Headlines: Anti-LGBT+ Hate Crime In Pasadena; Imagining L.A. Without Traffic
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—Three people were attacked by a group of men following an LGBT+-friendly night at Pasadena's Ix Tapa Cantina on Friday. The 10-minute beating, which left the victims hospitalized, is being investigated as a hate crime. [ABC]
—L.A. has ended its vaccine verification mandate for indoor businesses and large outdoor events. [ABC]
—Sheriff Alex Villanueva's campaign manager, Javier Gonzalez, has been allegedly trolling L.A. Times reporter Gustavo Arrellano with racist invective, following the journalist's three-part interview with Villanueva. [LAT]
—Imagining an L.A. without traffic. Ahhhh... [Zocalo Public Square]
—Three L.A. women were arrested for stealing $8,000 worth of cosmetics and over-the-counter drugs from a bunch of stores in Apple Valley on Tuesday. [VVNG]
—22-year-old ambulance driver Jason Anderson was arrested for an accused sexual assault on a 16-year-old girl whose school called for help last Friday in Riverside County. He will now face felony charges of sexual battery and penetration by force. [NBC]
—The Grateful Dead's Bob Weir just bought a house in Silver Lake. [DIRT]
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