Andy Sternberg

Eagle Rock residents and people on the Occidental College campus are advised to stay inside while an LAPD helicopter circles above in search of a reported man with a gun. A perimeter has been established along Avenue 47, Alumni and Campus Roads along the southeast edge of Occidental, according to LAPD's Northeast Division.

White House staffers may have lulled the Twitterverse to the deepest depths of boredom with a live #WHCHAT on fiscal policy. But the potentially never ending back and forth was punctuated with an interrobang.

Comic-con 2011 is in full swing. As evidenced in these photos from day one, the geeky masses have made the exodus, once again selling out all San Diego hotels irregardless of exorbitantly inflated rates. Comic-con continues through the weekend.

Steve Jobs has $76 billion dollars burning a hole in his black mock turtleneck. Apple's value has skyrocketed more than 300 percent in the past couple years owing much to growing iPhone sales and the success of the iPad. But Apple's future success rides not just on product but on content -- specifically audio and video downloads and paid streaming content.

The Angels kick off a 10-game road trip today but when the team returns in August, Angel Stadium will have some gadgets available to help fans ward off the potential boredom of nine innings of American League baseball. T-Mobile on Friday announced a partnership with the Angels to provide fans with a tablet rental program, allowing fans to watch TV, read magazines, chat with friends and hopefully not get hit in the face by a foul ball.

To the relief of absolutely no one, The U.S. Metro Wealth Index today revealed that a quarter-million Angelenos are bloody rich, an increase of nearly 9 percent over 2009.

Following pressure from several groups including a change.org petition launched by Ms. Magazine, the California Milk Processor Board's latest campaign website EverythingIDoIsWrong.org morphed into GotDiscussion.com where the The Milk Board, operated by the California Department of Food and Agriculture and best known for the "got milk?" campaign, posted a quasi-apology (aka "sorry to the few humorless idiots we offended") on Thursday.

We can be certain the center would greatly benefit AEG, as it would serve as a great incentive and standing advertisement to its hundreds of overpriced condos and rental units in the area. But what is the benefit to taxpayers?

A man who was apparently booted from a Hacienda Heights bar for being too drunk, walked out of the bar and into his car. He then proceeded crash into the front of the building. The apparently intoxicated man was kicked out of the Sunset Room around midnight Tuesday night when karaoke was in full swing with about 80 patrons in the house.

We caught up with Bettina Korek, founder of ForYourArt this week to discuss the current state of the L.A. scene and what we have to look forward to this fall.