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City officials and law enforcement seem to be in prep mode for delivering the expected eviction notice to the Occupy LA protesters who have lived on the City Hall lawn since October 1.

In today's (Rebecca) Black Friday Extra, Extra we've got a whole lotta leftovers, "Twilight" sending people into seizures, and OMG squeeeeeeee! a kitten rescue, along with more news bites of the day. Plus: Keep up with us on Facebook, and follow us on Twitter: @LAist @LAistFood @LAistSports.

What's going on lately in the L.A food scene? Chew on this: All the flavors of Thanksgiving in one big (turkey) burger, where to find fine dining all the way out in Rancho Cucamonga, holiday beers, "designer" cocktails and more in our weekly food news roundup.

David Leslie Murtishaw, convicted and sentenced to death for the 1978 murders of three University of Southern California film students, was found dead in his cell at San Quentin State Prison late last night. Murtishaw, 54, died of natural causes, according to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.

He's definitely been a fixture on the L.A. food scene for some time now, mostly as an ineffective thorn in the side of the Los Angeles Unified School District, but British chef Jamie Oliver has bigger plans.

This tale from the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department is a little Big Brother-esque, and most definitely cautionary, but it does have a happy ending for the owner of some stolen property. A thief was busted when he used a stolen laptop outfitted with a "LoJack for Laptops" kind of software, and it was his very own Facebook profile photo that ultimately was his undoing.

Today Councilman Jose Huizar will announce he plans to join with community activists and seek a full ban on the businesses, because a recent court decision will create severe limitations on how the City of Los Angeles can "effectively regulate" those medical marijuana operations.

In today's Extra, Extra we've got 7 witty pepper spray product reviews, a Thanksgiving dinner rolled into one croissant, Robert Wagner's latest role, and more news bites of the day. Plus: Keep up with us on Facebook, and follow us on Twitter: @LAist @LAistFood @LAistSports.

The LA Food Swap was launched in March 2011, and met with great success. Its founder, food writer Emily Ho, banded together with other swap organizers around the country and worked to put together an online portal for food swappers. The Food Swap Network launched Monday.

Metro is still working on completing the Expo Line, but they still won't commit to any opening date for the light rail expansion. Why not?

Monday afternoon, local devotees of melancholic British alt-rock icon Morrissey learned their mighty Moz was adding a last minute, intimate Ticketmasterless concert Wednesday night at the Henry Fonda/Music Box Theatre. With strict rules regarding ticketing--cash only, 2-per-person limit, at venue box office only--fans lined the street outside the Fonda as the noon on-sale time approached.

If you're going to flee the scene of a car crash, climbing up a tree to get away from the cops is not necessarily a winning technique. A parolee gave the ol' tree climb getaway a late Monday night, only to have his plan foiled when he tumbled down in front of the police.