Weekly Discussion Thread (Week of Monday, 6/26)
I figured until we figure out an automatic option, a weekly thread is probably ok, especially since Lemmy does a great job at bringing threads back up to the top if they get comments....
Third-tallest tower in Los Angeles sells for 45% less than last purchase price as remote work, interest rates drive down office values (fortune.com)
With almost 30% of downtown LA office space available for lease or sublease, the value of the 62-story Aon Center plummeted.
Armed soldiers in mountains near LA
Decades ago my friends and I stole a car in Los Angeles and took a drive into the mountains just outside of LA. I was in high school and this was BEFORE all celular proliferation so we didn’t know where to go or what to do — we were shit thieves and one of us saw keys in a car and we jumped on it. Anyway — we ended up...
LA City Council OKs nearly $1 billion in police raises and bonuses (lemmy.world)
www.nbclosangeles.com...
What's in your earthquake kit?
With Hilary en route to potentially kick our asses, I got to thinking about potentials for out-of-control wildfires and surprise quakes....
‘Out of reach’: median home price in Los Angeles nears $1m (amp.theguardian.com)
Judge Denies Request To Postpone Mass Evictions At Barrington Plaza (lemmy.world)
laist.com...
Faced with another bad homelessness count, L.A. reacts with frustration (lemmy.world)
L.A. reacts with frustration to homelessness count - Los Angeles Times David Zahniser, Dakota Smith, Rebecca Ellis 8 - 10 minutes...
There's something odd going on with the shadows but it's still a pretty picture (lemmy.world)
Downtown last week before the big storm (lemmy.one)
Stuck in traffic, only time it’s safe to snap :D
Nice view of the downtown skyline (lemmy.world)
Earthquakee
A pretty cute one. Edit: hearing sirens now, stay safe out there.
Going to be a really hot weekend inland and valleys, plan accordingly. (lemmy.world)
If you haven't bought a fan or A/C unit and were planning to, this is probably your last chance before they sell out and become hard to come by.
Fuck the 4th, Siege the Ports! (pugetsoundanarchists.org)
Source
3 arrested for $30,000 luxury handbag theft in Glendale (ktla.com)
Earthquake!
Jesus, that got my heart pumping....
Interstate 10 under construction through downtown L.A. (lemmy.world)
A high-ranking Los Angeles Police Department official is suspected of using an Apple AirTag to track another LAPD officer with whom he was romantically involved with (www.latimes.com)
“A high-ranking Los Angeles Police Department official is under internal investigation after an LAPD officer with whom he was romantically involved accused him of using at least one Apple AirTag to track her movements, sources say....
Oh, good. We could use a lot more of that in SoCal. (lemmy.world)
Abortion Uber?
I’m looking for a group that helps assist women from other states coming to LA seeking abortion services that don’t want to use their car for identification purposes. Several states are asking for license plate information from various police agencies in California and it appears they are providing it. Is anyone putting...
Things To Do for This 4th of July Week in L.A. [7-3-2023 to 7-7-2023] (www.welikela.com)
Earthquake!
Anyone else feel that? Felt like 3 seconds of rumble over in the SGV....
Uncontrolled chemical reactions fuel crises at LA County's two largest landfills (phys.org)
Police fatally shoot Black woman who called 911 for domestic violence (www.theguardian.com)
