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Photo by jasonawhite via Flickr The simple lesson in the case of Kenneth Lucas II of Los Angeles is don't post videos of your pot growing operation on YouTube. For many who make their moola off marijuana, growing is one part of their weed-focused set-up. Lucas, however, has just been sentenced to 13 years in prison because what this video ultimately unearthed was that his pot op was just his seed money for "an...

Come on, Angelenos: You know you've got a derogatory nickname for Orange County in your arsenal. So how often do you get to use it? If your answer is: "Less than I used to" then your sentiments are perhaps in line with the author of a recently published article in Orange Coast magazine that claims that L.A. residents are softening up when it comes to their next-door neighbor county. The article cites a few...

Revelers, a new destination for your Hollywood nights: The Next Door Lounge opens up tomorrow night, and will be all about the classic 1920s cocktails in a speakeasy-style setting. Acclaimed barman Joseph Brooke is defecting from Downtown's The Edison to take charge of the libations.

An allegedly drunk and possibly drugged man gave a pre-teen girl in Signal Hill the shock of her life early Sunday morning, after he made his way into her bedroom clad only in his boxer shorts, according to CBS2. The suspect gained access to the home by unlocking the door by reaching through an open window. The intruder stumbled into the 10-year-old girl's bed, apparently wishing to go to sleep. The child's father heard...

Dodger Stadium during off-hours (Photo by sfxeric via the LAist Featured Photos pool) News that the Los Angeles Dodgers have filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection inspired a multitude of reactions yesterday from fans, civic leaders, other ball teams, and media talking heads, however today one of the big'uns has spoken. Major League Baseball has formally objected to the bankruptcy filing. In fact, MLB says team owner Frank McCourt is not only to blame...

In January 2008, devotees of Silver Lake's Back Door Bakery bid a forlorn farewell to their beloved neighborhood café. Owner Deborah Goodale packed up and all but disappeared after she closed up shop, but has since resurfaced in a whole new part of town, with a recently re-opened Back Door Bakery, serving up bakery treats and breads along with coffee and tea to new customers and old in the Sunland area.

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Photo by squarepants2004j/auntyhuia via Flickr If you thought you heard a loud cheer in youthful voices erupt across the city this morning, well, it's because the Los Angeles Unified School District has just put in place a new policy that limits homework to just 10% of a student's grade. "The policy is intended to account for the myriad urban problems facing the district's mostly low-income, minority population," explains L.A. Now. Plus, you know, you...

Motorists suffering from "road rage" have surely taken their aggressions out on cyclists with whom they're meant to share the road in the past, and with consequences. Sierra Madre Patch offers details about a new case of driver versus cyclists leading to the motorist's arrest on "suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon," with the weapon being the man's Nissan Xterra.

Authorities in Lancaster are investigating several pieces of graffiti that "advocated the killing of gay people," according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. Deputies responded to a call regarding graffiti, which was put up in a business area, on the 44200 block of 10th Street West. The perpetrators are not known, and an investigation is under way.

It's just a few hours by car or practically the blink of an eye by plane--Las Vegas has long been one of Angelenos' favorite escapes for a night or two (or more for the brave) of great food, drink, gambling, and entertainment. LAist is taking a look at some of the great reasons to be lured to the Nevada desert for some sun and fun in Sin City. First up: A 4th of July Weekend BBQ & Beer event at the Bellagio.

What happens when a Taiwanese blogger gives a restaurant a bad review, why families are fleeing San Francisco, Boston's Whitey Bulger comes home, and PETA protests in DC, along with other hot topics covered elsewhere in the ist-averse this week.