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Photo by somegeekintn via Flickr If you're hoarding masses of excess prescription pills and aren't sure of when or how to just get rid of them, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is ready to serve you. On Saturday, April 30th, they will be hosting their second National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day at sites throughout Southern California. The service is anonymous and free, no questions asked--just show up and drop off all those pills you...

In today's manic Monday Extra, Extra we've got highly-paid ballplayers, teens without jobs, more 737s going into inspection, a "cookie radar," and more news bites of the day. Plus: Keep up with us on Facebook, and follow us on Twitter: @LAist @LAistFood @LAistSports.

Where the LA Film School's parking lot meets the Hollywood Farmers' Market, December 12, 2010 (Photo by SKD's LA Street Scenes via the LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr) The popular Hollywood Farmers' Market has been soldiering on since late last year when their weekly permit to operate on the streets of the busy neighborhood went into sudden jeopardy thanks to the objections of the Los Angeles Film School. Negotiations then were tense, and...

The Manila Machine's cheery orange truck (Lindsay William-Ross/LAist) When the Manila Machine food truck, with its tasty Filipino fare, got rolling last summer, it soon became a favorite meals-on-wheels option in the city. From their addictive and unique purple ube cupcakes to their savory and satisfying lumpia, sliders, and adobo dishes, local food bloggers turned entrepreneurs Marvin Gapultos (Burnt Lumpia) and Nastassia Johnson (Let Me Eat Cake) got thousands of eaters tuned into to...

The Los Angeles Police Department are prepping a news conference for later this afternoon during which they intend to provide details and images of eight more women would could be linked to the Grim Sleeper killer, Lonnie Franklin, Jr. According to a news advisory sent out by the LAPD, at 4 p.m. today LAPD "[d]etectives will be giving an update to the ongoing investigation and will provide information related to the focus of the investigation against Franklin..."

Photo by denisetaylor☼ via the LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr The Los Angeles County Department of Beaches and Harbors would like you to know that there will be a lot of people hanging out on their sands this season and not enough money to pay the folks to clean up after them. Or, as they say, they will "implement beach service curtailments," starting May 1st. A release issued today explains that with a...

Joe Le (via Facebook) Los Angeles County coroner's officials confirm this morning that the body found in the Angeles National Forest is indeed that of Joe Le, a 20-year-old hiker from Anaheim who was swept away by the cold and fast-moving waters of the San Gabriel River, according to the AP. Le, a Golden West College student, had been hiking with friends on Friday and was attempting to wade across the waist-high waters at...

Even if you sit on your pot and pretend to be disabled, those drug-sniffing dogs of the border patrol can still get wise to your plan. A 19-year-old man learned this lesson this weekend as he attempted to make it over the border from Mexico into the U.S. at San Ysidro,"the world's busiest land border crossing" (thanks, Wiki!) with five pounds of marijuna stuffed inside the seat of a wheelchair, according to KTLA.

The initial testing will take place between 23rd & USC (Map via Metro) You may be so bowled over by the sight that you spazz out and get into some sort of traffic accident, so Metro this morning is cautioning folks that they are, indeed, going into the testing phase for the Expo light rail line, and a train car will be moving along a portion of the line between Downtown and Culver City....

In today's no foolin' April 1st Extra, Extra we've got 6 eco facts about one valley 'hood, some serious lady power, Chris Brown's rowdy posse (and who they're pissing off), "Things Your Burglar Won't Tell You," and more news bits of the day. Plus: Keep up with us on Facebook, and follow us on Twitter: @LAist @LAistFood @LAistSports.

The 2007 design for the Meadow (Download a .PDF here) There are a few "finishing touches" left to be made, but tomorrow Silver Lake's newest chill zone, the Meadow, will "soft open" to the public. A release made the e-rounds today announcing a opening ceremony tomorrow for the new park space, which will be available for use for "passive" activities only ("jogging, walking and strolling; laying on the grass; looking at the Reservoir," they...

Authorities in Murrieta responding to the call of a "vicious" pit bull outside a home got a little more than they bargained for Thursday, according to the Press-Enterprise. First, the dog turned out to not be a pit bull, but rather an Argentine dogo. The dog, however, was so boisterous and lunged for an officer, prompting that officer to shoot the dog in the head. But the dog wasn't the only thing officers had...