Lindsay William-Ross

The prank wars continue between USC and UCLA a day ahead of their football meetup. After UCLA fountains were dyed a distinctly Trojan crimson the other day, this morning USC students awoke to blue and gold paint newly added to their Cromwell Field, according to LA Now. Large letters spelling out UCLA were on the turf, while nearby flagpoles also took on new hues. Clean-up crews were already eradicating traces of Bruin vandalism from...

Blame California Pizza Kitchen: "Airport Commission President Alan Rothenberg resigned Friday, saying his ties to a food and beverage concessionaire at Los Angeles International Airport was slowing down the airport’s modernization," reports CBS2. Rothenberg is on the board of CPK, whose LAX eateries are run by HMS Host, who are bidding to keep their concession contracts. The battle for who will get your food bucks at the airport has been long and ugly, and...

UPDATED 11:58 a.m.: Farfan has been found, reports KTLA. John H. Leichty Middle School student, 12-year-old Keifer Jacob Farfan, went missing on his way to school Wednesday morning, and has not been heard from since. The LAPD's Rampart Area Detectives are asking for the public's help to locate the middle schooler.

Nadia Chayka, left, and her fiance Luke Otterstad, both proponents of Proposition 8, hold up a sign outside of the Phillip Burton Federal Building in San Francisco, Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2010 (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu) Monday, December 6th is a date long-awaited by those following the ongoing legal battle over California's Proposition 8, which ostensibly banned same-sex marriage in the state back in November 2008, as that is the date when oral arguments for the...

Photo by Jimmy_Joe via Flickr If you think the Golden State is one of the top states when it comes to being an ideal location for harnessing that sun power, you'd be incorrect, according to The W.P. Carey School Of Business At Arizona State University's Professor Matt Croucher in the HuffPo. California didn't make the top 10, or even the top 20. Try a tie for #30 with Utah. What makes a state a...

Patrons use the computers at the BHPL (Andy Sternberg/LAist) Budget woes and book blues aren't just striking Los Angeles County's extensive library system, they're also forcing the library to take a break in a community largely considered one of the more affluent ones in the region: Beverly Hills. "The Beverly Hills Public Library will be closed starting Dec. 24 for 10 days as part of a citywide furlough aimed at balancing the city budget,"...

Still licking his wounds from losing the race to be California's next Attorney General, Los Angeles County District Attorney Steve Cooley (R) spoke in public yesterday for the first time since the election was called for his rival, Democrat Kamala Harris, reports the Daily News. During his press conference, Cooley acknowledged Harris' victory, and continued to defend his campaign, calling it "the hardest thing I have ever done."

Judge Stephen Reinhardt is refusing to step down from the three-judge panel that will hear oral arguments Monday on Proposition 8, California's controversial same-sex marriage ban, according to LA Now. Last night proponents of the prop filed a motion requesting he withdraw, citing his marriage to the ACLU's Ramona Ripston as a conflict of interest, since the organization has been supportive of same-sex marriage. In his written response, Reinhardt said: "I will be able...

Diners who grabbed at bite at Jerry's Famous Deli in Westwood last month may have gotten a little extra something with their pastrami on rye. "The Los Angeles Health Department announced Wednesday night that an employee of Jerry’s Deli in Westwood [...] has been diagnosed with acute hepatitis A," according to NBC LA. Consequently, diners who ate at Jerry's or had catering from this location on November 18, 21, 23 or 24 are at...

Last month the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Commission overturned the venue's temporary moratorium on holding raves, and yesterday the group voted in approval of restrictions for future events of that nature, according to an AP report published by KPCC. Now event organizers "must provide detailed security and operational plans at least two months in advance for commission review if they want to hold a rave party at the Coliseum or the neighboring Sports Arena."...

Riders on the 4th Street Bridge on 10-10-10 (Photo by A.C. Thamer via the LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr) Ready to ride the streets of Los Angeles on your two-wheeler without the fear of being mowed down by a motorist? The second CicLAvia event date has been set for Sunday, April 10th, 2011, when 7.5 miles of city streets will be set aside for cyclists to move from East Hollywood to Koreatown to...

Photo by Benjamin Page via the LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr Today, an estimated 33 million people around the world are living with HIV, according to statistics shared by LA County officials. In Los Angeles County, an estimated 60,000* people live with HIV and/or AIDS. December 1st is World AIDS Day, and there are several events taking place today in Los Angeles in honor of this somber day of awareness and activism. "The...