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Is it true that all the untested rape kits are kept in refrigerated trailers that have no back up power so that if there is an outage in DTLA that lasts too long then all the untested rape kits would become totally inadmissible in court before ever being
yeah that's an old story from like 2013 that went viral and people still repeat it. the refrigerated trailer thing was real but it was a temporary measure during the worst of the backlog, not some ongoing crisis. the la city council allocated like $5 million in 2016 to fix this and now all evidence goes to the new crime lab in mission hills which has proper backup power and climate control. the old trailer on 1st street hasn't been used for evidence storage in years
That rumor has been floating around for years but it's not really accurate anymore. The LAPD did have issues with backlogged rape kits and some were stored in a refrigerated trailer outside the old Police Administration Building on 1st Street, but that was more of a temporary fix during a bad period around 2010-2015. The city has since spent millions clearing that backlog and now stores evidence in a proper facility in the Valley with backup generators, not a vulnerable trailer downtown. The last public audit from 2021 showed they had tested over 8,000 kits from that old batch, so the trailer situation is mostly history.
pretty much what everyone else said, it was a real issue but it's been fixed for years now. i remember when the LAist report came out about it back in the day, caused a huge uproar. the new facility in mission hills is supposed to be way better, i think they even have a generator that can run for like a week straight or something
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How can I find mobile hot dog vendors for a private event?
honestly the SGV has a ton of licensed cart operators who mostly do private stuff now. look up "hot dog cart catering San Gabriel Valley" on Yelp and you'll get a handful that are fully permitted, which matters if your venue needs a health permit on file. expect around $400 to $700 for a few hours plus a per person minimum, usually 50 or so. the ones based in Alhambra and Rosemead tend to be cheaper than Pasadena because they're not paying that rent.
fwiw the county health dept keeps a public list of permitted mobile food operators, its searchable by city on the LA County Public Health site. filter for "pushcart" or "MFF" and you'll get vendors cleared for SGV zip codes, which saves you the headache of a venue asking for paperwork later. also worth checking with the Old Town Monrovia or Alhambra farmers market folks, the carts there are usually booked solid but they know who's free and they'll pass along names. just dont wait till the last week, good ones book out 2 to 3 weeks in teh summer.
You could try hitting up the folks who set up outside Home Depot or the DMV in El Monte on weekends, a lot of those carts are owner operated and they'll do private gigs if you ask. Just walk up and grab a card, they usually have one taped to the cart.