Headlines: L.A. Road Rage Incidents Up Over 40%; Legendary Acting Coach Accused of Exploiting Students
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—Rise For Abortion Rights is urging people to walkout of their offices and classrooms today to march on the courthouse next to City Hall. [Rise4AbortionRights]
—Reported road rage incidents have increased by 41.4% in the first four months of 2022. [XTown LA]
—A 50-foot facade of a Temple City strip mall collapsed on Wednesday, trapping six people inside of a salon and a cleaning business for over an hour. [KTLA]
—The Anaheim City Council voted unanimously to stop the sale of Angel Stadium following the city's corruption scandal that led to its mayor stepping down this week. [CBS]
—Numerous community groups in Northeast L.A. are banding together to try and stop the gentrification that has lead to such phenomena as a 20% decrease in the Latino population of Highland Park. [Spectrum News 1]
—The richest 1% of the world’s people produce 15% of the world’s carbon emissions. [Earthly Education]
—Amazon opened a clothing store in Rick Caruso's Glendale mall. [The Verge]
—Rich L.A. folk are flooding the small town of Ojai, raising prices and putting its legendary sense of peacefulness at risk. [LAT]
—Higher THC percentages do not necessarily lead to a stronger high, according to one writer, nor should they be determining factor when purchasing cannabis. [High Times]
—Former students accuse 75-year-old acting teacher Gloria Gifford of subjecting them to intimidation, humiliation, and menial tasks like driving her around, moving her furniture, and doing her grocery shopping. [THR]
—This.
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