Emma G. Gallegos

A woman in San Diego County became every librarian's worst nightmare: she checked out thousands of books that she re-sold on Amazon. Maria Nater, 45, of Vista plead guilty to felony burglary after checking out more than 2,000 books and DVDs from libraries in Carlsbad, Oceanside and San Diego.

Black Pearl skipper Ricky Perez ferries fisherman out to San Clemente Island, but this weekend one member of his expedition got a little too lucky. "He was on Mr. Toad's Wild Ride and there was no getting off," skipper Ricky Perez said.

In tonight's Extra, Extra, seafood is getting recalled, smog is improving but still pretty bad and firefighters help a science student out. 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).

Simi Valley recently passed a law requiring porn performers to wear condoms, which was widely perceived as a way to keep out condomless productions fleeing from Los Angeles. But tucked into that law was a provision requiring adult videos producers to submit unedited copies of their films to the local police department for review.

You might have seen the billboard sponsored by the AIDS Healthcare Foundation around town: it features a ginormous inflated condom with the tagline "Why Not?" A mother of three in the Valley had her own answer to that question: she just didn't want to have to explain the billboard to her curious children.

A professor at UCLA has been admonished for including on his syllabus a link to a website that advocates for a boycott of Israel. On the class syllabus Shorter included a link to a group advocating for a boycott of Israel that included a petition with his own signature (screenshots here and here).

Four TSA screeners at LAX allegedly took bribes in exchange for turning a blind eye to suitcases filled with drugs (while their counterparts at Burbank arrested a lady for trying to bring applesauce on a plane for her elderly mother).

A homeless man enjoyed a meal at an expensive Beverly Hills restaurant thanks to Oprah Winfrey. Winfrey was enjoying a 5-course meal at Scarpetta with network execs from OWN, when a homeless man named Eddie approached her and asked her for soup.

This week's round-up includes overheard snippets of conversation from the ice cream aisle of Ralph's, the LA Times Festival of Books as well as dispatches from Coachella from LAist's own Andy Lara. Have an overheard quote? Send it our way at tips@laist.com.

In tonight's Extra, Extra, a reporter claims to have done coke with LiLo, the LA Times tells Beverly Hills to back off and how AT&T wields influence. 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).

A mountain biker braving 107-degree heat in Palm Springs collapsed and died on a trail before he could be rescued yesterday. Johnny Lee, 40, of Placentia was riding his bike near Araby Cove yesterday around midday when he became dehydrated.

In tonight's Extra, Extra, Silver Lake mulls development, making a documentary isn't just a hobby and another bookstore closes. 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).