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latimesblogs.latimes — Shadow dancer: Elizabeth Wang-Lee took this photo of a child dancing in Chinatown on March 3 with a Leica AG M9. RELATED: Submit your photos Southern California Moments best of April Southern California Moments 2012 editors' picks -- Jenn Harristwitter.com/jenn_harris Every day, we're featuring photos of Southern California submitted by readers. Share your photos on our...

blogs.laweekly — At 16 years old, Long Beach Polytechnic High School sports star Brian Banks was on the fast track to a smashing football career. He was a starring middle linebacker on one of California's top hi... Continue reading "Brian Banks Not Guilty of Rape, Still Hoping...

nbclosangeles — Two prosecutors are suing their boss, LA County District Attorney Steve Cooley, alleging he retaliated against them for leading union-organizing efforts before 2008.

laist — Ladies, if you want to celebrate your last days as a single gal, The Abbey in West Hollywood is politely asking that you take your boa, tiara and penis-shaped party favors to another bar. [ more › ]

laist — Anchorwoman Dorothy Lucey is leaving KTTV's morning talk show Good Day L.A., meaning that Steve Edwards will, for a short while, be left alone with his co-host Jillian Barberie Reynolds. As Reynolds and Edwards bid Lucey farewell this morning, Reynolds launched into what has to be one of the phoniest...

laist — Not everyone is able to wake up in time to shop for organic goodies at early morning farmers' markets. Fortunately, for the after-hours types, who prefer mingling and wine tasting as they pick out produce, "The Sunset Strip Market" opens June 14. [ more › ]

angels.ocregister — Frieri getting congratulated in a game at Texas on May 12. (Photo by Tony Gutierrez, AP) What’s an RNH? A Reliever’s No-Hitter. Or Relief No-Hitter. It’s new, so we’re still working out the terminology. Whatever you want to call it, Ernesto Frieri’s just about got it. If he doesn’t get in to...

laist — Los Angeles County once again leads Heal the Bay's "Beach Bummers List" with seven locations out of California's top 10 most polluted beache [ more › ]

latimesblogs.latimes — Despite strong objections and threats of legal action, Los Angeles County transportation officials on Thursday approved a plan to tunnel beneath Beverly Hills High School as part of a long-awaited Westside subway extension from downtown to the Westwood area. Beverly Hills city and school officials had argued against digging a tunnel...

laist — Beverly Hills' worst fears have been realized: Metro's board has approved a plan to dig a tunnel under Beverly Hills high school for the Purple Line that will bring a subway all the way to Century City and Westwood. [ more › ]

latimesblogs.latimes — Brian Banks logged onto Facebook last year, and a new friend request startled him. It was the woman who, nearly a decade ago, accused him of rape when they were both students at Long Beach Poly High School. Banks had recently ended a five-year stint in prison for the rape, and was...

laist — Actress Drew Barrymore can add one more credit to her impressive resume: Winemaker. "Barrymore Pinot Grigio is actress Drew Barrymore's tribute to her wine-loving family," notes Food Republic. [ more › ]

blogs.laweekly — Like Kobe Bryant to a woman in a hotel room, Metro today told Beverly Hills that this is gonna happen. Parts of the city had been dead against running the Westside subway extension underneath Bev... Continue reading "Beverly Hills Subway Tunneling Under 90210 High School Approved...

laist — The AIDS Healthcare Foundation was one of the primary backers of recent legislation requiring porn stars to wear condoms in adult films. But the L.A.-based organization has now announced that they aren't interested in being responsible for monitoring film sets to ensure compliance. [ more › ]

laist — Tonight in LA, the Hel-Mel neighborhood holds a mural unveiling and an art walk; Ghettogloss parties at the (golf) club; a cheese class in Santa Monica; comedic storytelling during Sit 'n Spin; words and food unite at Taylor de Cordoba; and La Luz de Jesus hosts a Fish Fry...

laist — Fontana resident John Ramirez says that United lost his wheelchair when he flew to Mexico last March—and he hasn't seen it since then. Ramirez lost his right leg as a child and needs his wheelchair to get around. In the meantime he's been using crutches, but he told KTLA that he's...

laist — A judge is recommending that the mother of the accused Hollywood arsonist be sent back to Germany. Dorothee Burkhardt is wanted back in Germany for skipping out on the bill for her breast implants and other fraud charges. [ more › ]

latimesblogs.latimes — A Silicon Valley software executive is accused of using fake bar codes to buy massive amounts of Lego sets. Police allege Thomas Langenbach, a 47-year-old vice president of global software giant SAP, brought his own bar code stickers to Target stores in Mountain View, Calif., used them to cover...

laist — Following L.A.'s big announcement this week to ban plastic bags, the city will take another step toward a greener environment with the installation of new LED street lights. [ more › ]

laist — Be afraid...be very afraid: Your dog could accidentally set your house on fire! The Los Angeles Fire Department points us towards a video produced by The Pet Collective showing Hali Hudson and her 8-year-old Corgi, Yogi, and how Yogi is so excited to get into the cabinets where all the household...

latimesblogs.latimes — Good news for sand and surf-loving Angelenos: The beach water is getting cleaner. The water at 82% of L.A. County beaches earned A or B grades from April to October last year, up from 75% the previous year, according to Heal the Bay’s annual Beach Report Card, released Thursday. Last year, the Santa...

laist — Molly Ringwald has been named the Grand Marshal of this year's pride parade on June 10. The 1980's teen queen would be an appropriate choice solely based on her work with director John Hughes in "Sixteen Candles," "The Breakfast Club" and "Pretty in Pink." [ more › ]

nbclosangeles — A United States magistrate judge has ordered that Dorothee Burkhart should be extradited to Germany, according to the United States Attorney's Office.Photo Credit: adultsearch

blogs.laweekly — Much has been made lately of the Republican party's move to the right and its stubborn refusal to work with Democrats even on issues that some of them it once championed (such as Mitt Romney's M... Continue reading "Marijuana: Republican Dana Rohrabacher Wags Finger...

laist — Here at LAist, we know you're hungry for more food -- food coverage, that is. And heck, so are we! That's why we've requested a tall order of Krista Simmons, who was just announced as a judge on season 4 of Top Chef Masters. [ more › ]