Headlines: Indoor Mask Mandate May Return On July 29; Officer Grazed By Bullet Confronting Fairfax Thieves
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—Los Angeles County has a plan on deck to bring back the indoor mask mandate, possibly by July 29. [Soumya/Twitter]
—One million fentanyl pills, made to look like other drugs like oxycodone, were seized in an Inglewood home reportedly linked to the Sinaloa Cartel, with an estimated street value of $15-$20 million. [LAT]
—An LAPD officer was grazed by a bullet in a confrontation with two armed robbery suspects trying to take a watch off of a pedestrian. [LAPD]
—So-called comedian Chris Destefano told a racist story about a worker's immigration status, drawing condemnation in the comments and rightfully angry reaction videos. [TikTok]
—Coca-Cola, Pepsi, and Keurig Dr. Pepper contributed a combined 121 million tons of heat-trapping gases into our atmosphere last year–more than Belgium's entire climate footprint. But their dependence on plastic may be an even bigger problem. [Bloomberg]
—Eric Weinberg, a producer and screenwriter on the shows Scrubs and Californication, was arrested at a Los Feliz home this week in connection with “several sexual assaults including rape" between 2012-2019. The man would pretend he was a photographer to approach his victims. [KTLA]
—From San Diego: I am a mini model of a modern major Taco Bell. [Instagram]
—A chef's experiences at L.A. restaurants like Petit Trois, Animal, and Pasjoli help inform FX's new show The Bear about the stresses of kitchen work and restaurant management. [NYT]
—Ontario police shot and killed a man at a gas station they claim was charging them with a knife last night. [ABC]
—Senate Democrats appear to be mulling a bill that legalizes cannabis on the federal level. [Fortune]
—California's aggressive push to get people into solar power has lead, years later, to a massive environmental problem as the panels, which contain toxic metals, start to stack up in our state landfills. [LAT]
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