Good morning. It’s Monday, April 13. The weekend’s pockets of rain have given way to mostly sunny skies, with a high of 63 degrees.
In today’s newsletter, Swalwell suspends his campaign, a new agency to oversee the Salton Sea, and arrests of SoCal-based Iranian nationals. But first, an Echo Park store that specifically caters to Dodger fans from Japan.
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A Shohei impersonator charms Japanese fans at this Echo Park clubhouse.
One block from Vin Scully Ave on Sunset Blvd, tucked in between a coffee shop and a vintage clothing store, sits a small storefront completely drenched in Pantone 294 C blue. That’s not unique for the neighborhood, because this is Dodgertown.
But inside the dugout-sized shop, among the caps and memorabilia, this store also offers an unusual portal to the Dodgers experience — specifically catered to visitors from Japan.
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