Emma G. Gallegos

When Time declared The Protester its person of the year for 2011, it turned to Occupy Wall Street-supporter Shepard Fairey whose work has that protesty vibe that prospective condo dwellers dig.

Hang on to your hats: the Santa Ana winds are coming back for another round this week. The National Weather Service has issued a special weather statement warning SoCalians that another round of "strong and potentially damaging offshore winds" is headed our way tomorrow — and it's supposed to last until the weekend.

Taking its cues from the mayor, the Los Angeles Police Department is reconsidering its rules for impounding cars.

In tonight's Extra, Extra, we check in on the status of the Hollywood shooting victim, thousands of cartons of cilantro is recalled and Paris Jackson is getting into the entertainment game. Plus: Keep up with us on Facebook, and follow us on Twitter: @LAist @LAistFood @LAistSports.

A thief in Palm Springs was electrocuted yesterday while trying to steal copper.

When the parents of a 15-year-old in Irvine found evidence that their son might be smoking, they knew exactly who to call to discipline him: Paul Kim, a member of their church congregation.

Kirsten Dunst got a restraining order against a French stalker who has sold his home and crossed the ocean more than five times in the hopes of seeing her.

Get out so you can hear Hollywood film scores of yesteryear, watch videos by Kara Walker or listen to a reading.

Get out so you can learn how to preserve your history for posterity, check out what the art school kids are up to or see the work of artist John Divola.

Now that the lights are finally back on, local agencies are tallying up the damage wrought by last week's epic windstorm. Officials estimated that the storm caused $40 million in damage — half of that is in Pasadena, the epicenter of the storm — but they expect that number to rise.

The woman who pepper-sprayed other Walmart shoppers in Porter Ranch angling to get a Black Friday deal on an Xbox has lawyered up for a possible suit against Walmart. Now her lawyer is speaking out and offering up the pepper-sprayer's side of the story: she did it for the children.

The gunman who opened fire on cars near the busy intersection of Sunset and Vine and was later killed by police yesterday has been identified as Tyler Brehm, a 26-year-old resident of Hollywood. His victim, who is in critical but stable condition, is a 40-year-old Hollywood music executive John Atterberry.