LA Now

• New Senate districts to remain, California Supreme Court says
  The California Supreme Court decided Friday to leave the boundaries of newly drawn election districts in place for this year’s state Senate races, angering Republicans behind the legal challenge.
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• Dangerous winds close university; fire danger heightened
  Concerned about flying debris, Cal State University San Bernardino cancelled classes for the day Friday morning as strong Santa Ana winds barreled though the Cajon Pass.
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• TSA mistakes insulin pump for gun, causing LAX security scare
  An insulin pump mistaken for a gun at LAX led officials to delay boarding and screening Friday morning at Terminal 4 as authorities searched for a woman who they thought had a weapon, law enforcement sources said.
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• Demi Moore was ‘having some issues’ before 911 call
  Demi Moore 911 tape: Actress Demi Moore had been "having some issues" leading up to her hospitalization Monday night, a friend told a 911 dispatcher.
  - 1 hour ago, 27 Jan 12, 6:25pm -
• 'Deep Throat' in Glendale? No, just filming Linda Lovelace biopic
  Glendale's Alex Theatre is used for filming of a biography of “Deep Throat” star Linda Lovelace.
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• 911 tape: Demi Moore suffered convulsions after 'smoking something'
  Demi Moore 911 tape: Demi Moore 911 tape has a woman saying Demi Moore suffered convulsions after 'smoking something.'
  - 2 hours ago, 27 Jan 12, 6:01pm -
• Chihuahua likely to die after man hits it with golf club
  A Riverside County man who allegedly hit a stray Chihuahua with a golf club, sending the small dog through the air, was arrested for suspicion of animal cruelty Thursday, authorities said.
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• 3 Palos Verdes High students arrested for alleged grade-tampering
  Three Palos Verdes High School juniors have been arrested on suspicion of breaking into classrooms, hacking into teachers' computers and changing their grades online, police said.
  - 2 hours ago, 27 Jan 12, 5:15pm -

LA Weekly News

• Stopping 2,000 Barking Dogs
  Los Angeles residents who live within hearing distance of an estimated 2,000 chronically barking dogs go through a private hell, with City Hall policies allowing the barking to continue for months. But things might change with a new law, now in effec…
  - 1 day ago, 26 Jan 12, 8:00am -
• We Open in Venice
  No more jewelry and trinkets for sale on the east side of the Venice Boardwalk? As Hillel Aron reported last week, the Los Angeles City Council is attempting to force just that, with new rules banning the sale of all art not created by the vendor, am…
  - 1 day ago, 26 Jan 12, 8:00am -

LAist

• Weekend Movie Guide 01/27: Wicked Wolves & A Brazilian Biopic
  The Grey pits Liam Neeson vs. wolves vs. PETA! Meanwhile, Man on a Ledge hangs Sam Worthington out to dry. In limited release, we review Brazilian Oscar submission Lula, Son of Brazil. [ more › ]
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• How the Sheriff's Department Caught a Deputy Smuggling a Burrito Loaded With Heroin into Jail
  How did the "dim-witted" sheriff's deputy who flunked out of "The Academy" on his first try get caught smuggling a burrito loaded with black tar heroin into jail? It was a set-up. [ more › ]
  - 1 hour ago, 27 Jan 12, 6:30pm -
• 'Real Housewives of Beverly Hills' Star Kim Richards Says She is an Alcoholic
  Brandi Glanville is totally holding back and "I told you so" -- in a preview clip from the "Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" finale released to People magazine, Kim Richards tells Andy Cohen that she's an alcoholic. [ more › ]
  - 1 hour ago, 27 Jan 12, 6:29pm -
• Michael Jackson's Kids Leave Hand and Footprints at Grauman's Chinese Theater
  As surprising as it is, Michael Jackson didn't leave his hand and footprints outside the Grauman's Chinese Theater before he died. So yesterday, his children, Prince, Paris and Blanket, took his old shoes and a sequined glove an left prints in his h…
  - 2 hours ago, 27 Jan 12, 6:00pm -
• 3 Palos Verdes Honors Students Arrested for Breaking Into Classrooms in Elaborate Grade-Changing, Test-Stealing Plot
  Three juniors at Palos Verdes High School were arrested yesterday for their role in an elaborate grade-changing, test-stealing plot. The honors students were looking for nothing more than an "A-" in the grade books of their four teachers (and a li…
  - 2 hours ago, 27 Jan 12, 5:40pm -
• Pat Sajak Exaggerated 'Wheel of Fortune' Drinking Claims
  For those of you still cackling over the fact that Pat Sajak and Vanna White were wasted while hosting "Wheel of Fortune," we have some disappointing news: Sajak says he exaggerated a little bit. [ more › ]
  - 3 hours ago, 27 Jan 12, 5:00pm -

