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- Have you been complaining about how this Summer has been cooler than usual? Alright, then get ready for a heat wave this weekend!
- What's going on with development at Fountain and La Brea? Here's what.
- Move over Bell? Maybe not, but there's a movement to recall the mayor of Compton over corruption allegations.
- Back to Bell: "We have a simple message for Meg Whitman. Don’t take the suffering of Bell residents and use it for political purposes. Cease and desist!”
- "Comedy is becoming serious business for Silver Lake bars and restaurants."
- A $600 million bill to beef of security along the Mexican border was approved by the U.S. Senate today.
- 15-year-old male twins died in a fire in Baldwin Village early this morning. A candle may be to blame.
- Last chance! 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.