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Rap legend Heavy D "weighed 344 pounds at the time of his death yesterday," TMZ is reporting. "Officials recorded Heavy's height and weight as part of their investigation into his sudden and unexpected passing," they explain.

In today's Extra, Extra we've got a dog who needs a home, Villaraigosa's tax break plan to lure car dealers, and Occupy struggles in Santa Ana, along with more news bites of the day. Plus: Keep up with us on Facebook, and follow us on Twitter: @LAist @LAistFood @LAistSports.

This is some guerrilla art we like, and now it's here to stay: The 18-foot fork placed at the fork in the road where St. John and Pasadena avenues meet up in Pasadena has been given the okay to go in the ground for good.

Faculty at California State University's 23 campuses will be holding informal protests today to draw attention to the current "impasse" in an ongoing salary dispute and in the wake of executive pay raises. A strike by the faculty union has been called at two campuses for November 17.

The Occupy LA encampment at City Hall in Downtown is going to get a special visitor today. From Occupy Los Angeles on Facebook: "Rev Jesse Jackson will be joining Occupy LA protesters today at 12 noon at the corner of 7th and Figueroa."

Authorities at Camp Pendleton are investigating the death of Lance Cpl. Mario Arias, a decorated Marine who hails from Canoga Park. His body was found in his bed on the base Sunday morning, according to KTLA.

Inmates in Riverside County could soon find themselves having to pony up cash for their "stay" in jail. Today the Board of Supervisors "tentatively approved an ordinance to require inmates in county detention facilities to reimburse the county for the cost of their incarceration."

It's a good question, considering the proposed Los Angeles Downtown Streetcar is (slowly) on its way to becoming a reality. A recent study has determined that opening month ridership for the public transit project will be between 6,610 and 8,390 riders daily, and those numbers have local leaders supporting the streetcar very encouraged.

A six-year-old Monrovia boy claiming he was kidnapped Sunday could be responsible for a serious hoax, and now authorities say the child was "not truthful" with his case's investigators, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.

It's a hard knock life: Actress Lindsay Lohan checked in to jail last night, and made it out unscathed in under five hours. Lohan, following strict orders from Judge Stephanie Sautner, surrendered into custody at the Century Regional Detention Facility in Lynwood at 8:48 p.m. to serve a 30-day sentence.

Following the announcement of a guilty verdict in the trial of Dr. Conrad Murray, the family of Michael Jackson have issued a statement to express their delight in the jury's decision to hold Murray responsible for involuntary manslaughter.

A controversial life-size statue of a former president placed in a Newport Beach park suffered damage after a botched attempt by a thief to remove it from the site, according to Newport Beach Patch. The statue of Ronald Reagan, approved in January, was unveiled last month.