Emma G. Gallegos

Monster cracks in L.A.'s sidewalks are going unrepaired while politicians dither over whether to make homeowners responsible for their upkeep, according to KCET's SoCal Connected.

Get out to commemorate the music of Roscoe Mitchell, to "Trespass" downtown and explore the art of black artists in Los Angeles.

In tonight's Extra, Extra, Jerry Brown is letting the cat out of the bagfreezer, an El Monte man shoots himself in the foot and Halle Berry is chasing goats in Spain. Plus: Keep up with us on Facebook, and follow us on Twitter: @LAist @LAistFood @LAistSports.

Check out these links from other corners of the ist universe: Gothamist did a whole lotta Occupy Wall Street coverage, Shanghaiist found a KFC knock-off with Obama dressed as a colonel and Chicagoist pondered the dark side of Ira Glass.

An elderly man learned the hard way that you shouldn't point a gun at your son while you're unloading it. The 73-year-old man was at the family business in Camarillo yesterday. As he was unloading the gun, it accidentally went off, hitting his 38-year-old son in the chest, according to the Ventura County Star.

Occupy LA camped out overnight and continued its protest on the streets of downtown today. The local crowds protesting the bailouts of Wall Street and corporate greed marched from Pershing Square to the lawn of City Hall yesterday.

A 9-year-old girl burned to death and her mother barely escaped the wreckage after their car hit a big rig on the 101 near Calabasas, overturned and burst into flames. It happened in the eastbound lanes of the 101 near Las Virgenes Road around 8:30 a.m. this morning, but some lanes were partially closed off until nearly 2 p.m. this afternoon, according to the Los Angeles Times..

Get out because there's so much to do! You can check out the opening of an exhibit dedicated to post-war queer art, chat with artists in their studios or you can play video games all the live-long day.

In tonight's Extra, Extra, Hooters sues a rival breastaurant, Disneyland goes unofficially gay for the weekend and Ellen Degeneres puts her ranch home up for sale. Plus: Keep up with us on Facebook, and follow us on Twitter: @LAist @LAistFood @LAistSports.

A man and a woman were killed after being hit by a van just outside of Disneyland early this morning. Before police had a chance to show up, they believe that several passengers in the van fled, according to the Los Angeles Times.

If your tap water smells funky, you can blame a stinky but safe algae bloom taking over our water supply. The problem is affecting taps from east Los Angeles County to Orange, San Bernardino and Riverside counties, and it might go on for a couple of weeks. Some places might be worse than others, according to CBS Los Angeles.

The hysteria over listeria continues, and now there's a new culprit: shredded romaine lettuce. California's True Leaf Farms is voluntarily recalling 2,498 cartons of shredded romaine that may have been contaminated with listeria, according to the FDA. That's the same contaminant that has been linked to the deaths of 15 people who ate cantaloupes from Colorado tainted with the organism.