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San Gabriel's mayor, Albert Y.M. Huang, is speaking out about his arrest on Friday following an incident during which he allegedly took a woman's purse, according to LA Now. Huang, 35, is calling the episode, which ended with the woman "clinging to the side of his sport-utility vehicle" as he drove from the scene, a "great misunderstanding between friends." The nature of Huang's relationship to the alleged victim remains unclear, and the Mayor has...

Photo by KennyJewel via the LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr RIP: Actress Barbara Billingsley, best known as the TV matriarch June Cleaver, has died. She was 94. Some fuel was spilled into the port of Long Beach during the course of a ship-to-ship transfer. The police were able to help a kidnapping victim after seeing them be abducted into a car in Studio City and following the vehicle to Glendale. A festival in...

For the second year in a row, adult entertainment studio Evil Angel has assembled a team of its talent to take part in AIDS Walk Los Angeles, which takes place this morning in West Hollywood. With 37 team members, Evil Angel has so far raised almost $12k for the cause. The team began mobilizing in June (link NSFW), prior to the recent reporting of an HIV case in the industry. Among the walkers are...

Sad news for shoppers who like a little hunk with their newly-purchased junk. The Beverly Center has opted not to employ a "Hunky Santa," this holiday season, according to ABC7. The mid-city shopping outpost says "Hunky just doesn't fit the mall's luxury image," anymore. Usually the mall would hire a fit, handsome young man to play the role--such was the cheeky tradition for the past nine years. Christmas at the Beverly Center can be...

The LAPD are releasing information about the rape of a teenage girl that took place this summer in South L.A. Two men followed the girl as she left a festival at Jim Gilliam park on the night of August 11th; one man acted as a lookout as the other raped the victim in a nearby carport. Though the lookout had the intent to also rape the victim, she was able to flee before a second attack occurred.

Can a giant multi-national fast food restaurant do some good in the world? One Riverside McDonald's seems to think so, after they remodeled the 44-year-old location to "become more sustainable and energy-efficient," reports KTLA. The normally "golden" arches are now green, beckoning customers to check out their drought-tolerant landscaping and low-flow plumbing. Of course nothing has changed about the food: You can still buy your kid a Happy Meal and have faith that it...

Venice Beach sand (Photo by sirimiri via the LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr) A sand replenishment project has been approved for Venice Beach, which means the eroded landscape will soon get a $1.6 million boost in the form of 30,000 cubic yards of sand, according to CBS. The project was approved yesterday by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, who have been charged with maintaining the beach since 1975, despite the fact...

Several restaurants who call Downtown, Hollywood, or other eastern parts of the city home are making strides to set up shop closer to the shore. Caroline on Crack has a breakdown of the restaurants who are opening up in Venice, Santa Monica, or TBD Westside spots. Who's headed Westward-ho? Scoops Westside in Culver City should open soon, Hungry Cat is taking a spot in Santa Monica, Bulgarini Gelato is headed to Venice, both Starry...

Photo by Dan4th via Flickr Through a partnership between leading food providers, businesses and non-profits, along with the help of Councilman Jose Huizar (CD 14), a plan has been implemented in order to make it easier for businesses to donate their surplus food to those in need. Help Feed L.A. brings together the L.A. Regional Food Bank, Albertsons, Hunger Action L.A. and L.A. Shares with the aim of addressing the needs of 1 million...

Loera (LAPD) Members of a United States Marshal's Fugitive Task Force notified the Los Angeles Police Department yesterday afternoon they had arrested Omar Armando Loera, the suspect in the July 24 murder of a woman in her Valley Village Home. Authorities tracked Loera to Mexico, and he was eventually tracked to the border town of Mexicali. Prior, the LAPD had briefly believed Loera was still in the vicinity, and had conducted a search of...

Photo by sweatpantsmoney via the LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr A $50k reward has been offered to help the LAPD solve the case of a Sylmar birthday parting shooting that wounded six people, including kids. While training in Long Beach, a helicopter pilot and his student were injured in a crash at the airport. The winning $30M SuperLotto ticket was bought at a 7-Eleven in Thousand Oaks. A recent diesel spill at a...

Recently CBS named their picks for five great small theatres in Los Angeles. Picking from the numerous 99-seat houses in town, their editors chose The Actor's Gang in Culver City, Circus Theatricals at The Hayworth, Elephant Theatre Company at the Elephant Stages, Sacred Fools Theatre in Hel-Mel, and Theatre 68 in East Hollywood for standing out among the bigger venues and for representing theatre in a movie-biz town.