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Extra, Extra: Bizarre Pot Shenanigans, Drink This LA, & the "City's Misplaced Heart"
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- There are some "Bizarre Costa Mesa Pot Shenanigans" behind a protest planned for their city council meeting tonight.
- A gang member was sentenced to six years for stealing a girl's puppy in 2010 in the City of Industry.
- Wondering where to go for a drink, Angelenos? Check out Caroline on Crack's picks for over 50 great bars in town via a new iPhone & iPad app, Drink This LA city guide.
- Metro's Red Line stations are getting some "fancy new hats," otherwise known as canopies, over their entrances.
- L.A. Mayoral candidate Kevin James has published his reaction to the Mark Berndt/Miramonte Elementary school abuse scandal.
- NOW is the time to buy scalped Coachella tickets, per some snazzy looking graphs.
- Get schooled on the story of the Los Angeles Plaza, what KCET's LA as Subject calls the "city's misplaced heart."
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