Headlines: U-Haul Covered In Racist Graffiti Invades West Hollywood; 9 Shot at San Bernardino Hookah Lounge
photo: via WeHo Social Justice Coalition
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—A large truck covered with racist and anti-Semitic messages was confronted at a West Hollywood gas station and is being investigated under possible hate crime laws. Some sources say it was part of a larger convoy of Nazi-driven trucks bearing hateful messages. In a Twitter post, comedian Kathy Griffin named a suspect behind the racist demonstration. [WeHo Social Justice Coalition]
— Headland Properties Inc. is being fined $6 million by the California Coastal Commission for its privately owned "unkempt trailhead facility" at a Temescal Canyon hiking trail, which is said to include excrement and graffiti-scrawled bathrooms and locked gates, as well as allegations of unpaid taxes. [LAT]
—One person was shot and killed and eight others wounded at a San Bernardino hookah lounge on Saturday night. [AP]
Family and friends of Nathan Edwards, killed in a recording studio fire in Hollywood last week, are demanding answers on how the tragedy occurred. [NBC]
—Marijuana violations have taken over 10,000 professional truckers off the road so far this year, adding to the nation's shipping and supply chain woes. [KPLCTV]
—U.S. Border Patrol is being accused of systematically failing to report migrant deaths, said to be at record highs. [The Intercept]
—Jumping earthworms known for their voracious appetite for crops have been discovered in California, and researchers fear their impact on forests. [The Guardian]
—Leaders of the Southern Baptist Convention are being accused of stonewalling and denigrating survivors of clergy sex abuse over almost two decades, according to a damning 288-page report issued this weekend. [HuffPo]
—Some Democratic politicians are expressing "buyer's remorse" over supporting the election of Sheriff Alex Villanueva. [Politico]
—One person is dead and three others injured after falling down a 300-foot cliff in Palos Verdes this morning. [ABC]
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