Emma G. Gallegos

Just a day after the FDA said that Lap-Band surgical centers and marketers needed more truth in its advertising about the hazards of weight loss surgery, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors said it was stepping in to see if it could do anything to address the issue.

The westbound side of the 60 freeway is finally open after a trucker tank exploded into an inferno on Wednesday, causing structural damage to the overpass and headaches for commuters.

In its heyday, the historic Dunbar Hotel hosted W.E.B Dubois, Langston Hughes, Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Billie Holiday, Cab Calloway and Lena Horne at its location on Central Avenue in the heart of the Los Angeles Jazz Corridor. The neighborhood fell on hard times, but now the Dunbar Hotel and buildings around it are getting revamped.

Get out, because there's way too much stuff to do for you to be sitting at home.

In tonight's Extra, Extra, Los Angeles' most Googled phrases, so-called "literary snobs" defend themselves and the local artist that is designing Obama's Christmas cards (hint: not Shepard Fairey!) Plus: Keep up with us on Facebook, and follow us on Twitter: @LAist @LAistFood @LAistSports.

Today was Eric Garcetti's last meeting as L.A. City Council President. He's stepping down from the position, so he can prepare for his mayoral bid. But today's meeting turned into what the City Maven called a "long, awkward goodbye." Comedian Jimmy Kimmel showed up and got things rolling.

A man protesting in front of the Chinese Consulate this afternoon fired shots at a security guard, who had taken his sign and tossed it in the trash.

Britney Spears' agent-turned-boyfriend Jason Trawick proposed to Britney last night, and the happy couple have plans to celebrate the news with their friends at a soiree in Vegas tonight.

A man accused of shooting two men 12 years ago was caught and arrested at LAX after returning to Los Angeles on a flight from Korea.

A Hollywood man was found guilty of helping his friend murder his ex-girlfriend's dad and sister (and try to do the same to her mother), after her Hindu parents disapproved of their daughter's non-practicing Muslim boyfriend.

The state has released its "naughty" list: the top 250 Californians who owe the state taxes.

George Clooney has signed on to perform the Dustin Lance Black-penned script "8" when the play is premiered in Los Angeles this spring. The play about California politics actually premiered in New York this fall, but Angelenos will have a chance to see it at the Ebell Theater this spring.