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- What if the ambulance doesn't start? L.A. firefighters and mechanics today protested budget cuts, saying low maintenance funding could hurt emergency services.
- The ACLU and the city of Santa Monica have settled a lawsuit about the treatment of the homeless.
- "Oh NO! I left my underwear in the oven!" "Three's Company" Star Joyce DeWitt, 61, was sentenced to three years probation in a DUI case yesterday.
- In the case of artist Shephard Fairey vs. the Associated Press over the use of Obama on his "HOPE" posters, a judge is urging the two parties resolve the dispute outside of court because Fairiey is likely to lose.
- Free coconutty Kaya toast from chef Susan Feniger next Tuesday? This is how the Top Chef Masters contestant is thanking her fans.
- Tesla is planning on moving out of Southern California in favor of Northern California.
- So oddball: was the Michael Jordan-Bugs Bunny movie Space Jam based on sacred Mayan Text?
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