Extra, Extra

Another photo by the amazing Tom Andrews via the LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr

• Deputy LAPD Chief Kenneth O. Garner passed away this morning at his home. The 31 year veteran of the force was 53 years old.

• Police are looking for a man who apparently abandoned a 6 month old baby at a Mid-City hospital.

• From the WTF?!?!? files... State schooling is in the crapper because of a lack of money to fund education properly but some ignorant fuck irresponsible state officials were still needlessly running up traveling expenses while we paid for it. Even after the Governator issued an order to reduce travel! ARRRGH!!!

• There are 10 candidates running to be mayor of LA, but some are already calling it a cakewalk for Mayor Tony V.

• Southern California Muslims are saying that FBI surveillance is changing the way their community interacts out of fear of misunderstandings or some sort of action against them.

• Curbed LA thinks they have solved the mystery of the bee phones!

• Finally... Roses are red, violets are blue. This contest is a winner... and you can be too! Write a one sentence poem for a chance to win LA Chamber Orchestra tickets!