Jessica P. Ogilvie

Tonight marks the next step in Metro's plans for a subway to the sea, as they hold public meetings to inform stakeholders and the general public about progress on the purple line extension. In the works is a proposed expansion of the line from its current stopping point at Wilshire and Western, to the Veteran's Hospital in West LA, reports KPCC.

In tonight's Extra, Extra, the governor's on YouTube, Barry Bonds' steroid case now has jurors, a bake sale for Japan is underway, and residents seek a wall separating a veteran cemetery from the freeway. Plus: Keep up with us on Facebook, and follow us on Twitter: @LAist @LAistFood @LAistSports.

Should the radiation cloud over Los Angeles actually come to pass, some hippies will be well-prepared, after having bought all the sea kelp off the shelves at Whole Foods. West Hollywood Patch reports that the product, which comes in the form of tablets, contains iodine, a chemical that helps stave off the effects of radiation, and has flown off the shelves at local health food markets:

Hey, you guys out there who are worrying about a deadly mushroom cloud making its way across the Pacific -- you can all just calm down, because we have it on good authority that radiation is good for you. What authority? None other than Ann "PhD" Coulter. As people in Japan panic and workers risk their lives at the country's Fukushima Nuclear Plant, Coulter went ahead and published a column called "A Glowing Report on Radiation.

Tonight in Extra, Extra, a thwarted kidnapping, indecision over Little Dom's, PCH is falling into the ocean, and Lancaster has a soundtrack. Plus: Keep up with us on Facebook, and follow us on Twitter: @LAist @LAistFood @LAistSports.

You'd like to think that Alexandra Wallace, the charmer of a UCLA student who posted a racist rant about Asians last Friday, was drunk when she made her now-infamous video. Or high. Or very, very confused. Instead, the video was apparently part of what she hoped would become an entire blog -- an idea that was supported by her father. The Sacramento Bee reports: "...it seems the original video was not intended to be a one-time hit."

In tonight's Extra, Extra, appearances are made by killer whales, National Lampoon, Drew Barrymore and a local graffiti artist. Plus: Keep up with us on Facebook, and follow us on Twitter: @LAist @LAistFood @LAistSports.

This week, testimony is being heard on Capitol Hill regarding the 2008 Metrolink crash in Chatsworth that killed 25 people and injured 150. The hearings are part of an attempt by Rep. Elton Gallegly (R-Thousand Oaks) to have the company that is being held responsible for the crash pay victims more than the $200 million established by federal law. Among those testifying was 15-year-old Mackenzie Souser of Camarillo, whose father, 56-year-old Doyle Souser, was among those who died in the crash.

As a driver was pulling out of Geoffrey's in Malibu last night, he struck and killed a motorcyclist, reports the Daily News. The driver, 50-year-old Terry Turner, was visiting from Oklahoma and was found to be sober after undergoing tests. The motorcyclist, a 41-year-old man from Malibu whose name hasn't been released, was pronounced dead at the scene.

In a report following the 2010 shooting of Westlake resident Manuel Jamines by LAPD Officer Frank Hernandez , the LA Police Commission stated that Jamines asked to die. Jamines was reportedly drunk and carrying a knife when Hernandez shot and killed him, after having been called by a concerned resident.

In today's Extra, Extra, a Hollywood couple is shot during a home invasion, an OC pastor is charged with child molestation, a man is killed while stealing gas, and a woman is sexually assaulted in a hospital. Plus: Keep up with us on Facebook, and follow us on Twitter: @LAist @LAistFood @LAistSports.

An Orange County woman reported that she was sexually assaulted by a hospital employee while in the emergency room of St. Joseph Hospital in Orange. The OC Register reports that the alleged assault happened on the morning of March 9, by a male patient-care technician. There were no witnesses, and investigations -- including interviews with the woman and the employee -- are still ongoing: