Emma G. Gallegos

A few hikers discovered a human skull while they were on a stroll through the Pacific Palisades canyon.

In tonight's Extra, Extra, a big name at KPCC is out, why sugary drinks are so bad for you and the anatomy of an aerial police pursuit. 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).

Trimming palm trees is very dangerous business, and today the tree-trimming industry claimed another victim in Hollywood. An unidentified 27-year-old man was fatally trapped under a mass of palm fronds while he was trimming a tree on Martel Street in Hollywood.

Presidential candidate Mitt Romney is heading to Beverly Hills this evening. Like most presidential candidates who come through town, he's looking for campaign money not votes.

Get out so you can explore Boyle Heights, build a house of bread or watch time go by.

In tonight's Extra, Extra, we examine Mitt Romney's skincare routine, Sarah Silverman discusses voting fraud and a list of really, really rich Angelenos. 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).

The Californian accent is getting ready for its close-up. Stanford linguistics researcher Penny Eckhert says linguistic research tends to focus on communities east of the Mississippi and she is hoping to spotlight some of the accents in the Golden State beyond the world-famous Valley Girl lilt or surfer lingo in the project The Voices of California.

A lawsuit filed today alleges that an attorney planted cameras that recorded customers inside the restroom of not one but two Encino Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf locations. Roderick Smith claims in the lawsuit that a blue blinking light that led him to a camera hidden under the sink and facing the toilet inside an Encino Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf.

The vaunted tastemakers over at Forbes Magazine have crowned Silver Lake the best hipster hood in the entire United States. Silver Lake beat out 249 other neighborhoods including The Mission District, Williamsburg, Wicker Park in what we're sure is a thoroughly scientific survey of hipness.

An investment banker in Beverly Hills is being brought up on charges befitting an overgrown Dennis the Menace. Michael Steven Poret, 58, is being charged with smashing more than 75 windows in Beverly Hills and the San Fernando Valley for six months, according to the District Attorney's office.

The California State University Board of Trustees voted today to hike tuition 5 percent next semester if an initiative on the November ballot that raises sales income taxes fails.

In tonight's Extra, Extra, we probe whether live-streaming is journalism, Psy gets down and Crenshaw's future is debated. 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).