Photo by delara-photos via the LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr The trial of Juan Manuel Alvarez began today. Among his charges are 11 counts of murder for the January 2005 incident involving him parking his car on the tracks and causing a Metrolink train to derail. The stretch of San Diego beach closed to the public last week following a fatal shark attack has reopened. Swimmers are cautioned to keep close to the......

Photo by Rick O! via the LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr A shark attack off the shores of San Diego killed Dr. Dave Martin, a retired veterinarian and triathlete from Solana Beach. Martin was taking part in an early morning group swim near Fletcher Cove when the incident occured; an 8-mile section of beach remains closed. The fate of Rocky, the grizzly bear who bit and killed his trainer earlier this week, will......

Shark attacks are rare, but you wouldn’t know it watching the 20th anniversary of Shark Week on the Discovery Channel. From catching a few of the shows so far this week, it seems like swimmers and scuba divers serve as chum more often than not for great whites and company. (Sheesh. And we needed another reason to stay out of Santa Monica beaches?) On Sunday, the two-hour “Ocean of Fear: The Worst Shark Attack......

Last night was the premiere of Shark on CBS. It takes place in Los Angeles. Problem: The Mayor doesn't have secret service looking agents. He has LAPD when on the job. Question: Why does the Mayor look like Los Angeles city councilman Tony Cardenas (played by Carlos Gómez)? Kudos: For filming on location or faking the County's downtown drab marble interiors quite well. We liked: The Los Angeles natural light. We didn't like: The......

Six Degrees doesn't start at 10:00 pm. It starts at 10:01 pm. Ohhhh, but LA Times says 10:02 pm. Now that's true drama. Does it really matter? No. That's because at 10:00 pm, a Los Angeles based show begins. Spike Lee directed this pilot episode of Shark. 8 pm My Name Is Earl (NBC) 8:30 pm The Office (NBC) 9 pm Grey's Anatomy (ABC) 10:01 pm Six Degrees (ABC) 9 pm CSI (CBS) 10......