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Extra, Extra: Newport Beach Gypsy Clans
- The rain came and delivered traffic, crashes, power outages and no snow in the mountains. Boo!
- A developer keeps on pushing to build a 1500-home project right next to Disney. Obviously, Mickey wants the area reserved for tourism. He's so greedy.
- It's probably not a good idea to hang a noose at your workplace, even if it is Halloween at the Port of LA. Just the same, it's not a good idea to take your time investigating. Today, dock workers marched in protest demanding an investigation.
- Two Newport Beach Gypsy clans who own fortunetelling businesses are at war. Couldn't they have looked into the future? Eh, nevermind.
- Cardinal Roger Mahony refuses to file a police report over his October attack outside Our Lady of the Angels Cathedral downtown. Add that to the black cloud of unreported crimes.
- Eeek! Four digital billboards along the 10 freeway Downtown are being considered by city council.
- Hey, let's ban handshakes! Or not.
- Kiefer Sutherland is in jail and Defamer is keeping tabs on his dietary habits.
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