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—Chavez Ravine: Former Astros hitter candidly discussed the Astros cheating scandal with baseball fans on Twitter. "I remember knowing what was coming against Kershaw. As a team, we swung and missed a handful of times only against him." Gattis admitted that some pitchers were so good though knowing what pitches were coming didn't help. "The craziest thing about the cheating year is facing a guy like Yu Darvish and getting shut out knowing what’s coming." Without providing proof, Gattis also alleged that the top teams that year had their own "systems" for cheating. "Don’t get it twisted. I’m pretty sure the Dodgers had a system as well." In 2020, the MLB determined that the Houston Astros used cameras to film opposing catchers' hand signals during the 2017 season. [Dodgers Nation]
—Koreatown: An arrest has been made in the case involving a man who scrawled anti-Islamic hate words on the Islamic Center of Southern California's Koreatown building on Sunday morning, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. [City News Services]
—East Hollywood: Crosswalk Collective L.A. wasn't satisfied with the city installing a commemorative sign where a 70-year-old woman was killed by a driver who then fled. So they painted two crosswalks near the intersection. "The city put in this memorial sign. We put in two crosswalks," the group wrote on IG. [Crosswalk Collective/IG]
—DTLA: District Attorney George Gascón's office released an 18-page “mid-term report” focused on accountability, victim/survivor support, righting past wrongs, and preventing future harm. In recent weeks a number of challengers have announced they’ll be running against Gascón next year. The L.A. Times reported that some families who lost loved ones to police shootings feel that Gascón's office hasn't moved fast enough when considering filing charges against officers. [LAT]