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—29-year-old Oscar Alejandro Hernandez's body was found in Griffith Park on Thursday, two weeks after he went missing while hiking with his dog, who is alive. [SFG]
—Two rocket launchers and a test grenade were discovered in the trash near a Temecula middle school. A man has been arrested in connection with the weapons. [LAist]
—6 people were murdered and 12 injured by gunfire in downtown Sacramento on Sunday morning. [CNN]
—Los Angeles is agreeing to spend 3 billion dollars over five years to house 16,000 of the more than 41,000 people sleeping on our streets. [NBC]
—Conservationists are ready to fight to preserve California's Conglomerate Mesa, which has drawn the interest of gold mining operations. [LAT]
—The 20th annual Mass honoring César E. Chávez was celebrated at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in Downtown on Sunday. [NBC]
—A man was killed in a crosswalk by a hit-and-run driver while crossing Whitter Boulevard in Boyle Heights on Saturday night. [KTLA]
—You know you fucked up when Kareem tells you you fucked up. [Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Substack]