Good morning, it’s Thursday, April 9 and you can expect perfectly fine weather (high 70s).
In today’s newsletter, we have a looming schools strike, a hack of sensitive LAPD information and Jeff Shell’s departure from Paramount. But first, a Runyon Canyon mystery.
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An ancient-looking statue appears atop Runyon Canyon.
The beautiful people of Runyon Canyon were all stopping to gawk.
Why had a 10-foot tall classical statue been plopped onto a lookout point high in the Hollywood Hills? Juxtaposed against the skyline, the towering male figure was an eminently Instagrammable addition to a hiking trail known for attracting influencers and paparazzi. Pictures of the sculpture — and questions of its provenance — had pinged through group texts since it mysteriously appeared early Monday. But to what end?
The Runyon Canyon statue. (Julia Wick / L.A. Material)
“It’s sick that it’s on Runyon,” Kristine Pohle mused as she snapped photos. “I’m just wondering how it got here.”
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