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Photo by Nuno_Oliveira via the LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr It was the second time in two days officers killed a suspect in Downey; today they shot & killed a man wielding a hatchet who was walking in traffic and would not drop his weapon. Authorities have identified the dead body found yesterday in the Angeles National Forest as 18-year-old Ramon Sibrian of Pacoima. How many of our CSU and UC campuses have...
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Photo by Jeff T. Alu via the LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr Police have confirmed the finding of a body at mile marker 14 in Little Tujunga Canyon today; Sheriff's deputies will handle the case because it is within Angeles National Forest. A federal appeals court decided yesterday that the estate of Anna Nicole Smith will not get any of her late husband's fortune, bringing to end years of legal battles over money...
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Photo by okarol via LAist Featured Photos on Flickr It's official. The L.A. City Council will assert jurisdiction over the recent LADWP rate hike to look it over and either pass it or send it back. A slice of barren Silver Lake land has been turned into a green oasis. Ride a bike? Get thee to StreetSummit tomorrow! New book about Orange County life in the 60s: "Orange Sunshine: The Brotherhood of Eternal Love...
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Photo by Non Paratus via LAist Featured Photos on Flickr Canter's, the food truck. It's back. Dead birds in Silver Lake and Stevenson Ranch have tested positive for West Nile Virus. Have you filled out your Census form yet? Photos from last night's outdoor boxing matches in the plaza of L.A. Live. "Sen. Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Sen. Lindsey O. Graham (R-S.C.) have laid out the framework for a comprehensive, bipartisan immigration reform...
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Louie Bottega in Downtown L.A. | Photo by eveillone via LAist Featured Photos on Flickr Making a threat online can send you to jail instead of being protected by the 1st Amendment, even if you haven't Facebook friended that random cute girl who is actually an undercover federal agent. L.A. Fashion Week = this weekend. The high-profile restaurant Provecho in downtown has filed for bankruptcy and eviction proceedings have begun. Long Beach's alt-weekly The...
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Photo by Non Paratus via the LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr One of the biggest record contracts in history has just been inked, and the music star isn't even alive. A former LA County Probation Camp teacher has been arrested for encouraging fights among students. Materials being used to repair the Chino prison where riots broke out last August include those that are flame-retardant. Are there too many massage parlors in Santa Clarita?...
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A sunset, as seen from Venice | Photo by Anthony Citrano via LAist Featured Photos on Flickr A new taco joint is opening on West 3rd Street tonight, serving up such items like grilled tilapia fish tacos, braised beef taquitos and spicy grilled tiger prawns. Tax relief for homeowners and green energy companies? Gov. Schwarzenegger says no. Former LAPD Assistant Chief Jim McDonnell has taken over the Long Beach Police Department. (Will they finally...
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Photo by @sevenphoto via the LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr An FBI investigation into the Burbank Police Department reveals the force is "in turmoil." The US Embassy in Mexico has issued a warning for travelers to three Mexican states following weekend violence that claimed two US citizens among the dead. In her latest (bizarre) campaign video, Republican Carly Fiorina goes after Barbara Boxer on the issue of climate change. Corey Haim's funeral costs...
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Photo by knot via the LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr Two men were wounded in a shooting that took place around 8 last night on Metro Bus Number 4 on Santa Monica near Wilton. The suspect, a man likely in his 50s, fled the scene after shooting one man in the head and the other in the leg. A 60-year-old teacher and assistant track coach at Arleta High collapsed and died during an...
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As seen at Bronson and Santa Monica earlier this week | Photo by douglasspics via LAist Featured Photos on Flickr A new live music venue in Venice? Meet Witzend. The city budget cuts and how they are affecting the parks is enough to make you feel like a nervous "rec." The cute Hollywood restaurant Off Vine, which was shuttered because of a fire, is finally opening next week. Lady Gaga's latest video, featuring Beyonce,...
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The San Gabriel Mountains, as seen from Atwater Village last Sunday | Photo by 27ray via LAist Featured Photos on Flickr Music producer Phil Spector wants an appellate court to overturn his murder conviction. Convicted Serial Killer Rodney Alcara took photos of his victims and now that hundreds his photos have surfaced, police want to know if these people were also victims. "An attorney and two chiropractors were among a group of people arrested...
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In Redondo Beach | Photo by Jacwee via LAist Featured Photos on Flickr How Conan changed one random woman's life by only following her on Twitter. "I've decided to follow someone at random," he tweeted last Friday. "She likes peanut butter and gummy dinosaurs. Sarah Killen, your life is about to change." The first city of Los Angeles layoff (of the thousands expected to be laid off to solve a massive budget gap) is...
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In West Hollywood | Photo by The Flooz via LAist Featured Photos on Flickr A 33-year-old Burbank school teacher turned herself in to authorities Monday for having sex with one of her 14-year-old students. Amy Beck had taught at the school for 10 years and resigned unexpectedly last Friday. From Chinatown to San Pedro, the National Trust for Historic Preservation today announced grants to local historic sites in L.A. County. Found guilty a couple...
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A sunset at Griffith Park | Photo by 27ray via LAist Featured Photos on Flickr Authorities announced this morning they have ID'd the man who died Friday when he jump or fell off a cargo dock in the Port of Los Angeles; they are continuing to investigate the death of 32-year old Austin Lashay Cephas. The remains of several 19th century-era Chinese immigrants found during Gold Line construction were re-interred today at Evergreen Cemetery...
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Santa Monica Pier | Photo by okarol via LAist Featured Photos on Flickr A girl who was abducted by her mother 14 years ago has been found to be safe and okay. The mother, who took her then-7-year-old daughter during a custody dispute, was arrested yesterday in Monrovia Those other illegal supergraphics at Hollywood & Highland have come down, revealing more illegal ads! A man suspected of stalking Dr. Drew has been arrested. The...
