Powerful Storm Brings Flood Risk + Renown Chef To Open LA Eatery

Paige Austin
·5 min read

Morning, Los Angeles! Here's everything you need to know to get this Tuesday started off right.

First, today's weather:

Rain, heavy at times; breezy. High: 55 Low: 39.

Here are the top stories today in Los Angeles:

  1. LAPD Union's Vaccine Fight Falters In Court (City News Service)

  2. Another DWP Executive To Plead To Coverup In Billing Scandal (City News Service)

  3. See a ‘Wonderful' Screening, for Free, in Hollywood (NBC Southern California)

  4. Garcetti Ambassadorship Finally Goes Before Committee (Los Angeles Patch)

  5. Former Chef of Frantzén, Sweden's Top Fine Dining Restaurant, Is Opening a Place in Los Angeles (Eater LA)

  6. Severe Storm To Soak Los Angeles: 'Avoid Travel’ (Los Angeles Patch)

  7. CA's Indoor Mask Mandate Returns As COVID-19 Cases Surge (Los Angeles Patch)

  8. U.S. Coast Guard Halts Search For Woman Reported To Have Gone Overboard On Carnival Cruise Ship (CBS Los Angeles)

  9. USC Student Remembered After Being Killed In Street Racing Incident On Saturday (CBS Los Angeles)

  10. Some of ‘The Real World Homecoming: Los Angeles’ cast chat reuniting after 28 years (KTLA)

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Today in Los Angeles:

From my notebook:

  • Mayor Eric Garcetti: "Great volunteering at @Pathways_LA’s Winter Wonderland event over the weekend to distribute toys and books to more than 100 families.Despite the hardships we’ve faced as a city, Angelenos continue to step up and give back.Let’s conti..." (Instagram)

  • LA County Museum of Art: "Now on view 👀"Mixpantli: Contemporary Echoes" showcases the lasting impact of Indigenous creative resilience, connecting the vibrant artistic traditions of the past and the present, of Los Angeles and Mexico. This exhibition features ..." (Instagram)

  • Discover Los Angeles: "Grand Park’s Pink Tree ✨ 💗 🤩 🎄 #discoverla #holidays" (Facebook)

  • County of Los Angeles: "It’s going to be COLD this week in LA County. @lahomelessservices has a Winter Shelter Program available for those in need. Find locations & transportation info by visiting www.lahsa.org or by calling 2-1-1" (Instagram)

  • Original Farmers Market, Los Angeles: "Dashing through the snow... FINISH IT! 💚❤️ (and keep it going in the comments!)" (Facebook)

  • Los Angeles Fire Department: "LAFD Photo Gallery: NORTH HOLLYWOOD - It took 100 Los Angeles Fire Department responders less than 45 minutes to access, confine and fully extinguish a non-injury greater alarm structure fire at 6261 Laurel Canyon Boulevard on December 1..." (Facebook)

  • Los Angeles City Park Rangers: "As a follow up to our rope rescue refresher, the LA City Park Ranger Division conducted rope rescue scenarios at night. In an attempt to train in real life situations, Rangers participated in both ambulatory and non-ambulatory rescues. ..." (Instagram)

  • Los Angeles County Fire Department, Lifeguard Division: "Our Baywatch Rescue Boats have a long history of providing Emergency Medical Services and Marine Search and Rescue response to the Los Angeles County coastline. In this episode of Tales from the Tower, we take a look at the origins of th..." (Facebook)

  • Los Angeles County Firefighters, IAFF Local 1014: "Our thoughts and prayers are with our brothers and sisters at United Firefighters of Los Angeles City, IAFF Local-112 as they mourn their brother William James. #LODD #WeShallNotForget" (Facebook)

  • Los Angeles LGBT Center: ""Some conservatives have voiced concerns that even though these partnerships are just symbolic pieces of paper, they could undermine Japanese traditions or the traditional Japanese family system. Hopefully this will be a chance to prove ..." (Facebook)

  • Los Angeles, CA - Lost Dogs, Cats & Pets: "Please spread the word! Mona & Max was LOST on December 12, 2021 in Los Angeles, CA 90063 near Near Pomeroy Street Description: Missing Female German shepherd & Male baby husky. Both left Sunday early morning For more info or to contact ..." (Facebook)

  • GPNC President Erick Vasquez, EmpowerLA: "Homelessness and Housing Town Hall - Please join us and our panelists to discuss updates from each council district, resources being mobilized to assist unhoused neighbors, and opportunities to collaborate as a community. Question and a..." (Nextdoor)

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— Paige Austin

About me: Email: paige.austin@patch.comPhone: 714-721-1222Birthday: GeminiI learned how to be a reporter at the Orange County Register before moving to The Press-Enterprise in Riverside. I covered everything from cities, to the national forest, to courts and prisons. I do have some pretty colorful war stories from those beats. So if you see me around town, you tell me your stories, and I'll tell you about the time I met Gov. Schwarzenegger…in prison…while wearing a stab-proof vest. Or I can tell you about the time I watched a Manson girl give a talk on anger management.I joke around. A lot. However, journalism might be the only thing I take seriously. It's a very humbling job. Everyday, people trust you with their voice on topics that matter to them, and you have to try to live up to the responsibility. If I ever fail, I need you to tell me about it, so that I can get it right. It's important.I am insecure enough to tell you about some of the journalism awards I have won – the Associated Press Award for investigative reporting, California Newspapers Publishers Association awards for investigative reporting and best special section, the Price Child Health and Welfare Journalism award from the Children's Advocacy Institute as well as Society of Professional Journalists awards for best enterprise stories, beat reporting, feature writing, and best environmental story. I think I tried to collect awards in an effort to intimidate editors into letting me chase the kinds of stories I want to do. It doesn't really work.Working for Patch.com, my office consists of the cities I cover, Starbucks, and my house where my co-workers include a lovely gent named D'Wayne and two pugs – Monkey and Maggie. If we ever talk on the phone, it's Maggie you might hear faintly snoring in the background. Sorry, she just can't help it.Your Beliefs At Patch, we promise always to report the facts as objectively as possible and otherwise adhere to the principles of good journalism. However, we also acknowledge that true impartiality is impossible because human beings have beliefs. So in the spirit of simple honesty, our policy is to encourage our editors to reveal their beliefs to the extent they feel comfortable. This disclosure is not a license for you to inject your beliefs into stories or to dictate coverage according to them. In fact, the intent is the opposite: we hope that the knowledge that your beliefs are on the record will cause you to be ever mindful to write, report and edit in a fair, balanced way. And if you ever see evidence that we failed in this mission, please let us know. Politics: pro-environment and equality for all Religion: The unholy trinity of Joseph Heller, Kurt Vonnegut and John Steinbeck

This article originally appeared on the Los Angeles Patch