Blogdowntown

• Upset about redistricting proposals? Tell City Hall in February.
  Los Angeles' new City Hall is illuminated by 82 searchlights during dedication ceremonies on April 26, 1928. Photo by California Historical Society / USC Digital Archives.Some, like councilwoman Jan Perry, are upset about the L.A. Redistricting Com…
  - 2 hours ago, 27 Jan 12, 5:31pm -
• Headline: The 2nd Annual Ellen Art Show
  Here's your chance to see more than 54 portraits of Ellen -- for charitywww.bangstyle.com -- Fans of funny lady and daytime talk show host Ellen DeGeneres are taking her birthday weekend very seriously this year. Not only will Ellen be “raising…
  - 11 hours ago, 27 Jan 12, 8:32am -
• Redistricting map creates 'economic apartheid' for 9th District, says Perry
  Councilwoman Jan Perry surrounded by more than 40 of her constituents expressed their disapproval towards the recently released redistricting map. Photo by Hayley Fox.In a beautiful garden just a few blocks from Little Tokyo, Councilwoman Jan Perry…
  - 18 hours ago, 27 Jan 12, 1:26am -
• Redistricting proposal hits hard: 9th District to become poorest in LA
  The L.A. City Council redistricting map stands to hit the Ninth District especially hard. Photo by .L.A.'s proposed redistricting map was released yesterday, displaying drastic changes in council district boundaries and wreaking havoc on certain co…
  - 23 hours ago, 26 Jan 12, 8:51pm -
• Pour some out for Philippe's: French dip legend says goodbye to 9-cent coffee
  Philippe's the self-proclaimed inventor of the French Dipped sandwich will soon raise their coffee prices Photo by Andrew Miller / Flickr.Philippe's 10-cent (9-cents plus tax) cup of coffee is a welcoming, warming tradition for generations of L.A.…
  - 1 day ago, 26 Jan 12, 6:58pm -
• Learn your rights: Crime victim's clinic to be held at LAPD headquarters
  The crime victim's clinic will be held at the LAPD Downtown headquarters. Photo by Flickr via Valerita.This Saturday, Justice for Homicide Victims (JHV) and Justice for Murdered Children (JMC), along with the LAPD, are putting on a four-hour victim…
  - 1 day ago, 26 Jan 12, 3:59pm -

LA Observed

• Roger Carrick memorial draws a powerful group
  Kevin Roderick: Friends of the environmental attorney Roger Carrick held a well-attended life celebration last night at Para Los Niños, the Downtown childrens' center where he was on the board and the former chairman.
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• Quick morning links for Friday 1.27.12
  Kevin Roderick: San Fernando ticket controversy, James Franco upsets USC and more
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• The Muffin Head
  Veronique de Turenne: Yes. And no.
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• Not loving those GDP numbers
  Mark Lacter: A growth rate of 2.8% is not the kick-start that the economy requires.
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• Friday morning headlines
  Mark Lacter: Economy moves modestly, pension shortfall shrinks a bit, consumer sentiment improves, and Ari Emanuel's parking squabble.
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• It's back to the Westside for next month's Obamajam
  Kevin Roderick: I guess it's good news that the president's main venue on Feb. 15 will be in Holmby Hills, at the home of soap opera producer and writer Bradley Bell and his wife Colleen.
  - 11 hours ago, 27 Jan 12, 8:31am -

