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Jessica P. Ogilvie
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Former associate editor
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Ever wonder just how much those tasked with running the city are raking in? Well, City Controller Wendy Greuel, spooked by the scandal in Bell, has released the salaries of L.A.'s highest paid city employees, reports CBS News. The highest paid person is much more low-profile than you might expect: Gina Marie Lindsey, the general manager of the Los Angeles World Airports, who earns $326,856 a year.
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The Silver Lake stand formerly known as Burrito King is under new ownership and will debut as something new within the next couple weeks, according to The Eastsider. The late night favorite, located on Hyperion and Rowena, has recently undergone a change to its exterior, including neon green walls and a new roof.
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A doctor working with Bryan Stow confirmed today that Stow is showing significant improvement in his health and ability to respond, according to the Huffington Post. Dr. Geoff Manley announced that Stow, who was severely beaten outside Dodger Stadium on the team's opening day, is able to follow commands and to have interactions with people around him.
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A body was found this afternoon on the side of I-15 in Riverside County, reports CBS News. Police are searching local homeless camps as part of their investigation, and have closed down El Cerrito Road near where the body was located.
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After being taken into custody on Friday, a Santa Ana man is accused of coaxing three underage girls out of the Lone Star State and transporting them to the OC with the intention of selling them into prostitution, reports the OC Register. The man, 26-year-old Samuel Martinez Gonzalez, reportedly invited the girls to California for a beach trip.
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Not that we have any particular interest in this topic, but CBS is holding a contest for L.A.'s most valuable blogger. According to their website, the battle is on for the title in six different areas of coverage.
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After anti-gay and racist graffiti was found on walls throughout Pasadena, officials are on the hunt for suspects, reports CBS News. The imagery included swastikas and racial slurs, and was found on office buildings, residences and city-owned buildings along Washington Boulevard between Lincoln Avenue and El Molino Avenue.
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Rick Warren, the controversial preacher from the OC's Saddleback Church, kicked off a long weekend of prayin' in San Juan Capistrano yesterday with the launch of Radicalis, a 3-day festival for young believers, reports the OC Register. The festival is being held on a 170-acre ranch that was recently gifted to the church by supporters in Oklahoma City.
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A few updates this morning in the case of Kelly Thomas, the 37-year-old homeless man who died after a violent beating by police. Ron Thomas, Kelly's father, has take the first steps towards suing the Fullerton Police Department, reports the Huffington Post.
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An L.A. doctor is awaiting his fate after jurors heard allegations that he sexually assaulted 11 female patients, reports the Royal Gazette. Kevin Brown, 40, is accused of everything from inappropriate breast and pelvic exams to forcible rape at clinics that he owned in L.A. Brown's case has drawn international interest, not just because of the nature of the alleged crimes but because his father, Ewart Brown, is the former premier of Bermuda.
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Officials have decided to ban food trucks as well as street vendors and performers from all future downtown LA ArtWalk events on the heels of the tragic death of a 2-month-old boy, reports ABC 7. The boy was killed when a driver trying to park his car jumped the curb and struck the child while he was seated in a stroller.
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A toddler found wandering the streets last night in his diaper and a t-shirt has been returned home safely, reports NBC LA. The child was found at around 4:00 a.m. by resident Luis Estrada, who was driving his minivan through Sun Valley when he saw what he thought was a doll.