Jessica P. Ogilvie

Lest you were worried that the drama between cast members on "The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" is staged, The Hollywood Reporter is here to tell you that even when the cameras aren't rolling, the women are fighting.

In tonight's Extra, Extra, art imitates life with a 2012 presidential election TV show, someone is tossing their adult diapers on the street, and Obama may be planning to woo Hollywood once more. Plus: Keep up with us on Facebook, and follow us on Twitter: @LAist @LAistFood @LAistSports.

City Councilmember Ed Reyes is holding a community meeting tomorrow evening to get input on a draft of the city's proposed Mural Ordinance. The ordinance would allow murals to be painted on private property (imagine that!).

I think we all learned an important lesson last night, amirite ladies? If you want to upstage someone who's announcing their divorce on reality television, what you have to do is appear practically naked in every scene. Thank you, Brandi, for that immeasurably useful bit of information.

After getting a call from a suicidal man on the 110's 5th Street overpass, police officers arrived at the scene and were able to pull the would-be jumper to safety. The man, whose name hasn't been released, was straddling the railing over the freeway at about 12:30 this morning.

As the caucuses in Iowa caucuses heat up, somebody in Los Angeles wants to let the world know that they support Republican contender Ron Paul -- a street artist in Beverly Hills slapped a painting of the candidate at the bottom of a statue, with the title "Consistency."

In tonight's Extra, Extra, a group of bold San Pedrans brave the chilly New Year's ocean, Gwyneth Paltrow has some truly thrilling ideas for hangover cures, and Oscar season is upon us. Plus: Keep up with us on Facebook, and follow us on Twitter: @LAist @LAistFood @LAistSports.

Police are searching for a suspect who shot a woman as she left a nail salon in the 1500 block of South La Cienega at about 10:30 this morning, reports City News Service. It's not clear what the motive was for the attack, or if the woman was robbed or otherwise harmed before or after being shot. She was taken to Cedars-Sinai and treated.

Minka Disbrow's name has been making the rounds in local and national news for the past few days, and for good reason -- the 100-year-old San Clemente woman is opening up about meeting her daughter for the first time, 77 years after giving her up for adoption.

In describing the way he plans to do business for the remaining 18 months of his term to the Daily News, Mayor Villaraigosa recently likened himself to a chihuahua. And no, he didn't mean that he nips at your heels or has a surprisingly ferocious bite, or even that he regularly gets carried around in a handbag.

Put down that chicken nugget and cast aside your mascara -- CHP is cracking down on all forms of distracted driving this weekend. KTLA reports that officers will be patrolling streets and freeways from 6 a.m. today till 6 a.m. tomorrow, and they'll be in both marked and unmarked cars.

A 54-year-old man was hit by two cars on Wednesday while crossing a street in Garden Grove, according to City News Service. The first fled the scene, and the second dragged the man for 750 feet. The incident occurred at 6:30 p.m. Gregory Martin was crossing West street outside a crosswalk when he was struck by a Dodge Magnum, then a Ford Explorer.