A coach at a Thousand Oaks youth basketball game began choking the referee over technical fouls and the video has gone viral. [KTLA]
A sweepstakes fundraiser for CORE is offering two Super Bowl tickets to next Sunday's big game as the grand prize. [Engage]
The Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach are major sources of pollution for surrounding communities including Wilmington, Carson, and West Long Beach. [LAist]
Police are looking for a driver who struck and dragged a cyclist on Glendale Blvd. in Echo Park last month before driving away, leaving the rider with a damaged bike and minor injuries. [KCAL9]
Billionaire potential mayoral candidate Rick Caruso has a mild case of Covid. [LAT]
Two men were arrested in the 2020 shooting death of a mother of two on the Venice Boardwalk. [KTLA]
An initiative will allow residents of Redondo Beach to potentially repeal a ban on cannabis dispensaries, while activists work on similar efforts in El Segundo, Manhattan Beach, and Hermosa Beach. [DB]
A new LGBTQ+ safe space and cannabis dispensary called Green Qween will open in DTLA on April 20. [The Pride]
A heavy crude oil spill in Ecuador has caused damage in a protected part of the Amazon rain forest's Cayambe Coca national park. [Reuters]
