Emma G. Gallegos

The woman who said she was having Justin Bieber's baby has dropped her paternity suit against him, but the legal saga isn't over just yet.

In tonight's Extra, Extra, a waitresses confesses to pushing cocaine, LAUSD has trouble with its new, healthy menu and Demi Lovato talks about seeing UFOs. Plus: Keep up with us on Facebook, and follow us on Twitter: @LAist @LAistFood @LAistSports.

Is there anything quite like doing homework from the comfort of your jacuzzi? Some lucky bastards students renting out McMansions at UC Merced know the answer to that question. These mansions built during boom times were supposed to house the creme de la creme of Merced that never materialized after the economy went bust.

The city council of Lancaster just approved a program that will allow a Cessna to weave through the airspace of Antelope Valley for 10 hours a day while a camera rolls. The film will be sent to the sheriff's station on the ground and reviewed in real-time for people doing hilarious shit in the privacy of their own backyards crime, according to The Los Angeles Daily News.

The hottest trend among cartographers is grabbing data from NextBus and using it to create maps that help visualize just how long it takes to get around on public transportation in whatever city you choose. The digital cartographer Eric Fischer released a visualization of the Los Angeles Metro system.

Get out so you can consider chicano culture's role in the counterculture, listen to local authors or jam to some Bach (and Bach-inspired pieces).

In tonight's Extra, Extra, a lesbian is competing in Long Beach's pageant, Beverly Hills school district doesn't want a tunnel under its school and marijuana arrests are ticking up. Plus: Keep up with us on Facebook, and follow us on Twitter: @LAist @LAistFood @LAistSports.

The TV Show "Twin Peaks" has inspired spoofs, geocities pages lost to posterity and lots of art — but no piece has been quite as delicious as the red vines mosaic of the notorious Red Room on display in Echo Park.

Conductors and performers curse the skies, glower and sometimes even halt the performance when helicopters pass over the Hollywood Bowl. Now they're throwing their support behind a federal bill that would restrict low-flying helicopters.

In tonight's Extra, Extra, a baby was born at 11:11am, a man kidnapped a car salesman and Katy Perry is hosting a free concert. Plus: Keep up with us on Facebook, and follow us on Twitter: @LAist @LAistFood @LAistSports.

Get out! Get up! Visit Norton Simon and explore Dennis Hopper's legacy is on California art or go to one of (at least) six museums that are offering admission this weekend and a ceramic show.

An electric car company opened its global headquarters in Los Angeles this week. The city lured CODA Automotive with $1.4 million in financial incentives, and because the company wanted to make a home in a state that has a $2,500 rebate for electric vehicles, according to the Associated Press.