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Authorities in Anaheim are investigating two recent death threats against teen singer Rebecca Black, whose video "Friday" was a viral sensation, according to the OC Register. 13-year-old Black, who hails from Anaheim Hills, became the target of much critical and public scrutiny when her professionally-produced video soared to popularity. Sgt. Rick Martinez explains that the recent death threats came from people who dislike the video and "want it off the Internet." The young singer's...

One of the nation's premiere fundraising food events, Taste of the Nation, returns to Los Angeles on June 12th for a day of drinking and eating to benefit Share Our Strength, an organization whose motto is "No Kid Hungry." The event will take place once again in Media Park in Culver City, and guests will be able to sample food and drinks from some of the city's most beloved restaurants, chefs, bars, breweries, and...

This Taco Bell Cheesy Beef Melt has 88% beef, says the chain (Photo by Like_the_Grand_Canyon via Flickr) A class action lawsuit filed against Taco Bell asked the fast food chain "where's the beef?" and now that lawsuit has been dropped, reports MyFoxLA, after Taco Bell made alterations to their "marketing and product disclosure." At issue was the amount of beef in the beef mix they put in their various menu items; the suit alleged...

Photo by John-Morgan via Flickr It's Tax Day in the U.S.A. Eight post offices in Los Angeles and Orange Counties will be open late tonight to accommodate those procrastinators who have waited until the very last minute to postmark their 2010 taxes. All eight of the post offices offering extended hours will have mail collection until midnight, the deadline for filing today, though retail services will conclude at different times among the locations. Here...

In today's Extra, Extra we've got Xtina's boy toy off the hook, all sorts a stuff ablaze in Chatsworth, Passover dessert recipes, hot hot heat, and more news bites of the day. Plus: Keep up with us on Facebook, and follow us on Twitter: @LAist @LAistFood @LAistSports.

Proposed Downtown stadium Farmers Field (Gensler) One of the biggest hitches in the whole Farmers Field Stadium in Downtown plan is that we don't have a National Football League team. Now a city negotiator is saying Los Angeles will need not only a team to seal the deal, but that team would have to sign on for 20 to 30 years in the proposed stadium. Chief Legislative Analyst Gerry Miller told a City Council...

Orange County GOP official Marilyn Davenport is refusing to step down from her elected post today after she was outed as the sender of an email of a digitally-altered "family portrait" of President Obama as a baby chimp according to Top of the Ticket. Davenport said she thought the photo was "amusing," and definitely not racist. Likening her effort at levity to the jabs taken and shared via e-mail at preceding President George W....

Tweets before the event as captured by Venice311 The man wounded in a shooting on the Venice Boardwalk Saturday night was struck during the course of a flash mob gathering that had been organized using Twitter, reports the LA Times. The victim, said to be in his mid-20s, received a gunshot wound in the head and was listed in critical condition following the shooting. The flash mob was organized using Twitter, and word had...

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Someone is shooting arrows at the geese in Fountain Valley, and now the authorities are on the lookout for the perp, and a reward has been offered up to help nab the shooter. Three Canada Geese were struck with hunting arrows last week at Mile Square Regional Park, according to the OC Register. Authorities believe the geese were hit on or before Friday, April 8th. Of the three geese shot, only one remains alive....

In today's It Might Be Hot in L.A. But It's Hot as Hades in Coachella edition of Extra, Extra we've got a hit-and-run victim who's back at home, some funny film clichés, food trucks facing gas price woes, and more news bites of the day. Plus: Keep up with us on Facebook, and follow us on Twitter: @LAist @LAistFood @LAistSports.

The Los Angeles Police Department are investigating a shooting that took place last night on the Venice Boardwalk near 17th Street and Ocean Front Walk, according to Venice Patch. It is possible the shooting was gang-related, though the LAPD have not confirmed that. Following the shooting, the LAPD were also sent to a McDonald's nearby on Venice Boulevard, which may have also been gang-related.