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  • UC Irvine has set the world record for the largest dodgeball game.
  • 12 pot dispensaries in San Diego may be shut down due to their proximity to schools.
  • A woman who was found stabbed to death in Van Nuys has been identified as 33-year-old Ana Lopez Raquel Beltran of Beverly Hills.
  • The house used in "Twilight" as the site of Bella's high school prom is on the market.
  • A Huntington Beach woman is suing the Ocean View School District, claiming that the district discriminated against her because of her sexual orientation.
  • The Bicycle Kitchen is hosting a concert to help raise funds for a new location.
  • Fellow cyclists put up a ghost bike where Jocelyn Young was killed a few days ago.
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