Jessica P. Ogilvie

When tragedy strikes a family, each person has their own way of coping. Some experience their grief and move on, others latch on passionately to causes into which they can channel their rage. That discrepancy, and the havoc it can wreak on relationships, is at the heart of Stephen Metcalfe's new drama, "The Tragedy of the Commons," currently in production at the Ruskin Group Theatre Co. in Santa Monica.

Occupy LA is certainly keeping things interesting for participants. In addition to protests, one organization is offering an interfaith prayer this morning, another will be holding a yoga and meditation session at noon, and a third plans to host a "protest and die-in" towards the end of the day. The first event is hosted by the Interfaith Communities United for Justice and Peace, and is planned for today to coincide with the 10th anniversary of the invasion of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan.

Authorities are investigating the death of a three-year-old boy, who was killed during a fire at a Gardena home yesterday afternoon. According to a statement from the LA County Sheriff's Department, officials arrived on the scene at about 4:30 p.m. to find the house on the 800 block of East Lennon Street engulfed in flames, with the boy still inside.

For the past few weeks, the trial of Dr. Conrad Murray, who's accused of involuntary manslaughter in Michael Jackson's death, has dominated the news. And unless you've been following it closely, it can seem a bit like a three-ring circus with an ever-rotating cast of witnesses, lawyers and stakeholders.

When Hollywood publicist Ronni Chasen was shot six times in her car on her way home from a movie premiere, the film community was shocked. So shocked, in fact, that two men who knew Chasen offered up a hefty reward for anyone who provided information about her killer. Well, someone did, and now he claims that Harold Matzner and Michael Levine are reneging on their promise of reward money totaling $125,000.

One Los Angeles woman calling herself a psychic is being accused of conducting some very shady business (even for a psychic) -- according to the AP, Jackeline Lopez of Palmdale allegedly frightened a 12-year-old girl into thinking a curse had been placed on her, and that she needed to bring Lopez $10,000 worth of jewelry to have it lifted.

In tonight's Extra, Extra, Shakira gets a special mission from the President, Southern California book stores have interesting trends, and Downtown ArtWalk may be facing steep fees. Plus: Keep up with us on Facebook, and follow us on Twitter: @LAist @LAistFood @LAistSports.

The real-life Bonnie and Clyde were known primarily for their robbing sprees, but it seems that any time a couple commits a string of crimes together they're nicknamed after the famous duo by the media (curse you, the media). This time, the moniker refers to Joseph Pedersen, 31, and Holly Ann Grigsby, 24, a couple that was taken into custody on suspicion of one murder and two disappearances, according to KTLA.

If you were hoping to cast your vote next year in regards to gay marriage in our state, it looks like you'll have to wait: Equality California has announced that they won't pursue a ballot measure to repeal Prop 8 in 2012. Instead, the group is launching an education and messaging campaign that will seek to "overcome the psychological, cultural and emotional triggers around lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people and kids that continue to impede securing full equality, including the freedom to marry...

Eleven Occupy LA protesters were arrested today as they demonstrated in the lobby of a Bank of America, according to the AFL-CIO's twitter feed. The protesters began their march through the financial district at noon, stopping first at Chase bank, according to L.A. Now.

After not seeing her daughter for four years, a Ventura County mom and her child have been reunited. The Ventura County Star reports that Chioma Gray was 15 when Andrew Joshua Tafoya, then 20, pulled up to her high school, gathered her into a car, and took off for Mexico.

A man has been arrested after he allegedly spit in the face of a Hispanic woman, then tried to run her down with his bike. The OC Register reports that 31-year-old Jonathan Michael Schmidt, who's white, rode his bike up beside his 36-year-old victim's car in Huntington Beach as they pulled up to a stop sign at 1:40 p.m. on Monday.