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- The San Diego County man accused of killing two teenage girls plead guilty today.
- Ooofff! Three-hour wait reported at Coachella today.
- A well-known Skid Row resident was shot and killed early this morning on Los Angeles Street.
- Brian Center talks up his non profit A Better LA on HuffPo today: "Perhaps government could learn to operate differently, by empowering the community to take the lead in solving social problems and partnering where necessary, as opposed to the other way around."
- The well-connected Glenn Gritzner plead no contest to a hit-and-run involving a local cyclist.
- There's some property drama between Sean Macpherson and the Magic Castle and Yamashiro properties.
- The look "real" legacy of former LAPD Chief Daryl Gates.
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