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- 20 candidates have filed to run in the primary election in 2011 for the 4 opening LAUSD Board seats.
- Gas prices in SoCal are on the rise
- Former President Bill Clinton is making a cameo appearance in "The Hangover 2." He filmed his scenes this weekend in Thailand.
- Could be gory and delicious? How about a "Blood & Dumplings Crime Bus Tour."
- One local teacher, in Baldwin Park, is among the five educators named Teachers of the Yearin California.
- The lavish Toluca Lake estate that once belonged to crooner and actor Bing Crosby is now for sale.
- From a restaurant to the north of us: The case of the exploding snail.