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Extra, Extra: Condoms in Porn In Ventura County, Too?
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- Now Ventura County is considering getting a law on the books requiring the use of condoms in adult films shot there.
- Dispatch records show members of the public offered law enforcement responding to Dorner manhunt use of their weapons.
- L.A. chefs reveal where they like to go in town for a great burger.
- Just for 4/20 funsies, HuffPost Comedy has compiled "The Onion's Funniest Stoner Headlines."
- Not a lot of rain has local firefighters gearing up for an "epic" fire season.
- If you live in the Studio City area, be on alert for coyote sightings.
- Weather trivia of the day, courtesy the NWS Los Angeles' Twitter feed: "In downtown L.A., the record hi of 100 on 4/20/2009 tied for the 4th hottest April day ever since records began in 1877."
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