Real time Traffic Map

Daily Breeze

• Ripley's recognizes Palos Verdes Estates man's giant gumball as largest
  Palos Verdes Estates resident Barry Chappell understands that the almost universal reaction of those who initially see his, um, achievement - a 175-pound chewed gum ball - is a loud "Ewwwww! | PHOTOS
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• Things To Do This Weekend
  World War I veterans are honored in a traveling exhibit, "Boeing Boeing" lands at the Norris Theatre, and the Cabrillo Marine Aquarium reels in a Whale Fiesta this weekend.
  - 46 mins ago, 27 Jan 12, 6:55pm -
• Man, 18, jumps to his death from Palos Verdes Estates cliff
  An 18-year-old man spent hours Thursday talking to a counselor and several teens before he jumped 250 feet to his death from a Palos Verdes Estates cliff. | PHOTOS
  - 1 hour ago, 27 Jan 12, 6:13pm -
• Food: 'Junk Yard Dog' howls flavor
  Food aficionado Chris Cognac says the "Junk Yard Dog" is simple in its approach, yet the flavors are complex and play off each other, like a five-course tasting menu on a bun.
  - 3 hours ago, 27 Jan 12, 4:23pm -
• Visitation today in Inglewood for R&B legend Etta James
  The visitation will be held from 5 to 10 p.m. at Inglewood Cemetery Mortuary's Manchester Chapel at 3801 W. Manchester Blvd. A private funeral service will be held Saturday. Etta James, known for such hits as "At Last," "Tell Mama" and "Loser Weepers…
  - 5 hours ago, 27 Jan 12, 2:23pm -
• 3 Palos Verdes High students arrested in grade-tampering plot
  Three Palos Verdes High School juniors were arrested Thursday on suspicion of breaking into classrooms, hacking into four teachers' computers and changing their grades online, police said. | Principal's letter to parents | POLICE NEWS | BLOG: SOUTH B…
  - 6 hours ago, 27 Jan 12, 1:59pm -

LA Independent Hollywood

• Melissa Etheridge receives Walk of Fame star
  Singer Melissa Etheridge received the 2,450th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Tuesday, coinciding with the start of Hard Rock Cafe’s monthlong “Pinktober” to raise awareness of breast cancer.
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• Paramount reveals $700 million plan to upgrade Hollywood lot
  Paramount Pictures Corp. revealed Tuesday a $700 million plan to upgrade its Hollywood lot. The development, called The Hollywood Project, is expected to create nearly 7,300 jobs during construction. It will take place over the next two decades.
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• 'Two and a Half Men's' Jon Cryer receives star on Walk of Fame
  "Two and a Half Men” star Jon Cryer received the 2,449th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame Monday, hours before its ninth season premiere on CBS.
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• Three-quarters of LAUSD 10th graders pass exit exam
  Los Angeles Unified School District 10th graders fared slightly better on the California High School Exit Exam than last year’s class, with 75 percent passing the math portion and the same percentage passing the English section, according to test r…
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• LAUSD board revises school choice policy
  Applicants connected to the district will receive first consideration to operate schools under a policy change unanimously approved Tuesday by the Los Angeles Unified School District Board of Education and criticized by the head of the California Cha…
  - 1 Sep 11, 3:57am -
• Man indicted in four slayings
  A grand jury indictment unsealed on Monday charges a man with murdering four people, including an 8-year-old girl and her parents.
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ABC Los Angeles

