Know It Now: Indian Summer, Great Venice Toy Drive and Rosendahl's Occupy L.A. Plea

The Indian summer that kicked in over the weekend continued into Monday this week and forecasters say we should expect sunshine and warm weather tomorrow, too.

The Venice Neighborhood Council is working on an inaugural holiday toy drive with the local Mildred Cursh Foundation and the City of Los Angeles. Donors can bring an unwrapped, non-violent toy to various locations in Venice through Dec. 8 and the toys will be given away Dec. 10 at Oakwood Recreation Center to children up to 16 who are there with a parent or guardian. Event organizers say the goal is to create an annual toy drive and giveaway so our young neighbors who need a toy can receive one from their own community. Check out the attached flier for details. Toys can be dropped off at Abbot's Habit, Fabric Planet and at the VNC meeting or at the VNC booth at the Farmers' Market.

A small fire broke out Sunday night about 6:25 p.m. in the 300 block of East Sunset Avenue in a single-story commercial building. The Los Angeles Fire Department quickly extinguished the blaze and no injuries were reported.

Los Angeles City Councilman Bill Rosendahl, whose 11th District includes Venice, made a plea yesterday to the Occupy LA protesters downtown asking for an orderly transition and for them to move peacefully to a new location. You can watch it right here.

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