Wilshire taped off b/w Western & Manhattan

December 18th, 2011

Sunday morning at a little before 10:00 am, LAPD received a report about a suspicious package in front of Christ Church on the street known as Manhattan Place, just north of Wilshire, a block west of Western Avenue.


Address: 635 S Manhattan Place, Los Angeles 90010

The LA Police Department sent in the bomb unit to take a look at it, and as a precautionary measure, part of Wilshire Boulevard between Manhattan Place and Western Avenue was closed to traffic.

The area is technically just west of Koreatown proper, according to boundaries set by the City Council in 2010.

Source: the community’s main Twitter account http://twitter.com/Koreatown

Update: The bomb squad conducted at least three controlled detonations, at 12:27, 12:38, and 1:00, and determined that the package was benign. Wilshire Boulevard was opened to traffic at 1:35 PM. Manhattan Place between Wilshire and 6th Street was cleared at 2:10 pm.

Illegal to Throw Away Batteries

December 13th, 2011

Under California law, it is illegal to throw away common household batteries because they contain toxic metals such as mercury, lead, cadmium, and nickel. Batteries that end up in landfills may have a negative affect on the environment and food chain, potentially causing serious health risks to humans and animals.

How to properly dispose of used batteries? Drop them off at the library! There are collection containers at designated llibraries throughout Los Angeles County. Both libraries serving the Koreatown area can accept used batteries.

Pio Pico Koreatown Branch
694 South Oxford Avenue, Los Angeles 90005
(213) 368-7647

Wishire Branch
149 North Saint Andrews Place, Los Angeles 90004
(323) 957-4550

You can also bring the batteries to Home Depot and other retail stores, such as Jiffy Lube, Target, and B & B Hardware. I recommend you drop them off at the library as a first choice… Every clerk I’ve spoken to at the library knew what I was talking about when I asked about the program. Employees at private retail shops? Uhm… NVM.

Among the items you can turn in are Dry Cell Batteries (AA, AAA, C, D, 9-Volt), Rechargeable Batteries (used in cell phones and power tools), and Button Cell Batteries (used in watches, cameras, and hearing aids).