Observing Juneteenth

First and foremost, it’s Juneteenth — a day that commemorates the end of slavery in the United States.

It’s also a federal holiday, so don’t forget that many city and county offices will be closed as well, as the country honors this day of celebration and reflection.

Our top story today is one of surveillance, trust, and what happens when your private data gets breached and is available to anybody who cares to look — which is, apparently, nothing. That’s a grave concern in a time characterized by violent raids and kidnappings by masked, armed man with no identification who claim they’re working for the government.

And an NTSB investigation into a deadly crash in the Murphy Canyon area has revealed that the runway lights at Montgomery-Gibbs have been out for years. Six people on the plane were killed.

If that’s a little much for this early in the day (no one would blame you), there’s a sweet treat in our newsletter today: the hometown heroes at An’s Dry Cleaning in Normal Heights have been once again named the nation’s top independent ice cream shop. It’s well-earned, too — you can spot a line wrapping around the block to get a bite or two almost any day of the week.

And of course, there’s much, much more.

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