Emma G. Gallegos

In tonight's Extra, Extra, Giovanni Ramirez talks about life after Bryan Stow's beating, a TV show taking place in Los Angeles is shot in Canada and the lawsuit we all knew was coming got filed. Plus: Keep up with us on Facebook, and follow us on Twitter: @LAist @LAistFood @LAistSports. You can also find us on Pinterest, Storify, Foursquare, and Instagram (laistpics).

This week's edition of Overhead in L.A. includes overheard snippets of conversation about Cinco De Mayo, romance and colon hydrotherapy. Our Overheard in L.A. feature relies on you to send us the strange conversations you overhear in this city. Send them our way at tips@laist.com.

Michael Mersola was the executive of a wealthy construction and real estate family business in Burbank. But then in the early 1990s, there were reports that Mersola was hanging around high schools in Burbank and luring girls with pot, housing and cash.

Chefs have called a temporary truce between NorCal and SoCal, so they can unite forces and fight for their right to foie gras. The ban on foie gras begins on July 1, but chefs in California are still hoping to work out a deal with lawmakers so that they can continue serving it legally.

In tonight's Extra, Extra, Shaq gets a doctorate, Coldplay fans get ripped off and Amanda Bynes clips a car again. Plus: Keep up with us on Facebook, and follow us on Twitter: @LAist @LAistFood @LAistSports. You can also find us on Pinterest, Storify, Foursquare, and Instagram (laistpics).

Get out so you can listen to country music, watch Jewish films or catch the last day of Transmission LA.

We're happy nauseous to report that the first day of Octomom's solo venture into the porn industry went well.

Gavin Smith, an executive for 20th Century Fox, disappeared without warning and without a trace on Tuesday night—and he hasn't been heard from since. Smith was last seen leaving his home in Oak Park in Ventura county, but he didn't give anyone a clue about where he might be or what might cause him to disappear.

Heading out for Cinco De Mayo? Here's your guide to the guides whether you want to eat, shoot tequila or catch a movie or show.

Get out so you can hike, check out the end of Transmission L.A. or go to an international children's film festival.

Two days after the revolutionary Black Riders Liberation Party took a leading role in Tuesday’s May Day activities, the home of one of the organization’s leaders was targeted by Los Angeles police and parole officers in what the group is calling retaliatory raid.

In tonight's Extra, Extra, a long lemon grows in Silver Lake, LiLo is off the hook and a New York Post columnist defends himself. Plus: Keep up with us on Facebook, and follow us on Twitter: @LAist @LAistFood @LAistSports. You can also find us on Pinterest, Storify, Foursquare, and Instagram (laistpics).