Headlines: Venice Beach Brawl After Man Films Sunbathers; L.A. Gas Prices Highest In Nation
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—A fight began on the beach in Venice yesterday after a group of women in bikinis confronted a man and accused him of filming them and a nearby minor, leading to punching and kicking between the parties. [ABC]
—A double amputee in a wheelchair was shot in the head at a Westmont McDonald's on Tuesday night, and was rushed to a hospital. [NBC]
—Comedian Kate Quigley discusses being the lone survivor of a fentanyl poisoning that killed 3 of her friends at a party in Venice last fall. [Red Table Talk]
—LAUSD expects a massive drop in enrollment over the next ten years. [LAT]
—A giant "urban village" development is being planned for North Hollywood so everyone can have a place to buy more stuff they don't need. [NoHo Arts District]
—A new team headquarters for the Charges broke ground in El Segundo yesterday. [ESPN]
—COVID cases have surpassed the height of last summer's surge in Los Angeles. [Deadline]
—A dead body, apparently hit by multiple cars, was found on the 5 Freeway in Los Feliz yesterday. [NBC]
—We have the most expensive gas in the country right now. Yay. [LAT/Yahoo!]
—A petition is circulating in support of Indian-American middle school student Shaan Pritmani, who was put in a dangerous choke-hold by a white student at his school in Coppell, Texas, then punished more severely by his school than his alleged attacker was. [Change.org]
—Martin Shkreli was released from prison. [NBC]
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