Tag: Rainbow District

WEST HOLLYWOOD—Around 1:45 a.m. on Saturday, May 30th, a brawl between two large women occurred in the 800 block of Palm Avenue near Santa Monica Boulevard in the Rainbow District of West Hollywood, resulting in one woman being injured.

A witness, Tyler Garrett, who, according to his Instagram page, is a singer and songwriter, captured the fight on video, which is available on the WeHo Times Instagram page. According to his statement to WeHo Times, this was the third time two women had fought in the Rainbow District.  Previous incidents were stopped by members of the community, who believed the brawling women tarnished the area’s reputation.

The first woman was wearing a black dress and is barefoot, while the other is wearing black boots, a black skirt, and a black top, with a small black purse slung over her shoulder.
As the fight unfolded, onlookers did not intervene.

At the start of the video, the barefoot woman’s hair was grabbed, forcing her to bend forward toward her opponent.  As the bystander watches, they slap each other in the face, as one of the women throws the other to the ground and slapping her.

The woman with the black top is slapped, and she is yelled at and cursed, prompting her to kick the assailant in the legs, getting kicked in the face, tries and fails to block with her arms, and is kicked several times while cursing continues, cutting the skin of the woman’s face above her right eye and causing a large gash that bleeds.

As the injured woman stood up in her clothes, including a now-torn top, she was pointed at and cursed by her opponent, who picked up something and threw it at her as she walked away.  The injured woman’s face was examined by a bystander, and she later walked away through the assembled crowd.

The brawl occurred near the LASD West Hollywood Station. Video was provided to authorities, but no additional information is currently available.

This is not the first brawl in West Hollywood in recent months. Near midnight on May 10, a brawl erupted between two rival hot dog vendors on Santa Monica Boulevard.  Around 11 p.m. on May 14, a brawl erupted in front of Trunks Bar at 8809 Santa Monica Boulevard.  On March 21, a brawl occurred outside several bars on Santa Monica Boulevard.

Canyon News reached out to the West Hollywood Station for comment, but did not hear back by the time of print.

By Daniel Diquinzio

WEST HOLLYWOOD—Around 11 p.m. on Thursday, May 14, a brawl occurred in the Rainbow District of West Hollywood, on the street outside Trunks Bar located at 8809 Santa Monica Boulevard. The video of the brawl is available on the West Hollywood Times Instagram page.

A man in brown pants and a backward-worn cap, carrying a plastic takeout bag is walking down the street.  He sees a man in a white shirt and black pants fighting with a man in a yellow shirt and light brown pants.

During the brawl, the man in a white shirt is pushed toward a man in what appears to be dark black sweat clothes and a black hat, who appears to hit the first man in the face who falls backward and lands next to a tree.  He collides with the man carrying the plastic take-out bag, who has moved forward toward the brawl and is knocked down onto the man in the white shirt.

The man dressed in black and the man in the yellow shirt stared down at the street. A man in a black shirt, with what appears to be a necklace dangling from it, and light-colored pants, emerges from the bar entrance and heads toward the man in the white shirt.

Then another man wearing a bright shirt, dark pants, and black shoes emerges and walks around the individual who fell to the ground. The man in the black shirt, the man in the brown pants, and a third man wearing a light white shirt with suspenders over it and black pants help the individual from the ground. The voices can be barely heard over the music.

Other people on Santa Monica Boulevard watching the brawl did not intervene. According to the West Hollywood Times, the man who fell to the ground was taken to a hospital for treatment.

Canyon News reached out to the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department but did not hear back before print. Identities of the brawlers and a motive have not been disclosed.

Anyone with details can contact the LASD West Hollywood Station by calling (310) 855-8850. They can also contact Crimestoppers by either texting 274637 (C-R-I-M-E-S or by calling (800) 222-TIPS (8477).

This is the latest brawl to occur in West Hollywood over the last few months. On March 21, a brawl occurred inside a bar in the 8500 block of Santa Monica Boulevard. On May 11, a brawl occurred between the owners of two hot dog carts on Santa Monica Boulevard.

By Daniel Diquinzio

WEST HOLLYWOOD—A recent rainstorm in Los Angeles caused a large power outage in the Rainbow District of West Hollywood on Wednesday, February 18. As a result, some businesses in the region were forced to close.

Businesses located on North side Santa Monica Boulevard lost power Wednesday, February 18, while some of businesses on the South side of Santa Monica Boulevard retained power.

The full extent of the power outage has not been disclosed. Details on when the power would be restored in the Rainbow District has not been disclosed.

 

By Daniel Diquinzio