was held for Steven Reyes, the Highland Park liquor store owner killed by a scooter swung at his head last Thursday while trying to stop the theft of a case of beer. Four teens between the ages of 15 and 18 years old tried to steal multiple items from the store. When Reyes tried to stop one of them from taking a case of beer, he was struck in the head with a scooter, police said. [KTLA]

—Nikki Finke, the journalist feared and venerated by the Hollywood industry she reported on with an uncanny nose for scoops, has died at age 68. “She posted firsthand accounts of how she saw the entertainment business and was unfazed about dressing down its biggest players,” Deadline wrote. “Her often biting, acerbic posts called out wrongdoing and wrongdoers as she saw fit — making her a hero to many assistants and below-the-liners while irking many in the C-suites who were not used to anything less than praise.” [CNN]

—Eight people were injured and taken to the hospital after a car crashed through the front doors of a Stater Bros. in Rialto on Monday morning. Based on an initial investigation, it appears that Jones was attempting to park her vehicle in one of the handicap spots at the front of the store. While she was trying to park she became distracted. Jones failed to put the vehicle in park. As she removed her foot from the brake, she pressed the accelerator instead.   [NBC]