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Orange Grove Boulevard in Pasadena | Photo by okarol via LAist Featured Photos on Flickr The woman who doused and lit an exotic dancer on fire in the Valley was sentenced to life in prison today. Live it up with the Complete Oscar Party Circuit Handbook Sheriff Lee Baca today released 200 inmates early, citing no place to put them. Gee, great: "Two Texas-based oil companies are supporting a campaign to suspend California's landmark...
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At Adams & Washington | Photo by DrLAyZ via LAist Featured Photos on Flickr New York Times Op-Ed Columnist Thomas Friedman today likened LAX to America's Decline. Starbucks wants to stick to coffee, not be the center of a gun debate. Budget cuts to Los Angeles County Sheriff's means upper management will be out on the streets patrolling with the rank and file deputies. Yes, even The Sheriff Lee Baca himself may pull you...
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End of the day linkage: A Japanese garden in Boyle Heights, Chelsea King, farm pesticides, another dog rescued from the L.A. River, the census and more...
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Photo by Grant Palmer Photography via the LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr The man behind an illegal supergraphic billboard at Hollywood & Highland was arrested on Friday night. Two Los Angeles ex-pats living in Santiago, Chile, have been blogging about life in their new South American home--and about yesterday's massive quake. A police standoff surrounding a domestic violence situation in Tarzana ended peacefully after nine hours this morning. Theatre company A Noise Within,...
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Found on Washington Blvd. | Photo by cyan79 via LAist Featured Photos on Flickr California, as in the state government, has new rules guiding employees on the use of Twitter and other social media outlets. For example, here's Rule No. 8: "Users shall not utilize tools or techniques to spoof, masquerade, or assume any identity or credentials except for legitimate law enforcement purposes, or for other legitimate State purposes as defined in agency policy."...
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In Santa Monica | Photo by Eric B. Shanks via LAist Featured Photos on Flickr And it has arrived: The annual 99 Things to Eat in L.A. Before You Die is out. Read it, live it. Actor Andrew Koenig, who played the role of Boner on the show "Growing Pains" was found dead in a Vancouver Park today after being reported missing last week. His dad said it was suicide. You've got education and...
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In Chinatown | Photo by jtstrathdee via LAist Featured Photos on Flickr Let's go Dodgers... Now the lowest priced ticket at games will be $15, thanks to recent price hikes. Downtown's king of bars, Cedd Moses, is nearing the debut of his latest venture, Las Perlas, which will feature tequila and mezcal. City operated child care facilities will take a blow due to the budget crisis. 3D is hear to stay, it seems. The...
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Photo by VintageSon Foto via the LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr Wife of slain Olympian shot-putter claims she killed her husband after suffering years of abuse at his hand. The Dalai Lama shared his message of peace with a crowd gathered to hear him yesterday at Universal City. Officials in Long Beach are seeking backing for a plan to improve the Gerald Desmond Bridge, which is similar to the one that collapsed in...
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Photo by A.C. Thamer via the LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr Actor Andrew Koenig (he played Boner on Growing Pains) has been reported missing in Vancouver. He was last seen on 2/14, and didn't get on his scheduled flight back to the US. A young girl was abducted from an MTA bus early this morning, but was located shortly after and her alleged kidnapper arrested. Authorities in Riverside are working to determine how...
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Oh, where, oh where in Southern California is this? Try to guess in the comments section | Photo by Mike Chen aka MetalMan via LAist Featured Photos on Flickr Here are 12 chances to see the space station between Saturday and Wednesday from Orange County (but it will pretty much work from anywhere in Southern California). Chef Kerry Simon sits down to talk about his new restaurant, LA Market, which is on the first...
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Laguna Beach | Photo by preparsed via LAist Featured Photos on Flickr Like walking and exploring L.A.? Metblogs' Will Campbell is organizing a 15 mile walk along Jefferson and Adams boulevards in early March. Join him! A new El Cholo is slated to open in downtown's South Park neighborhood. Can the Gay Press Maintain Objectivity (and Should It)? asks LGBT reporter Karen Ocamb. Their third location: Loteria Grill in Studio City officially debuts tomorrow....
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The reflection of the 1st Congregational Church of L.A. on the glass of the superior court building across the street | Photo by intellichick via LAist Featured Photos on Flickr On the one-year anniversary of the Recovery Act, Gov. Schwarzenegger touts that California received more funding than any other state. An update to an earlier story about the Corvette owner who died showing a car to a prospective buyer. She was identified as 29-year-old...
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At the Laundramat | Photo by VintageSon Foto via LAist Featured Photos on Flickr How much do you love Santa Monica? The tourism board launched a lovefest of a blog about itself on Valentine's Day. Accused of shooting her husband Dave Laut, a former Olympic shot-putter, Jane Laut today pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder charges. R.I.P. Knack lead singer Doug Fieger, who wrote and sung "My Sharona," died of cancer on Sunday. Speaking...
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Photo by filmerp via the LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr Four homes in an Anaheim Hills neighborhood that are at risk of sliding are set to be demolished; Caltrans bought out the owners of these and 8 other previously demolished homes. An Apple Valley woman allegedly stabbed her male roomie in his face with a butcher knife yesterday. A fire in a strip mall at Olympic and Main damaged a restaurant, but there...
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Photo by LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr">BanyanTreeProductions via the LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr Some Eichler homes in the Valley have been awarded preservation status. We talked about Chinese New Year today, but tomorrow also marks the start of Tet, the Vietnamese Lunar New Year celebration. A tree trimmer fell to his death this morning working in a palm tree in Pasadena. Soon you can own the same illusory candles used at...
