This year's election has gone to the tech generation, which can account for this clever way to txt your way into today's Sarah Palin rally in Carson. An E-billboard across from the Home Depot Center was rented by the California Democratic party so that those wishing to pose the Alaskan Gov. and Republican VP nom some more hard-hitting questions could do so via a text message. Watch what came up online here.......

Tomorrow, Vice Presidential nominee Sarah Palin will be in the Los Angeles area for a fundraiser and a big afternoon rally at the Home Depot Center in Carson that is expecting to draw 15,000 people. With that, LA Indy Media tells readers to "think about getting tickets and take the protest inside the hall." In addition to a fundraiser in Orange County, she'll have one in the Bay Area city, Woodside.......

Part three of three. Monday: Radars to the Sky, The Happy Hollows, Castledoor. Yesterday: Bodies of Water, Johnathan Rice. Today: The Henry Clay People, Gram Rabbit. Two weeks ago, the 28th annual Sunset Junction Street Festival (MySpace) took place in Silver Lake. Like Saturday, Sunday's lineup at the Bates Stage featured several buzzworthy artists from the indie music scene, starting with another local covered previously here -- The Henry Clay People (MySpace) -- backed......

For the Los Angeles region this weekend, it was a deadly one. At least ten people died by CBS2's count, four of them within Los Angeles: A shooting in Carson left one dead A transient was stabbed to death in Woodland Hills A boy of unknown age shot to death in South Gate A doorman at a bar was gunned down in Compton A 25-year-old was shot in South LA near Century and Figueroa Blvds.......

Our previous photo essay from the Warped Tour left some people feeling incomplete. "Where are the pictures from the Old School Stage?", underground music enthusiasts asked. Well, here's the deal. Old School is so cool, it requires it's very own story. In fact, Old School IS the story and many people, young and old understand that. The Old School has a message to send because it speaks to the spirit of DYI culture. The big......

Going to the Warped Tour is kinda like a combination between going to Disneyland and Las Vegas in the same day. A crowd of people, young and old converged upon Home Depot Center in Carson for the final show of the tour then scattered in all directions once the gates opened. The choices included watching a live band at one of nine stages or visiting one of many swap meet style vendor booths to buy......

View Larger Map A motorcycle accident claiming the life of a man in his 30s who died on the scene has forced the closure of all lanes of the Northbound 110 transition to the Eastbound 91 in Carson. The accident took place at around 6:00 this morning, reports abc7.com, and authorities are investigating on scene.......

One person was killed and at least three others were wounded in a shooting at a Samoan Flag Day celebration at Victoria Park in Carson around 10:30 p.m. Wednesday night, according to Los Angeles County Sheriff's Deputy Ricardo Pedroza. The other three victims were a woman, a man, and a boy between 10 and 13 years old, according to reports. Police are still looking for the suspect.......

The Southbound 110 at Sepulveda Boulevard in Carson was shut down last night due to an oil spill that created a "slippery mess" on the lanes. After the CHP shut down the lanes, clean up crews cleaned up the mess, and the 110 reopened early this morning. It is unclear what caused the oil spill.......

Photo of a Five Guys Burger by mrmatt via Flickr Nancy Luna of the OC Register's fantastic food blog, Fast Food Maven (it's more than just fast food), took a field trip out of Orange County to the East Coast last year and while there, visited Five Guys Burgers to taste test the talked-about nosh that many compare to In-N-Out. However, her findings led her to say that they are actually more comparable to......

Photo by Marshall Astor via Flickr Seven people have been detained at the scene after two bullets struck a Los Angeles County Sheriff's helicopter that was responding to a 11 p.m. robbery call last night in Carson. Bullets hit the belly and tail area, forcing it to perform an emergency landing at the Carson station. It did so safely without incident and the helicopter is still able to fly. Then, at about 3:00 a.m.,......

The Daily Breeze is reporting that police were searching earlier this morning for a possible gunman at California State Dominguez Hills in Carson: Two students apparently reported around 8:30 a.m. they saw a gunman carrying an AK-47 assault rifle and wearing a green jacket and no shirt, according to news reports. The alleged gunman may have also had additional canisters of ammunition around his waist and he was headed toward Lacorte Hall, an building of......

The 21-year-old man who caused the insane and deadly crash that killed two early Saturday morning in Hollywood at Highland and Sunset has been charged with gross vehicular manslaughter and drunken driving. Speaking of crashes and cars, a Los Angeles Airport Police officer crashed his squad car into a car that was stopped at the scene of another accident. The vehicle's lights were off. No one was hurt and the officers canine partner, a......