Jessica P. Ogilvie

As we all know, New York is the only city in the world with tall buildings. Wait, what's that you say? Other cities have tall buildings, too? Well, that's not what the New York Times thinks: In a piece published today, the newspaper offers up the opinion of six Angelenos on the rezoning plan that would revitalize Hollywood by introducing high-rise buildings and better public transportation.

Over the past three days, thirteen people have been arrested in connection to a string of "knock-knock" burglaries in wealthy neighborhoods of the San Fernando Valley, reports NBC Los Angeles.

After a long and very public back and forth, the Classification and Ratings Administration has decided to rate the documentary "Bully" PG-13, following last week's announcement that the film would be re-edited.

An 18-year-old girl was killed while she rode in the passenger seat of a car during a street race last night, reports KTLA. Jessica Dayoan of Westminster was in a red convertible Toyota that her brother, Jorel Dayoan, was racing down near the intersection of Hoover Street and Hazard Avenue at about 5:00 p.m.

The black bear that's been paying regular visits to Glendale and La Crescenta just wants to be free, you guys, to eat meatballs, and to pick oranges, and, like anyone else, to tweet. That's right -- like his predecessors, the Bronx Zoo cobra and the Burbank mountain lion, the Glendale bear recently opened a Twitter account.

There are many qualities you might want in someone looking after the welfare of schoolchildren. A propensity for violence and pimping is probably not among them. KTLA reports that Moreno Valley school board member Mike Luis Rios, 42, was arrested on Wednesday for trying to get at least six females -- four adults and two underage girls -- to become prostitutes and work for him.

You can't blame a man for wanting to improve his golf handicap -- which is why sheriff's captain Jeff Donahue reportedly brought inmate on a field trip to the golf course last summer.

In tonight's Extra, Extra, citrus trees are quarantined, an officer and an inmate play a round of gold, and San Clemente reconsiders its stance on fortune tellers. 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).

Locals with an affinity for yarn are finally being acknowledged: L.A.'s first annual Yarn Crawl is happening from Thursday, April 12 - Sunday, April 15. For those four days, stores selling yarn, needles and the like will open their doors to knitting aficionados throughout the south land.

It appears as though one local woman holds National Distracted Driving Awareness Month in utter contempt.

After the Canadian premiere of "Bully," a documentary looking at kids who are tormented by their peers, director Lee Hirsch told the audience that while he's no ratings expert, it certainly seems hypocritical that his film -- which portrays real life -- should get an R rating when other movies that glorify violence get a PG.

Parts of Hollywood and the Fairfax district got soaked this morning after four water mains broke in the area, according to City News Service. The first break happened at 1:36 a.m. at Bronson and La Mirada. The second happened at about 2:38 a.m. at W. 3rd St. and Fairfax.