Emma G. Gallegos

A group that represents 35,000 doctors in the state is calling for the legalization of marijuana at the federal level. The California Medical Association, a lobbying group for doctors in the state, fights tooth and nail to protect doctors' rights to treat their patients the best way they know how. The doctors' group is complaining that right now federal policy is getting in the way of their work.

Get out so you can enjoy local authors, soundscapes and womyn.

Bike safety advocates have been pissed at Governor Jerry Brown ever since he vetoed a safe passing law (SB 910), which would have required motorists to give bicyclists three feet of room while passing. One advocate Ted Rogers at Biking in LA has written an open letter to the governor, requesting that he hold a summit with the bicyclists to discuss their grievances with him and to rethink the impact of his veto.

FBI are looking looking for a man they're calling the Mr. Magoo bandit, who has been linked to 12 robberies from San Francisco to San Diego. Like the cartoon character, the balding man with prescription glasses has a calm, cool demeanor no matter what's going on. He thanks the tellers for the money, and he doesn't even rush or seem nervous once he has the money in his hand.

In tonight's Extra, Extra, an ex-Tribune CEO gets a DUI, Rocky Delgadillo gets a job and Occidental College students are sort of protesting. Plus: Keep up with us on Facebook, and follow us on Twitter: @LAist @LAistFood @LAistSports.

The shootings at Salon Meritage have mostly elicited reactions of horror and sympathy for the victims. But some men's rights advocates have been coming out in support of Scott Dekraai, the man who shot his ex-wife and seven others at Salon Meritage, where she worked as a hairstylist.

A flight from New York to Los Angeles made an unscheduled landing in Denver on Thursday, after a drunk dude punched a flight attendant in the face and threatened passengers.

Get out today so you can clean up the beach, experiment in the desert or listen to some classical music.

Two deputies were arrested around 3 a.m. this morning after they were caught shooting off their guns at La Mirada Regional Park, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.

A man was shot several times at the busy intersection of Hollywood Boulevard and Gower Street in front of witnesses just before 1 a.m. last night, according to KTLA.

It turns out there are some slight benefits to a bum economy: fewer people employed means fewer people taking up space on the freeway during the morning and afternoon commutes. Since the economy tanked, traffic has actually improved in Los Angeles and nationally. But traffic is supposed to get uglier when the economy improves and more of us get jobs, according to a study put out by the Texas Transportation Institute at Texas A&M.

A health insurance company announced this week that it was deciding to give back — to its policyholders. Blue Shield of California said that it was giving back $283 million to nearly 2 million policyholders in California, according to the Los Angeles Times.