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Photo by Non Paratus via the LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr A bit of good news for JetBlue passengers departing from and arriving at Bob Hope Airport in Burbank: Your boarding pass for your flight is also your ticket to ride a Metrolink train to or from the airport, free. Announcement of the new partnership came today. Both the airline and the transit agency hope that the offer will help passengers save money...

Rush Snack Bar (Image courtesy Andrew Cohen) Downtown's 7th/Metro subway station, which serves the Red, Purple, Blue, and, eventually, Expo lines, will soon be home to a convenience store in the stop itself. The Rush Snack Bar could open as soon as the end of this month, says blogger Brigham Yen, who has the background info on the new retail endeavor. The unique retail space is located underground near the station's Hope Street entrance....

Photo by RuggyBearLA via the LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr Alan Kimble Fahey calls his unique Antelope Valley home Phonehenge West. Today he will learn if a judge in a Lancaster court is ordering him to tear his home down. Facing 14 misdemeanor counts, Fahey received a partial verdict in the case yesterday, and was found guilty of violating building codes, according to the L.A. Times. The Times explains a bit about Fahey...

There are 29,398 fewer state-issued cellphones in use today thanks to a massive cut implemented by Governor Jerry Brown. The removal of the state employees' state-funded phones is part of cost-cutting plan to save the taxpayers at least $13 million. The cellphones cut today represent 44 percent of the phones issued to state employees in state agencies and departments that fall under the Governor’s direct authority, according to the Governor's office. The ultimate goal...

Burger Week at The Oinkster continues...and we've got another report from a serious burger lover! As he declared he would yesterday, LAist Featured Photos pool contributor Carlos Rossi followed up his visit to Eagle Rock's The Oinkster for the first night of their playful Burger Week and Chef Andre Guerrero's take on the Big Mac with a night two visit to see what their version of the Tommy Burger tasted like.

The Los Angeles Police Commission has had it with the City of Los Angeles' current red light camera program, and today they said "no" to proposal to keep them up and running. At this point, the only way the city can keep them running is if "the City Council opts to strip the commission of its authority on the issue," explains L.A. Now. In April, the Police Commission gave the okay to a temporary...

Photo by woodleywonderworks via Flickr A new rule proposed for Los Angeles would require that all toy replica weapons be made in certain colors so as to distinguish them from real weapons, according to the L.A. Times. The proposal was made by Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck and is being considered today by the Los Angeles Police Commission. Because there have been recent shooting incidents involving people with phony guns and the LAPD,...

Attorney Gloria Allred at the 2008 West Hollywood Pride parade (Photo by BinaryLA via the LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr) A homosexual law enforcement officer says he was denied permission to march in the upcoming Gay Pride Parade in West Hollywood while wearing his uniform. He was told by his employer, an as-yet unidentified law enforcement agency, in writing, that "his marching in uniform would bring 'discredit' to his governmental employer," according to...

Photo by carlos ※ rossi via the LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr It's Burger Week at the Oinkster, and enthusiasts are eagerly awaiting each night's new tribute offering. "Eagle Rock's heroes at Oinkster have scored my love (again) with 'Burger Week,'" says burger lover Carlos Rossi. Rossi, a frequent LAist Featured Photos pool contributor, also shared with us his shots of Monday night's special, the Oinkster's version of the classic McDonald's Big Mac....

Photo by bloomsberries via Flickr Justices of the Supreme Court refused to take a look at a California Supreme Court ruling that maintained the state law that grants reduced tuition at state schools to all California high school grads, regardless of immigration status. The Associated Press reports that the court opted not to comment on their decision. Challengers of the law, who are attorneys for a conservative immigration-law group, insist that the current in-state...

Photo by neonspecs via the LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr It's time for the grande dame of Los Angeles' golden era cafeterias to get her facelift. Clifton's Cafeteria in Downtown will close up two days a week during the summer as part of new owner Andrew Meieran's renovation that will turn the beloved "Brookside" joint into a contemporary nightlife destination that will not shed its own history in its reincarnation. The restaurant will...

The image of Tina Fey as Sarah Palin used by Fox News In the media, the rule is every story has a picture. So when covering the latest Sarah Palin news about the likelihood the Hockey Mom with a creative take on U.S. history will run for President in 2012, Fox News flubbed big time and put up a photo of Palin's best impersonator, SNL alum and 30 Rock star Tina Fey. Oops! As...