Jessica P. Ogilvie

Beachgoers in the OC were recently treated to the sight of hundreds of giant squid carcasses that had washed up on the sand, reports the OC Register. The dead sea behemoths were discovered last night and this morning, and officials say there were between 100 and 200 of the creatures. The likely died due to spawning, which is a natural occurrence.

Ever wonder who today's foremost creative types consider their favorite artists? Now you have a chance to find out -- Big City Forum and writer Jeremy Rosenberg are collaborating to produce the first-ever X Ten Biennial, an event that will feature ten artists presenting a list of their ten favorite artists of all time.

A new report released by the Police Assessment Resource Center says that L.A. sheriff's deputies are more likely to shoot unarmed black or Latino men than they are to do the same to white or Asian men, reports CBS News. The report points to inadequate training, and says that the shootings are usually the result of the officer thinking that the person they're shooting at has a gun or is reaching for one.

Ready your Twitter account and stock up on Netflix: President Obama is coming to L.A. The president is headed to town next week for a west coast campaign swing. He'll be in L.A. on Monday, then fly to San Diego later the same day.

In tonight's Extra, Extra, you too can live like the characters in "Twilight," a ghost bike goes up, and pot shops close down. Plus: Keep up with us on Facebook, and follow us on Twitter: @LAist @LAistFood @LAistSports.

It seems hard to believe that something like this could happen twice, but here we are: another group of city employees is under investigation for possibly participating in a porn. NBC Los Angeles reports that LAFD fire trucks were used in movies that feature adult actress Charley Chase wandering around town and flashing people.

A man was arrested yesterday after he was discovered molesting a 2-year-old child, reports CBS News. The child's mother found Antonio Peralta Garcia, 47, committing a sex act against her daughter when she returned home to her Banning apartment yesterday just before 2:00 p.m.

West Hollywood residents, get your fur-trimmed purses while you still can: the West Hollywood City Council has taken the initiative to ban sale of fur one step further, and approved a first reading of the ordinance. The initial proposal to ban fur sales in the city was approved on Tuesday at a city council meeting, after hours of debate.

Since having a shunt put in his head Bryan Stow is becoming more and more responsive, according to a website his family maintains. Stow got the shunt about a week ago, which is intended to decrease the amount of fluid in his brain. Since getting it, they write, he's "more awake and more responsive then ever." Stow, who's being treated at the San Francisco General Hospital, has been able to move his left arm towards his body and keep his eyes open.

A man and woman are dead after a murder-suicide at an optometrist's office in Inglewood this afternoon, reports the Contra Costa Times. The man, whose name hasn't been released, allegedly walked up to the woman inside the Inglewood Optometric Center at about 11:00 a.m. this morning, pulled out a gun and shot her.

In tonight's Extra, Extra, a Beverly Hills housewife gets even realer, UCLA is busting at the seams, and what will become of fur in West Hollywood? Plus: Keep up with us on Facebook, and follow us on Twitter: @LAist @LAistFood @LAistSports.

A man who was convicted of killing a local youth counselor while attempting to flee police has been sentenced to 20 years to life in prison, reports the Pasadena Star News. In June of 2010, Luis Noriega, 29, was driving through Baldwin Park in a stolen SUV. When police tried to pull him over, he began a high-speed chase. He ran a red light and slammed into Walter Williams' car, which erupted in flames. Williams died at the scene.