Fire: La Salle Avenue Elementary School sustained damage today, but no injuries were reported, due to a fire on the second floor this afternoon. Rain: A small tornado did indeed land on shore last night in Ventura County which is probably what led the NWS to issue last night's tornado warning for LA. It was an "empty air station hangar at the Naval Base Ventura County at Point Mugu" that took the hit, losing its......

Tonight's episode of HBO's "Real Sports With Bryant Gumbel," will investigate the Reggie Bush controversy. This segment will include an interview with Lloyd Lake, the man who claims to have given Bush $291,600 in cash, living arrangements and other benefits while he was playing at USC. If these allegations are true, Bush may be stripped of his Heisman Trophy which he won in 2005 as a Junior and the Trojans' may be forced to give......

Prior to the Melvins' eardrum-shattering and patriotically inspiring performance at the Echoplex, Buzz Osborne was kind enough to share his thoughts on the Rock And Roll Hall of Fame, the digital revolution, and the potential for "peculiar" art in today's world. Video by Bob Thompson for LAist......

Tonight is the most excellent show, Open Road on KCRW, which begins at 9:00 p.m., ending at midnight. DJ Gary Calamar mixes roots of Rock, Country, Jazz, Blues, and Soul with new releases that you can most see on his peer's lists. Calamar got his start at KCRW as a volunteer, moving his way to DJ after literally begging on his knees to Chris Douridas for a show. Douridas made a great choice. 1)......

"This is the guy who once called me the worst columnist in America," Steve Lopez explained in his column today about downtown activist, blogger and now King, Brady Westwater. "I did not," Westwater responded. "I called you the worst columnist in history."If you move downtown, Westwater will be your neighbor. Try, though you might, you will not be able to shake him. At every turn, you'll see Westwater wearing a cowboy hat and a......

Photo of my little sister by my cousin Kevin for LAist, to represent the fact that I was treated like a five-year-old!!! (And also how I currently feel.) I would like to share a story with everyone about my morning. Last Friday, in my thrilling, endless job search, I stumbled upon a listing for a Marketing Director at a company that organizes conferences on subjects like digital media, the entertainment industry, etc. I would......

The crashing and burning relationship between Kobe Bryant and the Laker front office hit a new low this morning — Kobe asked to be traded. For a couple of days now, Kobe has talked to every media outlet that called him and said, basically, that he was told the Lakers were going to build a contender as fast as they could after Shaq was traded. Instead, he learns from Phil Jackson that the Lakers have......

If onions could high-five that's exactly what they'd be doing right now in scenic Oxnard. Less than a week ago all eyes were on Boskovich Farms, who despite claiming that the FDA hadn't come calling to investigate, still seemed guilty since they provide a good deal of the green onions that Taco Bell uses. The veggies were being accused of being the cause of the E.coli that had made dozens of east coast fast......

Did anyone really think that Jay-Z was going to stay retired? All his records were multi-platinum, his girlfriend is multi-platinum, hell, bro burped the other day and it went gold. Last year he put the rocking chair back in the garage, and now he's back and teaming up with the NBA talking about his "truths". Tonight's Midnight Movie is directed by Spike Lee in the back of a limo as the Jigga man waxes......

USA vs Italy - 7pm (ESPN2) Red Sox at Angels - 7pm (FSN) Dodgers at Padres - 7pm (FSPT) Rock Star: Supernova - 8pm (CBS) Prison Break - 9pm (FOX) Inked - 9pm (A&E) 30 Days - 10pm (FX) Laguna Beach - 10pm (MTV) Project Runway - 10pm (Bravo) Joan & Melissa: Celebrating 1000 Interviews - 10pm (TVGC) John McEnroe, Artie Lang, Busta Rhymes - Late Show, 11:30p (CBS) Tommy Chong - Jimmy Kimmel,......

TUESDAY • Nickel Creek performs a live in-store tonight at 8 PM at Amoeba Music, celebrating their new CD, Why Should the Fire Die?. • The Sugar Water Festival takes place at the Greek Theatre at 7 PM, featuring Erykah Badu, Jill Scott, Queen Latifah and Floetry. Tickets range from $51-$126. • At Tangier, Richard Swift, Great Northern, Cold War Kids and The Places will be performing tonight at 8 PM. Cover is $7.......

UCLA's Hammer Museum hosts a reading by David Foster Wallace—author of Infinite Jest, Brief Interviews With Hideous Men and Oblivion—at 7:00 PM. At the Troubadour, KCRW presents Mark Kozelek (of Red House Painters and Sun Kil Moon) with Jesse Sykes and Phil Wandsher at 8:00 PM. Tickets are $15.00 advance. Meanwhile, at The Echo, see McLusky, plus Yourcodenameis: Milo and Division Day at 9:00 PM. Tickets are $12.00 at the door. As mentioned yesterday,......