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Extra, Extra: Cookie Finder, Who's Banned from the Oscars, Obama + Gas
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- A look into the Anonymous hacks into LA County law enforcement databases, courtesy the LA Weekly's Informer.
- Now here's an educated idea: LAUSD to report all misconduct to credential commission.
- Where, oh, WHERE will you find those Thin Mints? Hollywood Patch covers the Girl Scout cookie locator.
- Up in the Santa Clarita Valley, school sports programs are facing some ethics issues.
- Notice the price at the pump going up? President Obama weighs in on the rising cost of gas.
- This weekend, a symposium on Mid-Century Design in California is on the agenda at LACMA. Apartment Therapy interviews the exhibit curator.
- Who's banned from the Oscars? Sacha Baron Cohen, that's who.
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