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- She was sent to jail for 30 days this morning, but Lindsay Lohan is expected to be released after another judge overturn that decision.
- The first California state execution in four years could happen next week, thanks to a ruling by a judge today.
- The Ray Charles Memorial Library, which is like an interactive museum, opened Thursday night in South L.A.
- Santa Monica is not only getting a food truck lot next week, the city will stop enforcing a rule that said the mobile vendors could only park in a spot for a half hour.
- To say the least, Councilmember Bill Rosendal's town hall on homelessness in Venice was passionately disruptive. The video, which is lengthy, has been posted online.
- Meet Tony Pardines, the hot dog vendor of Harlem Alley in downtown.
- Eric Greenspan's grilled cheese restaurant could open by December.
- PBS' "This Old House" is coming to Silver Lake.