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Extra, Extra: Facebook For East Siders
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- If you live in Echo Park or Silver Lake, you may want to see which Facebook pages Patch thinks you should like.
- Can we count Barbara Walters among those who are officially fascinated with Honey Boo Boo? (Come on now, it was fun to rubberneck her moment at the cupcake "ATM"!)
- Speaking of automated food dispensing machines, Grub Street reports L.A. is now home to a caviar "ATM" too!
- Tonight's the night: New Lakers Head Coach Mike D'Antoni makes his debut with the team as they take on the Brooklyn Nets.
- Radio personality Frank Pastore from KKLA was injured Monday night riding his motorcycle on the 210 Freeway.
- They're still counting the votes for Measure J in L.A. County, and the latest tally is 65.33% in favor, with about 215,000 votes left to count.
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