Headlines: Criminal Attacks on Street Vendors Surged This Past June and July; Being ‘Brown and Gay in L.A.’
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—Criminal attacks on L.A. street vendors surged this past June and July. [Crosstown]
—The COO of Beyond Meat was arrested for biting a man on the nose and threatening his life following a collision in a parking garage at the University of Arkansas. [People]
—A man was arrested at a Whittier location of Stater Brothers after locking himself in the bathroom with a female minor and attempting to sexually assault her. [SGV News]
—Construction on the border wall started by Donald Trump is reportedly resuming under the Biden Administration. [The Intercept]
—Video purports to show an LAPD officer firing out of their patrol car at two individuals, one of who the cops claimed they believed to have a gun, which turned out to be a butane lighter. [FTP]
—A new book titled "Brown and Gay in L.A." focuses on the experiences of the gay sons of immigrants--specifically Filipino and Latino--in our city. [NBC]
—A driver doing burnouts in his pickup truck was busted with 11 pounds of cocaine in Garden Grove. [KTLA]
—An interview with Inglewood-based artist Hedy Torres, whose work is all about street vendors in Los Angeles. [MTP]
—Five people have been arrested in connection with last year's murder of 27-year-old Chris Cordova in Long Beach. [KTLA]
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