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By  Zach Behrens
Published Aug 11, 2010 11:00 PM
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  • Down 2.5%: "Here’s another sign the economy is struggling: the personal income of California residents dropped last year for the first time since World War II."
  • Parkman Triangle Park in Silver Lake will be dedicated this weekend.
  • There's a pretty sweet A-frame house in the Hollywood Hills that's for sale right now.
  • Low-tide brought in a lot of shells to Venice beach yesterday. Yo! Venice is trying to figure out species they are.
  • Distraction kills: the Coast Guardsman who collided with a civilian craft and left an 8-year-old boy dead in the San Diego Bay was using his cellphone right before the incident.
  • A business win for L.A: Farmers Insurance is moving from Simi Valley to Woodland Hills.
  • A Tustin man rammed a tow truck repossessing his car and then got into an 11-hour standoff with police. It ended peacefully.
  • WIN WIN WIN! Want a box suite for you and three friends at the Greek Theatre? Enter here. We're also giving away tickets to next week's concert of Rodrigo Y Gabriela at the Greek here.