Rooftop Chase + Angelenos Urged To Conserve Water + Grunion Run

Good morning, Los Angeles! It's Friday, so let's get you started with everything you need to know going on in Los Angeles today.

First, today's weather: Clear throughout the day. High: 84 Low: 63.

Here are the top stories today in Los Angeles:

1. Half Naked Man Scales 4-Story Church To Set Fire, Jumps Rooftops (Los Angeles Patch)
2. LA City, County Launch Online Platform to Match Youth With Summer Programs (NBC Southern California)
3. Half-Naked Rooftop Chase | ShakesBeer Festival | Chicks Rescued (Los Angeles Patch)
4. Angelenos Urged To Conserve Water Amid Extreme Drought Conditions (Los Angeles Patch)
5. COVID Cases Skyrocket In Los Angeles As Pfizer Targets Delta (Los Angeles Patch)
6. Gabriela Ruiz is the buzz of the L.A. art world. Her secret? Fluorescent everything (Los Angeles Times)
7. Angelenos Urged To Conserve Water Amid Extreme Drought Conditions. (Los Angeles Patch)
8. Major Halloween Events Returning To Los Angeles In 2021 (Los Angeles Patch)
9. California Exodus More Fiction Than Fact, Study Finds (Los Angeles Patch)
10. After fireworks explosion, South LA residents are getting frequent calls from real estate investors (KCRW)
11. Some LA restaurants struggle to hire staff and get out of financial hole (KCRW)
12. How To Catch This Weekend's Grunion Run In Los Angeles (Los Angeles Patch)
13. Driver Hurt When Porsche SUV Crash Takes Out Taco Stand in South LA (NBC Southern California)
14. Los Angeles City Nursery Project With City Plants Awarded LA2050 Grant (MyNewsLA.com)
15. 'La Lucha Sigue' — LA Street Vendors Win A Big Battle But The Fight Is Far From Over (LAist)

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Today in Los Angeles

• 'Alone Together' Pie Baking Class Online 2021: Pie Hole, LA/OC (4:00 PM)
• Summer Movies In The Park 2021: Lynwood (8:00 PM)
• Free Sing-a-long Sessions for Seniors from Music Mends Minds (1:00 PM)
• Free Estate Planning & Living Trust Workshop Live Q&A Friday 3PM (3:00 PM)
• Zoom Cooking Social: Authentic Japanese Yakisoba (4:00 PM)
• Summer Sounds on the Plaza at The Original Farmers Market (5:00 PM)

Los Angeles Patch Notebook

• Los Angeles Conservancy: "Earlier this year one of the longest, continuously operated gay bars in the county closed its doors. Oil Can Harry’s ..." (Facebook)
• Los Angeles LGBT Center: ""I don't think that allies should ever take a backseat. And I don't think that Pride should ever stop." " (Facebook)
• Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department: "The temperature will be very high in some parts of Los Angeles County this weekend! Don’t forget to drink plenty of fluids." (Facebook)
• Los Angeles County Arboretum & Botanic Garden: "Plumeria Day at the Arboretum is back! Join us Saturday, July 17 from 9am-2pm. We are celebrating our plumeria grove..." (Facebook)
• Original Farmers Market, Los Angeles: "Did you know Zia Valentina at The Original Farmers Market invented the now world famous Waffleshot? What's a Waffleshot?" (Facebook)
• Los Angeles Fire Department: "Training doesn't always look the same. In our continual pursuit of proficiency and excellence in the wildland, LAFD ..." (Facebook)
• Los Angeles County Fire Department: "BRAVE FIREFIGHTERS RECOGNIZED FOR A DARING RESCUE In 2019, with pure skill and nerves of steel, Fire Fighters Jennife..." (Facebook)

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— Paige Austin

Email: paige.austin@patch.com Phone: 714-721-1222

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