• Fire consumes San Marino retail building
  An early morning fire in San Marino destroyed a large retail building in the 2500 block of Huntington Drive.
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• Palmdale fugitive in 2010 killing back in US
  A fugitive wanted for a 2010 killing in Palmdale is back in the United States after she was caught in Belize.
  - 5 hours ago, 27 Jan 12, 2:38pm -
• Silver Lake body identified as missing woman
  Authorities have identified the young woman whose body was found near a freeway in Silver Lake.
  - 5 hours ago, 27 Jan 12, 2:22pm -
• Body found in flaming car on 10 Fwy in Pomona
  A car was found engulfed in flames on the Campus Drive on-ramp on the eastbound 10 Freeway in Pomona Thursday night.
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• NAACP calls victory over alleged Section 8 discrimination
  The NAACP and other civil rights groups are claiming a victory in a Section 8 housing battle in the Antelope Valley.
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• Another hearing set to discuss Nov. windstorm response
  The public is getting another chance to discuss Edison's response to the 2011 windstorm that hit the San Gabriel Valley.
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Huffington Post Los Angeles

• Puppy Bowl 2012: Let's Get Ready To Fumble! (PHOTOS)
  Let's get ready to Fumble! Forget the Patriots and Giants. LA's own chihuahua-terrier mix, Fumble, will be representing our city in the 2012 Puppy Bowl....
  - 2 hours ago, 27 Jan 12, 6:08pm -
• Local Surfing Writer Kidnapped By Somali Pirates
  A writer and travel journalist from Manhattan Beach, Calif. has been kidnapped by Somali pirates while doing research on a book about piracy. According to...
  - 2 hours ago, 27 Jan 12, 6:01pm -
• Soraya Sebghati: A New Generation of Feminists
  Jade Iovine, along with many other girls and me, has been working hard to plan the first ever Young Women's Conference. I asked Jade a few questions regarding her ties to feminism and the Conference.
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• Napoleon Perdis: Desert Chic
  I've been living the desert dream lately, channeling my alter ego of a 'desert rat' in Palm Springs where I am lucky enough to have a home.
  - 2 hours ago, 27 Jan 12, 5:32pm -
• Meet the Billionaire Who Could Lower Your Car Insurance
  This article comes to us courtesy of California Watch By Will Evans The 90-year-old billionaire chairman of Mercury Insurance just won't give up. George Joseph...
  - 3 hours ago, 27 Jan 12, 4:54pm -
• Look Who's Hosting President Obama!
  Actor Will Ferrell and his wife will co-host a $35,800-per-person dinner at the home of Bradley and Colleen Bell on Feb. 15, with a concert...
  - 3 hours ago, 27 Jan 12, 4:50pm -

The 818 Now

• Friedman joins 80 mayors in support of same-sex marriage
  Glendale Mayor Laura Friedman is joining about 80 other mayors across the country in supporting same-sex marriage nationwide.
  - 3 hours ago, 27 Jan 12, 4:48pm -
• Santa Ana winds prompt red flag brush fire warning
  The National Weather Service is warning that the expected onslaught of fierce Santa Ana winds on Friday will heighten the threat of brush fires.
  - 4 hours ago, 27 Jan 12, 3:35pm -
• Police remove Mercedes from Verdugo Wash
  Woman, 53, may have mistaken concrete channel as freeway on-ramp, police say.Officials were at a loss to explain how a 53-year-old Glendale woman drove her Mercedes about a mile up a concrete Verdugo Wash channel Thursday before barreling to a stop j…
  - 16 hours ago, 27 Jan 12, 3:47am -
• Gatto is Democrats' choice to replace Portantino
  Assemblyman Mike Gatto (D-Silver Lake) has secured the endorsement of local Democratic Party delegates for the redrawn 43rd Assembly District.
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• City turns down art donation for first time in 10 years
  Painting has 'beautiful theme' but isn't inclusive enough, officials decide.An oil painting featuring the Statue of Liberty surrounded by the floating heads of popular Armenian figures recently became the first donated work of art to the city in more…
  - 21 hours ago, 26 Jan 12, 10:55pm -
• La Cañada settles with family in runaway truck crash
  A $50,000 settlement between the city of La Cañada Flintridge and the family of the victims who died in a runaway truck crash on Angeles Crest Highway in 2009 is expected to be formalized, according a lawyer involved with the case.
  - 24 hours ago, 26 Jan 12, 7:51pm -

