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Okay size queens, Starbucks has seven ounces of good news for you: On February 1st, Californians can order up a new even-bigger drink size at the ubiquitous coffee chain, according to KTLA. The "Trenta," named for the Italian word for "thirty," is a 31 ounce-r, up seven ounces from their "Venti," and only available for a select few beverages: iced coffee, iced tea and lemonade drinks.

Reginald Doucet was shot and killed by LAPD officers during a scuffle on January 14th, 2011. The Los Angeles Police Department continue to hold their defensive stance in the days following an officer-involved shooting (OIS) that took place in the early morning hours of Janaury 14th, claiming the life of Reggie Doucet, a former college football star who was behaving erratically while disrobed in front of his Playa Vista apartment complex. As details about...

Photo by neonspecs via the LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr Today Americans honor the life and legacy of Civil Rights advocate and leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. On this legal holiday, many Californians have a day off work, though the credo has become "It's a day on," meaning a day to do good work, rather than rest. Today is a "Day of Service," so there are community projects going on all over...

If you've ever been out and about and wondered (as surely we all have): "Am I breaking the law if I..." and you are an iPhone user, you might want to make a 99-cent investment in a new app released today called Cal Codes. Also handy for those study law enforcement or law, the Cal Codes app "contains the complete California State Penal code, Vehicle Code and Criminal Code." Go forth, legal eagles, and...

The body of an older man was discovered this morning outside a post office on the sidewalk at 7th Street and Kohler Street in Downtown, reports the Daily News. Police personnel affiliated with the post office found the man, thought to be around 50-60 years old, with multiple stabs wounds to the neck and chest. The man's identity is not known, and there "was no weapon or suspect to be found."...

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The Los Angeles Police Department's Crime Task Force/Driving Under the Influence Enforcement Detail have their sights set on the Harbor area tonight, and will be running a sobriety and license checkpoint to further the goal of educating the public and getting intoxicated drivers off the road. The checkpoint will be in the Wilmington area on Pacific Coast Highway (PCH) between Broad and Eubank Avenues, and is scheduled to run 6 p.m. to 1 a.m....

Cheese at The Mercantile (Photo by Michael Ngim for LAist/used with permission) Things will be heating up outside in Los Angeles this weekend weather-wise, as will the cheese-and-bread combos at The Mercantile in Hollywood, who are holding a Grilled Cheese Saturday tomorrow from 5 p.m. until closing time. They'll have a couple of special grilled cheese sandwiches on the menu, which sound pretty tempting: Popper Panini (Jalapeños, Cream Cheese, and Cheddar, served with Ranch...

Remember that movie Brewster's Millions? That's the sort of spend-it-or-lose-it scenario the Los Angeles Community Redevelopment Agency was facing, prompting them to allocate $885 million for projects around the city before their agency is dissolved by Governor Jerry Brown and his austere state budget, according to CBS2. "The projects involve infrastructure, affordable housing and cultural facilities." If the money wasn't spent, said a CRA rep, there would be no way to guarantee it would...

Photo by VeryBadLady via Flickr The Los Angeles Police Department have released details about today's pre-dawn officer-involved shooting that left a man dead in Playa Vista. Officers in the Pacific Area responded to a call regarding a "business dispute," as other calls from the area began to come in regarding a "man causing a disturbance," they explain in a media release. Here is how the LAPD describe the event: Upon arrival the officers were...

Did you hear the one about the two guys who went for a drive with a goat riding shotgun? True story: A man was pulled over near Hemet on suspicion of drunk driving, and the California Highway Patrol officer found a goat riding in the front seat. A second man riding in the vehicle tried to run away, according to KTLA, but "fell flat on his face." Both men denied owning the goat, which...

Manuel Gallegos shows the iPhone he used to film the incident during a June 4th press conference (Photo by Zach Behrens/LAist) Manuel Gallegos, the man who recorded the violent confrontations between Los Angeles police officers and Critical Mass participants in May 2010 has filed a lawsuit against the city, according to CBS2. Shortly after the incident, which took place during a ride organized to protest the BP oil spill, Gallegos filed a claim against...