Emma G. Gallegos

In tonight's Extra, Extra, we scrutinize Kobe's twitter activity, women are told what not to wear and we think just about how scary spiders are. Plus: Keep up with us on Facebook, and follow us on Twitter: @LAist @LAistFood @LAistSports. You can also find us on Pinterest, Storify, Foursquare, and Instagram (laistpics).

In tonight's Extra, Extra, fewer pets are getting killed in L.A., Chinatown proceeds cautiously and a profile of Hidden L.A.'s Lynn Garrett. Plus: Keep up with us on Facebook, and follow us on Twitter: @LAist @LAistFood @LAistSports. You can also find us on Pinterest, Storify, Foursquare, and Instagram (laistpics).

Colorado resident Jonathan Rice got hooked on heat-running in 1996 when he visited Death Valley and went on a run in the, well, deathly heat.

For reasons that are not immediately obvious, John Mayer always seems to land the pop star du jour. And right now Katy Perry seems to have it pretty bad for him.

In tonight's Extra, Extra, it the beginning of a new era in Los Angeles politics, Jenny from the block is sorry about singing to a dictator and Jessica Simpson gave birth. Plus: Keep up with us on Facebook, and follow us on Twitter: @LAist @LAistFood @LAistSports. You can also find us on Pinterest, Storify, Foursquare, and Instagram (laistpics).

In tonight's Extra, Extra, Eric Garcetti is sworn in, public pools get an inspection (or, uh, don't) and Lena Dunham pokes fun at Miley Cyrus' latest. Plus: Keep up with us on Facebook, and follow us on Twitter: @LAist @LAistFood @LAistSports. You can also find us on Pinterest, Storify, Foursquare, and Instagram (laistpics).

West Hollywood is celebrating the return of same-sex wedding by offering free wedding ceremonies to same-sex couples on Monday. We're guessing there will be a glut of same-sex couples who haven't been able to marry in California since Proposition 8 passed five years ago, so get there early: ceremonies will be available on a first-come, first-serve basis.

A former police chief and city manager of Westminster has been identified as the victim of a fatal biking crash in Orange County Friday morning. James Mitchell Waller, 53, of Mission Viejo was pronounced dead at the scene after being struck from behind while biking on Laguna Beach Road.

An 80-year-old man shot himself in the head after driving to a Woodland Hills fire station Saturday evening. The "distraught" man drove up to the station's front apron and shot himself while he was still in the car.

Death Valley lived up to its name when it hit a scorching 128 degrees yesterday. It was so hot that someone from the National Park Service decided to try to fry an egg in the heat—and it worked.

It's not a surprise to anyone who knows the city, but a survey shows that Los Angeles is just brimming with artists. There are 96,150 Angelenos who work in the arts, and they make up about 4.86 percent of our workforce, according to a survey by the National Endowment for the Arts.

In tonight's Extra, Extra, the plaintiffs in the Prop. 8 case say "I Do," a cat/Mad Men mash-up and Homer Simpson's dream car. Plus: Keep up with us on Facebook, and follow us on Twitter: @LAist @LAistFood @LAistSports. You can also find us on Pinterest, Storify, Foursquare, and Instagram (laistpics).