It is possible that you will see hooded figures in the dog park. Do not approach them. Do not approach the dog park.

After the mass shooting yesterday in San Bernandio, California at the county’s regional center, Governor Jerry Brown canceled the annual tree lighting ceremony at the Capitol. Instead, the tree was lit in a much more subdued fashion by nine-year-old J.J. Paris. The Capitol flags were also lowered to half-mast in honor of the victims. (Sacramento Bee)

Meanwhile, in New York, the tent of a homeless person is no longer present in Riverside Park, one day after dog owners who frequented the nearby dog park complained. City officials claimed that the tent’s owner willingly removed it at the request of outreach workers – maybe he was tired of the constant barking. (NY Daily News)

And back out west, the Hawaii Supreme Court ruled yesterday to invalidate a construction permit for what was intended to be one of the world’s largest telescopes. This ruling was a major defeat for the development of a $1.4 million telescope on Mauna Kea, a mountain astronomers claim is perfect for stargazing, but a major victory for activists who wanted to preserve Native Hawaiian culture and a mountain many consider sacred. (NBC)

On a happier note, at JFK, a Holocaust survivor was reunited with the woman who helped save his life. Michael Hochberg and Krystyna Jakubowska, both residents of Warsaw, Poland in the early 1940s, became friends when her family hid him in their home. Yesterday was their first meeting in seventy years. (CBS)

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