Extra, Extra

"Sunset, Venice" by michaelkmak via the LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr

• A mystery bug is making California Brown Pelicans really sick and animal experts really confused. Hope both find relief soon!

• Classroom creepiness at its worst. A Temecula teacher has been accused of sex with one of his 16 year old students. The teacher, who is married, was picked up at his home, booked and released on $25,000 bail.

• More and more groups from far and wide are gathering together to overturn California's ban on same-sex marriages.

• What to do... what to do... The LAPD tried to go "kinder and gentler" by showing up at a demonstration without riot helmets. So of course a skirmish breaks out and an officer needs to be taken to Cedars to get sewn up. Is the move to "appear less intimidating" worth the risk to officers? What say you?

• The California controller announced that $3.7 billion in payments to Californians will be suspended starting February 1st. This includes tax refunds, welfare checks and even student grants. Yikes...

• Miss the upcoming inauguration because of planned blackouts??? Southern California Edison customers made it known that that was NOT going to go down well with them.

• The high winds, dry air and high temps have caused the Red Flag warnings to be extended to the weekend...

• Finally, rumors that the whale spotted tangled in fishing lines near San Pedro was actually the finally THANK GOD what the hell took them so !@#$*& long!!! released Andruw Jones is totally not true. NOAA and the Coast Guard are asking for help to find the whale... no one really cares where Andruw goes. As long as its not anywhere near Dodger Stadium.