Headlines: Power Ranger Protects Boyle Heights Tamalero; Six-Story Mural Celebrates Hollywood Legends
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—The Red Ranger from the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers is out there protecting tamaleros in Boyle Heights. [BoyyleHeights]
—The Route Fire has burned over 4,000 acres near the 5 freeway in Castaic. [NBC]
—A high-speed police pursuit appears to have preceded the deadly crash that killed two innocent people, Jamarae Keyes and Janisha Harris, in Florence last month, contradicting earlier statements that a pursuit had not taken place. [LAPD]
—Here's how to blur out your house on Google Street View. [Twisted Sifter]
—Essie Justice Group and the Prison Policy Initiative released a report entitled Where people in prison come from: The geography of mass incarceration in California, offering an extensive look at where incarcerated people in California state prisons come from. [Prison Policy]
—A news site is giving away its marketing budget to people in need, hoping the word-of-mouth works better than giving money to corporations like Facebook. [RidetheNews]
—T.V. viewers saw an immediate evacuation order for Los Angeles and Ventura last night. It was a false alarm made in error by L.A. County. [Bloomberg]
—A bill that would strengthen California's concealed-carry law has been rejected by the state legislature. [LAT]
—L.A. is one of five cities in which millenials' pay does not cover their rent for a one bedroom apartment. [The Hill]
—A new, six-story mural by Tristan Eaton honoring Sidney Poitier, John Waters, Divine, Traci Lords, Ed Roth, and Judy Garland, among others, is now up at Hollywood Blvd. and Vine. [Variety]
—The owners of Hollywood's Complex Theatres and Studios, known for showing small productions, say they're planning on selling the property. [LAist]
—The renaming of a Boyle Heights street for Vicente Fernandez has been finalized by L.A.'s City Council. [ABC]
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