The Source

• Go Metro Weekends, January 27-29
  TweetWhether you’d like to sit in an air-conditioned theater this weekend, treat yourself to some fine dining or get out and hit the museums, Metro has you covered. Start your Friday off with Taste at the Palisades. The restaurant is … Continue r…
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• Transportation headlines, Friday, January 27
  TweetHere is a look at some of the transportation headlines gathered by us and the Metro Library. The full list of headlines is posted on the Library’s Headlines blog, which you can also access via email subscription or RSS feed. 4,114 stopligh…
  - 1 hour ago, 27 Jan 12, 6:29pm -
• The art of transit
  Tweetphoto by Jeffrey Beall, via Flickr creative commons Nice pic — transit and parking lots. Guess the city. Answer after the jump. To submit a photo for the Art of Transit, post it to Metro’s Flickr group, email it to … Continue reading →
  - 2 hours ago, 27 Jan 12, 5:53pm -
• Buses to supplement Metrolink service on some Antelope Valley line weekend trains through Feb. 19
  TweetHere’s the news release from Metrolink: Los Angeles – Due to scheduled track maintenance over four consecutive weekends starting Jan. 27, Metrolink will supplement train service with buses between Newhall and Lancaster for the following trai…
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• What’s happening at other transit agencies?
  Tweet This weekly post features news from other transit agencies and planners from around the world. Did we miss a good story? Let us know in the comments. Moscow Metro sets sights on expansion The Moscow Metro – known for … Continue reading →
  - 22 hours ago, 26 Jan 12, 10:08pm -
• Metro Board meeting roundup
  TweetHere are some other actions taken by the Metro Board of Directors at their meeting on Thursday: •(Item 5) The Board approved a motion by Councilman Jose Huizar seeking construction bids that would include building a second portal — at … Co…
  - 22 hours ago, 26 Jan 12, 10:03pm -

Mayor Sam's Sister City

• Jan Perry and Friends stand up for CD 9 as is
  Councilwoman Jan Perry and friends stand in support of the current CD 9 District. Photo by Hayley Fox of Blog Downtown.CD City Councilwoman Jan Perry is marshaling her supporters for a fight to preserve the current incarnation of the council district…
  - 6 hours ago, 27 Jan 12, 1:40pm -
• A Councilman Richard AlarCON Press Release on Proposed Redistricting
  Who's your City Council Sugar Daddy now Sunland-Tujunga?Councilmember Alarcón Releases Statement Regarding Draft City Council District Maps(Los Angeles, CA) – The Los Angeles City Council Redistricting Commission yesterday released draft maps…
  - 15 hours ago, 27 Jan 12, 4:17am -
• Morning Briefs on a "Divided Los Angeles Political Machine" for Thursday
  The convoluted political boundaries in a divided community.Welcome to the morning after the unveiling of the first proposed redistricting map for the City of Los Angeles and the reaction? Where do we start? Lets spin the political bottle and it p…
  - 24 hours ago, 26 Jan 12, 7:55pm -
• Meet Lake View Terrace/ Sunland-Tujunga's latest "Favorite Political Son"
  "MEAT" If you hear and then feel a giant thud originating from the Lake View Terrace/ Sunland-Tujunga area this evening, rest assure that its only the sorid byproduct of the latest political escapades from one Michael "MEAT" Trujillo. Activists acr…
  - 2 days ago, 26 Jan 12, 2:37am -
• An "Outrageous case of Gerrymandering"
  Draft Map of the 2012 City of Los Angeles Redistricting Committee.The Los Angeles Times and the LA Weekly are on top of the blow up that will come from the Draft Map on new council district boundaries just released by the City of Los Angeles Redistri…
  - 2 days ago, 26 Jan 12, 2:11am -
• Morning Briefs on Los Angeles Redistricting 2012
  The Faces of Los Angeles Redistricting 2012 City Council President Herb Wesson and staffer/Redistricting Executive Director Andrew Westall antics behind close doors , garnered Los Angeles Times attention today as we near viewing time for the first m…
  - 2 days ago, 25 Jan 12, 6:20pm -

