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Headlines: The Economics of MS-13; Car Smashes Into Hollywood Restaurant

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—Two of three parts have been released of a years-long journalistic investigation into the business operations of MS-13. [Insight Crime]

—A car slammed into the address of Hotel Covell and Bar Covell yesterday, injuring three people. [LAT]

—A 160-pound bronze statue of Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gigi was placed at the site of their fatal helicopter accident yesterday, the anniversary of their deaths. [TMZ]

—A high school student was stabbed by another student yesterday at Miguel Contreras Learning Complex in Westlake. [MNLA]

—West Los Angeles City Councilman Mike Bonin announced he would not run for re-election for a third term. [NBC]

—Saturday is the last day to get your hands on the breakfast tacos at Hot Tacos at Koreatown's Line Hotel. For now anyway. [Eater LA]

—Some dude in North Dakota found a metal screw or bolt in his Taco Bell. See what happens? [Mashed]

—Los Angeles was ranked among the dirtiest cities in the nation by a site called Lawnstarter. And via, ahem, Fox News. Anyway, you're on there too, Glendale. [Fox11]

—A look into local "Buy Nothing" groups yielded discussion of a silk L.A. Raiders baby jacket we can now do nothing but dream of. [Eastsider]

—Del Taco started a $2 value menu to help people deal with inflation. [Fortune]

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