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—Los Angeles: An L.A. County Sheriff's deputy who kneeled on an inmate's head for three minutes will not face criminal charges, the L.A. Times reports. In a memo, prosecutors explained: "While the method employed by Johnson may appear concerning, the available evidence is inconclusive and suggests the amount of force used was not excessive." The alleged assualt occurred in March of 2021, two days into jury selection for the trial of Derek Chauvin, the Minnesota police officer who murdered George Floyd. The Times found that sheriff's officials attempted to cover up surveillance footage of the incident because they feared it would lead to bad publicity. [LAT]
—Los Feliz: The team behind chef Josh Gil’s Mirame in Beverly Hills announced the opening of a sister location in Los Feliz called “Mirate.” The multi-tiered new restaurant will feature two bars, with a more casual style than its upscale Westside location. Expect fried chicken tacos, a family-based albondigas recipe, Sonoran and Baja takes on Oaxacan tlayudas, beef tongue tacos arabes, and flour tortillas made with beef fat. [Eater LA]
—California cannabis brand Kiva is selling a THC-infused turkey gravy for Thanksgiving. Each package/serving comes with 10mg of THC. Because sometimes tryptophan isn’t enough. [Kiva]
—L.A. County: Health officials are once again "strongly recommending" that Angelenos wear masks while indoors, as COVID cases continue to rise. [ABC]