Daily Brief: LA Mourns Bakery Matriarch Rosa Porto - LA Magazine

» Rosa Porto, the founder of Porto’s Bakery, has died. The matriarch of the beloved bakery family was 89.  [KTLA]

» Forever 21 has announced the closure of 12 local stores. Once a fast-fashion powerhouse, the L.A.-based brand continues to struggled through bankruptcy proceedings.   [ABC Los Angeles]

» Jody Maroni’s Sausage Kingdom, a Venice Boardwalk staple for decades, will close today. Following goodbye celebrations over the weekend. [Los Angeles Times]

» Hallmark Channel caved to conservative pressure, removing an ad featuring a same-sex couple. After airing an ad from wedding registry company Zola showing a lesbian couple, a group calling itself One Million Moms (Twitter follower count: 4,140) threatened to boycott the channel. [CBS Los Angeles]

» Gas prices across the region continue to drop. The downward trend has now stretched over 40 consecutive days. [NBC Los Angeles]

» Lowrider magazine will cease publication. The iconic mag chronicled West Coast car culture for 42 years.   [L.A. Taco]

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