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Photo by sevenphoto via the LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr 2010 was a big year in Los Angeles and we'd like you to join us for all that awaits in 2011. So ring in the New Year with all the passion you can muster, but do it safely LA. LAPD will have undercover officers at your favorite NYE hangout, so be careful. Here are a few important numbers and locations to keep in...

Newly redesigned MySpace as entertainment hub A cheeky new logo, a revamped site and new account integration with Facebook may not be enough to keep Beverly Hills-based MySpace afloat and 50 percent of its employees could face layoffs, according to All Things Digital. It's not a secret that MySpace has struggled long and hard to re-establish revenue and traffic dominance in the social networking game. On a November earnings call, News Corp's COO said...

A Huntington Park man was hit and killed by a trash truck last night, according to KTLA. The trash truck was working its usual route when it backed up and ran over a man who was on his way to buy water. The garbage truck driver said he "did" hear a noise, but he continued backing up and "didn't realize what he had hit until he saw the body of the gentleman."

Chart from Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department The Los Angeles Sheriffs Department has just released its latest research that shows the pattern of crime in Los Angeles County for the past four decades. The new chart shows several interesting milestones in LA's crime history including the jump in crime statistics after petty theft was added to the mix in the mid-70's and just how alarmingly high crime was when it peaked in 1980. The...

A Mexican fishing boat found at Crystal Cove State Park is believed to have been used to smuggle illegal immigrants, according to LA Now. Police were called at 7 a.m. yesterday by a visitor to Moro Beach who witnessed up to 10 people come ashore in the small boat, shed their life jackets and some clothing, then quickly leave the area.

The Center for Disease Control just added California to the list of states to be on the alert for tainted alfalfa sprouts, according to ABC. There have been 89 cases in 15 states in the past week and the FDA is advising the public not to eat alfalfa sprouts produced by Tiny Greens Organic Farm in Urbana, Illinois because of possible salmonella contamination. They've also warned the public to stay away from the Tiny...

ENJOY & DESTROY Tearist is releasing their new album at Family tonight and to celebrate, they'll destroy the very record they are releasing. Why? "The simultaneous playing and destroying of the record is crucial to the commercial release." Total musical enjoyment + destruction begins at 7 p.m. and the show is FREE. ROCK & RINK Show the rain you unfazed and you mean business by skating around Downtown on Ice at Pershing Square while...

Police have arrested a man that held his mother-in-law hostage for six hours in a Hollywood home, according to CBS Los Angeles. LAPD was alerted to the situation by a domestic violence report made around 12:30 p.m. and their arrival at the home led to a standoff that ended once SWAT teams arrived at 6:30 p.m. The man and his mother-in-law were not injured in the standoff and he was arrested on suspicion of...

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LAPD announced a $50,000 reward sponsored by Councilmember Bernard C. Parks today for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the suspects in a Christmas night shooting in Los Angeles that left 25-year old Kashmier James dead with her 3-year old daughter looking on. Two suspects, described as two Black males in their 20s, approached James in a dark-colored SUV as she stood on the 1700 block of West 85th Street. One suspect exited the car and fired multiple gunshots

Despite the many challenges Angelenos face when it comes to alternative methods of transportation (read: not a car), 2010 turned out to be a surprisingly hopeful year in advances for livable streets and the results of the Streetsies Awards at L.A. Streetsblog prove it. L.A. Streetsblog asked readers to vote on many bike-friendly issues facing residents from

More rain is headed our way and LA Now reminds us that with new rain, old road closures remain and several areas are closed to fix damage from last week's storms. Interstate 5 at Route 14 and Routes 330, 18, 78, 133 and 241 all have closures. A wind advisory is in effect through the Grapevine and campers and trailers are advised not to travel until the advisory expires. Check the roads before you...