LA Downtown News

• Proposed Council Maps Gives Huizar Most of Downtown
  DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES - The panel in charge of redrawing theboundaries of the city's 15 council districts has proposeddrastically altering the dividing lines in Downtown Los Angeles.Maps released to
  - 2 days ago, 25 Jan 12, 11:17pm -
• Fifth and Broadway’s Pill Problem
  DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES - Those in need of prescription drugs inDowntown often head to Rite Aid at Fifth Street and Broadway, butmany never even enter the pharmacy to pick up their Vicodin,Klonopin or
  - 3 days ago, 24 Jan 12, 2:00pm -
• United Artists Theater to Be Ace Hotel
  DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES - Oregon-based Ace Hotel has confirmedplans to open in the historic United Artists Theater onBroadway.
  - 4 days ago, 24 Jan 12, 3:45am -
• Austin Beutner Goes on the Offensive
  DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES - It's Wednesday afternoon, 22 hours beforeAustin Beutner's first Big Speech, and the man who would be mayoris relaxed. He's wearing a white dress shirt and gray slacks as hesi
  - 4 days ago, 23 Jan 12, 2:00pm -
• Future Uncertain After LATC Eviction Notice
  DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES - The City Council on Jan. 18 shockedmany in Downtown when it voted to evict the operators ofthe Los Angeles Theater Center from the city-ownedproperty. What happens to the bui
  - 7 days ago, 20 Jan 12, 11:32pm -
• Business Group Imagines Downtown in 2020
  DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES - In 2010, the Downtown business advocacygroup the Central City Association hosted a day of paneldiscussions, asking land-use and policy experts what the city'score would look
  - 7 days ago, 20 Jan 12, 11:24pm -

NBC Los Angeles

• October Trial Set in Seal Beach Massacre
  The man charged in the largest mass murder in the history of Orange County was back in court on Jan. 27 for a pre-trial hearing.
  - 21 mins ago, 27 Jan 12, 7:20pm -
• Toyo Recalls 69,000 Tires Over Possible Defect
  Nearly 69,000 tires made by Cypress-based Toyo Tire U.S.A. Corp. are being recalled because of a possible kink near the rim area that could cause a crack and lead to tire failure.
  - 49 mins ago, 27 Jan 12, 6:52pm -
• Body Found in Burning Car on Freeway Ramp
  A body was found early Friday inside a burned car late Thursday on the 10 Freeway ramp.
  - 2 hours ago, 27 Jan 12, 5:50pm -
• Etta James Public Visitation Set for Friday
  Fans of Etta James can pay tribute on Friday to the legendary R&B singer at a public visitation in Inglewood.
  - 2 hours ago, 27 Jan 12, 5:45pm -
• Boy Cheers Up Playoff Goat Amid Death Threats
  Kind little boy could teach lesson to fans who hate.
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CBS Los Angeles

• LGBT-Themed License Plates Could Hit The Streets Of California
  LA drivers could soon be showing off their pride on their license plates.
  - 14 mins ago, 27 Jan 12, 7:27pm -
• Facial Recognition Software Helps Detectives Nab 2 Suspected Robbers
  Two people suspected in several recent armed robberies, which netted thousands of dollars, have been arrested thanks in part to facial recognition software.
  - 16 mins ago, 27 Jan 12, 7:25pm -
• High Wind Advisory Prompts CSU San Bernardino To Cancel Classes
  Officials have cancelled classes at Cal State San Bernardino due to a high wind advisory that has been issued for the area.
  - 26 mins ago, 27 Jan 12, 7:15pm -
• Desert Home Of Late President Ford Available For $1.6M
  The desert home of the late President Gerald Ford and First Lady Betty Ford has been put up for sale.
  - 37 mins ago, 27 Jan 12, 7:04pm -
• OC Man Sentenced To 61 Years In Prison For Sexually Assaulting 3 Women
  A former Ladera Ranch resident who eluded authorities for six years was sentenced Friday to 61 years to life.
  - 1 hour ago, 27 Jan 12, 6:35pm -
• 911 Caller Tells Operator Demi Moore ‘Smoked Something’
  Authorities Friday released the alarming 911 call made by actress Demi Moore’s friends before her hospitalization earlier this week.
  - 1 hour ago, 27 Jan 12, 6:25pm -

