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Here, Kitty, Kitty (Photo by docentjoyce via Flickr) Hollywood Hills dwellers have been cautioned to keep their eyes peeled for a bobcat who is "on the prowl in the neighborhood," according to ABC7. The wild cat has been spotted on at least three different occasions over the past month. Residents who have seen the animal say they are both stunned by its beauty and taken off guard. The intent of the community is not...

Photo of the Pershing Square Ice Rink in 2008 by Ray_from_LA via Flickr It might be in the 90s, but it's already the time of year to think about donning some skates and hitting the ice at the seasonal outdoor rinks poised to open around town. Tomorrow is opening day at Woodland Hills Ice, a 7000+ square-foot rink made of real ice situated in a wintry landscape. The facility is open 10 a.m. to...

Photo of Electric Daisy in 2009 at the Coliseum by LU5H.bunny via the LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr The Commission that runs the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum has overturned a ban on raves at the venue initiated in June of this year, according to the LA Times. The moratorium on the events was issued following the drug-related death of a teenager who had been at the Electric Daisy Carnival. Safety at raves, and...

As predicted, the late State Senator Jenny Oropeza was re-elected last night to serve the 28th District, which covers Long Beach and parts of the South Bay, according to ABC7. A special election will be held to put another Democrat in her place in the vacant seat. Oropeza died on October 20th "of complications from a blood clot in her abdomen" following a long battle with liver cancer....

Sampling beers at Tony's Darts Away (Photo by Elise Thompson/LAist) Live music, food trucks, and great beers are on tap this weekend for the first ever Vegan Beer Festival, which is being co-hosted by Tony Yanow (owner, Tony's Darts Away) and QuarryGirl (Vegan Blogger). The event will be held Saturday at The Roxy Theatre, where five bands will take the stage as guests enjoy unlimited beers from up to 24 brewers from California and...

Photo by Robbie via the LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr Last night Jerry Brown was named Governor, Barbara Boxer retained her Senate seat, and Gavin Newsom won the Lt. Governor's race. While who will take Brown's job as Attorney General still remains too tight to call, the rest of the state-level contests have been declared, and, when applicable, in favor of the Democrats. Insurance Commissioner: Dave Jones (D) Secretary of State: Debra Bowen...

Lifeguard shacks, Long Beach (Photo by sfxeric via the LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr) A sewage spill in Burbank has affected the beaches down in Long Beach, according to Everything Long Beach. The closure was announced yesterday by City Health Officer Dr. Helene Calvet, and "prohibits water-based recreational activities and is specific to Long Beach’s open coastal beaches from 3rd Place to 72nd Place." 50,000 gallons of sewage hit the L.A. River following...

Birnkrant Residential College, where the accident happened (Photo by toastycakes via the LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr) An 18-year-old University of Southern California freshman was seriously injured early Monday morning after he fell from his sixth floor dorm room window, according to LA Now. This morning, details about the events leading up to the mishap are coming to light, including the fact that the student, "identified in an email sent to some of...

Photo by jchengj via the LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr The LAPD had to bust up a Halloween party being thrown by Gov. Schwarzenegger's 17-year-old son, Patrick. Some of the guests were cited for alcohol violations, though not Schwarzenegger. Two more OC teenagers have come forward saying they were molested on an OCTA bus by a 55-year-old man. A sad twist for the election in Mission Viejo: A candidate for City Council died...

Photo by Rick O! via the LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr Guess what? We live in a desert and water is scarce! And now we are the number one large American city on a list of ten that are running out of water, according to a report assembled and published by 24/7 Wall St. Los Angeles gets the glory based on 24/7 Wall St.'s examination of a "October 2010 report on water risk...

A backpack left inside a planter in the foyer of the Los Angeles Police Department's 77th Street Division Station contained something other than homework or hiking gear, according to KTLA; it contained a pipe bomb. The bag and the device were discovered last night, though how the authorities made the discovery has not been made clear to the media. "L.A. City Fire and an LAPD bomb squad was brought in to secure the area...

Photo by RobeRt Vega via the LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr Autumn is such a tease here in Southern California; forget those chilly, rainy days a couple of weeks ago. We're having a heat wave! Hot temps and winds are hitting the region today, and the heat is expected to last through Thursday, says L.A. Now, with forecasters predicting "temperatures 10 to 20 degrees above normal." Santa Ana winds plus high temperatures means...