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Headlines: Mike Tyson Making Ear-Shaped Cannabis Gummies; Little Tokyo Sees Homeless Sweep

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—Little Tokyo's Toriumi Plaza is being closed following the removal of dozens of homeless people from an encampment, where one estimate puts the population at around 185 people. [Spectrum News 1]

—A Black shuttle driver for the show Grey's Anatomy is suing the LAPD over a 2021 traffic stop that found a gun pointed at him. [LAT]

—Mike Tyson's cannabis brand is making ear-shaped gummies with a bite mark, called "Mike Bites," in reference to the fighter's assault on Evander Holyfield in the ring. [NBC]

—An Eagle Rock man responsible for throwing a firework into a homeless encampment and started a fire that injured three people will receive no jail time and will be placed into a mental health diversion instead. [James Queally/Twitter]

—How prisoners in Pelican Bay started their own podcast, Pelican Bay Unlocked. [Zocalo Public Square]

—Herb Wesson is being permitted back on the LA City Council after a challenge over term limits put him in limbo. [LAT]

—Here's one Londoner who won't be looking to Salma Hayek for Mexican food recommendations anymore. [ML]

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