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The CEO of Huy Fong Foods said the company has fixed the alleged odor problem caused by its production of the popular, spicy Sriracha condiment. The city of Irwindale had sought a restraining order in October against the company, alleging Sriracha production caused nearby residents’ eyes to burn and gave them coughing fits.

Heads up if you live in an apartment building that needs earthquake retrofitting—if you thought the city or landlords would pay for it, think again. Los Angeles City Council member Bernard C. Parks has proposed exempting landlords from rent control laws to “incentivize retrofitting,” thereby passing all of the cost along to tenants “over a reasonable period of time.”

After looking like it wasn’t going to win much of anything, '12 Years a Slave' pulled an upset and picked up Best Film at the 2014 BAFTA Awards. The British film award ceremony took place Sunday night in London.

This week's edition of Overheard in L.A. features bits of overheard conversation about Valentine's Day, Trader Joe's and questionably exciting celebrity sightings.

If Mayor Eric Garcetti has his way, a “people mover” will link the Crenshaw Metro line to LAX. Garcetti also said he’d like to provide more incentives for the local film industry to thrive and bid for the 2024 Olympics while speaking to KABC-TV Channel 7 in a Sunday morning talk show.

In the ongoing saga of Rufus the pacu fish, it’s “95 percent sure” he is going to be housed at Damon’s, the tiki restaurant in Glendale.

Skywriting is one of those things that’s perhaps better in theory than practice, as these Valentine’s Day mishaps showed. These skywriting fails popped up on Instagram over Valentine’s Day, some of which were for Uber’s $500 skywriting service.

Participants stripped to their little red knickers for Los Angeles’ second annual Cupid’s Undie Run, partying at West Hollywood’s The Abbey after the charity event. It was all for a good cause—participants raised money for the Children’s Tumor Foundation.

The man who was bitten by a camel in Palmdale on Friday has given his account of the event, and it’s pretty scary.

Police are looking for two suspects who allegedly punched a UCLA student and stole his shoes on Saturday. Police say the man was walking near Ophir Drive and Midvale Avenue around 1 a.m. when the two suspects approached him, punched him several times, took off his shoes and ran away with them.