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- It's that time of year again. Brush fires today erupted in Hemet and Victorville.
- "People Are Funny" and "Kids Say the Darndest Things" host Art Linkletter died at 97 in Bel Air. R.I.P.
- More Urban Wildlife! Three bears, two of them adorable cubs, were sifting through trash in San Dimas this morning.
- Kobe Bryant's former maid made off with a $200,000 settlement in a "wrongful discharge" case.
- Bobby Shriver, the First Lady of California's brother, is now the Mayor of Santa Monica (but is it anything special? Mayors in Santa Monica rotate between city councilmembers).
- A school set to be open this Fall has been named after President Obama.
- It's like Showtime's "Weeds." Cancun's mayor was arrested on drug trafficking charges yesterday.
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