Emma G. Gallegos

Los Angeles Fire Department Captain Eric Vasquez has a $108,000 salary, but last year he took home a sweet extra $50,000 in vacation pay. That number must have seemed awfully suspicious to the city, because they have put Vasquez on administrative leave while they investigate his case, according to the Daily News.

If there's one department that's worried about the Occupy L.A. encampment, it's the city's Recreation and Parks Department. The department released its third estimate of how occupiers are wreaking havoc on the lawn, shrubbery and sprinkler-heads around City Hall.

We know that burning calories after last week's debauchery is hard work, and it's a bummer that Mother Nature doesn't come equipped with an LED display to measure your caloric output. Our Overheard in L.A. round-up this week includes snippets of overheard conversation from gym bunnies, Skittles nazis and trickle-down economists.

In tonight's Extra Extra, Vin Scully comes in third place, high-speed rail needs at least four Groupon IPOs and a couple married today is in it for the long run. Plus: Keep up with us on Facebook, and follow us on Twitter: @LAist @LAistFood @LAistSports.

A 41-year-old man died after he fell into a pool while mowing the lawn yesterday afternoon. Jose Velasquez Castillo was doing yardwork at a home on a cul-de-sac in Anaheim, when he fell into the pool.

James Van Doren, the man who accidentally started a skater phenomenon when he created Vans shoes, died at his home in Fullerton after a long fight with cancer. The soles were meant for mariners but West Coast skaters figured out that the soles had the right grip for perfecting an ollie.

Because you got an extra hour of sleep last night, you need to get out on this beautiful rainy day on Southern California so you can enjoy all these indoors events.

Some of us marched, some of us closed our accounts with too-big-to-fail corporate banks, some of us complained we didn't have any money to open a new account and others of us gloated about how we had been using credit unions before they were cool.

In tonight's Extra, Extra, we remind you to set your clocks to fall back, wildfire season is over and the little dog that got dragged by a truck (on purpose) is going to be okay. Plus: Keep up with us on Facebook, and follow us on Twitter: @LAist @LAistFood @LAistSports.

If you're ever tempted to drive drunk, picture this sobering scenario: a driver in Sylmar was arrested after smashing into an occupied parked truck, which struck a utility pole, starting a fire, causing a power outage. The two trucks were totaled and the other man sleeping in the pick-up truck was injured.

UCLA is now warning 16,000 patients that a burglar made off with their personal medical records two months ago, according to the Associated Press. When the doctor's home was burglarized, the thief swiped the hard drive with the medical records — and the scrap of paper right next to it with the password. Whoops.

The former Governator created a scene at a local Walmart in Albuquerque this week where he was shooting a movie. It turns out Arnold was less worried about saving money and living better, and more concerned about finding some of his beloved hard-boiled eggs. "Where else would we find healthy snacks at 2?" he tweeted.