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• A wildfire broke out late this afternoon in Palm Springs burning two homes.

• After being arrested last month at LAX, Coolio has plead not guilty to drug possession and battery. After grabbing a screener's arm to prevent a search of his stuff, cocaine and drug paraphernalia were found and he was booked on the two misdemeanors.

• Don't forget, Pillow Fight Day is tomorrow. 3 p.m., Pershing Square, pillow in hand. We'll be waiting...

• The Governator wants to, quite literally, 'Show Us the Money!' He launched a new website that basically lists the claimed expenses of top state officials.

• LA city officials are considering around 400 immediate layoffs, with some more 2,800 positions to be eliminated in the coming months.

• The Beatles' George Harrison is getting a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame! His star will be unveiled on April 14th in front of the Capitol Records building. Even though he already has a star as a member of the Beatles, only he and John Lennon will have their own star.

• For fans of the great LA spa and beauty e-mail newsletter Chill Out LA, good news! Now you can keep abreast of spa openings, cool deals and fun events with Chill Out LA Tidbits!
  
• Good news for outdoors lovers, bad news for the neighbors. "A Los Angeles County Superior Court judge has ruled against a group of Malibu homeowners and two taxpayer groups that had sought to prevent the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy from using studies funded by state bond money to prepare a plan to increase public access to parks," reports the LA Times.