Los Angeles Daily News

• Police use new facial recognition technology to arrest 2 armed robbery suspects
  LANCASTER - A man and a woman suspected in three recent armed robberies in Lancaster have been arrested by detectives who used a facial recognition software program during their investigation, authorities said today. | POLICE NEWS
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• DRUG WAR: 9 killed in violence-plagued northern Mexican city
  MONTERREY, Mexico - Nine people were shot to death early Thursday in the center of Monterrey, the third-largest city in Mexico and the scene of rampant drug violence in recent years.
  - 1 hour ago, 27 Jan 12, 6:41pm -
• Disability rights groups sue L.A.'s Community Redevelopment Agency
  Three Los Angeles-based advocacy groups for the disabled are suing the Community Redevelopment Agency of Los Angeles and the city of L.
  - 1 hour ago, 27 Jan 12, 6:23pm -
• Man, 18, jumps to his death from Palos Verdes Estates cliff
  An 18-year-old man spent hours Thursday talking to a counselor and several teens before he jumped 250 feet to his death from a Palos Verdes Estates cliff. | PHOTOS
  - 1 hour ago, 27 Jan 12, 6:13pm -
• WILDFIRE WARNING: Fierce winds, low humidity hit SoCal
  LOS ANGELES - As high surf pounded the coastline, fierce winds lashed the Southland today and humidity levels were expected to plummet, prompting forecasters to warn of a high risk of wildfire this weekend.
  - 2 hours ago, 27 Jan 12, 5:16pm -
• Hedge those bets: Famous NJ camel predicts Giants will win Super Bowl
  People use all sorts of ways to try to predict the winner of the Super Bowl: comparing regular season records, judging who looked stronger in the post-season run-up to the big game, or watching the betting lines from Las Vegas oddsmakers. But the clo…
  - 2 hours ago, 27 Jan 12, 5:14pm -

Los Angeles Wave

• Police, volunteers fail to find gun used in soccer player's slaying
  Police officers and community volunteers Thursday spent a second day searching the Calabasas Landfill in Agoura Hills for the gun used in the slaying of a popular El Camino Real High School student and soccer star, but came up empty-handed.
  - 11 hours ago, 27 Jan 12, 8:37am -
• Downey Soroptimists reach out to service women in Afghanistan
  Soroptimist International is composed of business and professional women whose goal it is to reach out to help other women. In the case of the Downey chapter, the outreach is to Afghanistan.
  - 3 days ago, 25 Jan 12, 2:14am -
• Councilman: All hail the mighty SigAlert
  Los Angeles transportation leaders plan to gather at Caltrans headquarters Monday morning to commemorate the anniversary of what may be L.A.'s most iconic gift to the rest of the world: the SigAlert.
  - 3 days ago, 24 Jan 12, 8:53am -
• Coroner IDs victim in severed head case
  Detectives were searching Saturday for leads to the killer of a Los Angeles man whose head, hands and feet were found in Bronson Park near the Hollywood sign earlier in the week.
  - 4 days ago, 23 Jan 12, 9:35am -
• ACLU sues Sheriff’s Dept. over jail issues
  Sheriff Lee Baca and his top commanders condoned a long-standing, widespread pattern of brutality by deputies against inmates in Los Angeles County jails, the ACLU alleges in a federal civil rights lawsuit.
  - 8 days ago, 19 Jan 12, 8:21pm -
• Severed head, body parts found near Hollywood sign
  Investigators discovered two feet and two hands in separate locations Wednesday, all within 50 yards of where a head in a bag was found in an area near the Hollywood sign.
  - 8 days ago, 19 Jan 12, 8:30am -