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Today’s Big Stories
1. LA County declares Robert Vargas Day, honoring Boyle Heights artist, muralist
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors Tuesday unanimously declared Jan. 24 “Robert Vargas Day,” honoring the legendary Boyle Heights artist and muralist whose works cover multiple building facades in the LA area, including his recent “From the Ashes” work honoring the fire-ravaged Altadena community.
“Robert has created numerous iconic public artworks from Athens to Tokyo, including murals that reflect the surrounding community members, their cultural heritage, and historic moments, contributing significantly to LA’s reputation as a global center for public art and creative expression,” according to the motion by Supervisors Lindsey Horvath and Hilda Solis.
The motion recognized Vargas for his artistic achievements but also for his contributions to community programs and charitable work.
Vargas’ work can be seen around the LA area, including his massive tribute to Shohei Ohtani in Little Tokyo, “Fernandomania” in Boyle Heights and his recently unveiled “Nourishing the Community” mural on the Vine Street headquarters of Project Angel Food.
2. Activists, relatives call for justice for LA man fatally shot by ICE
Relatives of the man fatally shot by an off-duty Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent in Northridge on New Year’s Eve were joined by dozens of supporters Tuesday pressing the Los Angeles Police Department to arrest and seek charges against the agent involved.
Keith Porter Jr., 43, was fatally shot shortly after 11:30 p.m. Dec. 31 in the 17700 block of Roscoe Boulevard by an unidentified ICE agent. The Department of Homeland Security issued a statement saying the agent “bravely responded to an active shooter situation” and “exchanged gunfire with” Porter.
The LAPD was continuing to investigate the shooting of Porter. Local activists and Porter’s family have disputed the description of him as an “active shooter,” although admitting he was firing a weapon into the air to celebrate New Year’s Eve — a practice routinely condemned by law enforcement that could lead to people being injured or even killed by falling bullets.
Activists and some relatives of Porter attended Tuesday’s Los Angeles Police Commission meeting, calling for the agent who shot him to be identified and arrested.
3. Scott Adams, whose comic strip ‘Dilbert’ ridiculed white-collar office life, dies at 68
Scott Adams, whose popular comic strip “Dilbert” captured the frustration of beleaguered, white-collar cubicle workers and satirized the ridiculousness of modern office culture until he was abruptly dropped from syndication in 2023 for racist remarks, has died. He was 68.
His first ex-wife, Shelly Miles, announced the death Tuesday on a livestream posted on Adams’ social media accounts. “He’s not with us right anymore,” she said. Adams revealed in 2025 that he had prostate cancer that had spread to his bones. Miles had said he was in hospice care in his Northern California home on Monday.
“I had an amazing life,” the statement said in part. “I gave it everything I had.”
At its height, “Dilbert,” with its mouthless, bespectacled hero in a white short-sleeved shirt and a perpetually curled red tie, appeared in 2,000 newspapers worldwide in at least 70 countries and 25 languages.
Scott Adams, creator of the comic strip Dilbert, at his studio in Dublin, Calif., on Oct. 26, 2006. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
4. Trevor Noah to host Grammys for the sixth and final time
Trevor Noah will be hosting the Grammy Awards for the sixth consecutive year, but this time, it’s being billed as a farewell gig.
The Recording Academy announced Tuesday that the South African comedian is returning “one final time” for the Feb. 1 show, for which he will also serve as an executive producer. Only singer Andy Williams, who hosted the Grammys seven times in the 1970s has hosted more often.
Kendrick Lamar, Lady Gaga and Jack Antonoff are among the leading nominees for the 68th annual Grammys, to air live on CBS and Paramount+ from the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles.
Your Notes for this Weekend
Detroit Auto Show (formerly North American International Auto Show) Media and Industry Days set
U.S. Supreme Court to consider whether NJ Transit has state immunity
NOAA and NASA to release annual assessment on global temperatures
World Meteorological Organization, also known as WMO, expected to publish its annual average global temperatures last year
Sentencing of former South Carolina lawmaker guilty of distributing child sexual abuse material set
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Simi Cardshop in Simi Valley was robbed for the second time at the beginning of January.
“It is several hundred cards that were stolen, they range from $30 up to about $500 is the cards that were stolen,” said Jake Miller owner of Simi Cardshop.
Miller said this was the second time his card shop has been robbed.
After the first robbery he said he installed a metal security gate.
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