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Photo by current events via the LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr Pink's Hot Dogs were on hand over the weekend to participate in one of the local celebrations of Harvey Milk Day. At The Milk Party at Madame Tussauds in Hollywood, the longtime local hot dog-seller made use of their cherished foodstuffs to show their support for the slain San Francisco civic leader who refused to let his sexuality keep him from making...

To be technical, Chef Rick Moonen would be coming to L.A. then back to Vegas then back to L.A. then back to...you get the point...as the man in charge of a rail venture between the two cities. Despite objections from Union Pacific that they won't share their tracks with any gaming-themed train between Los Angeles and Sin City (and a battle with rival Z-Train) the X-Train has announced "Mr. Rick Moonen's management company, Rick Moonen, Inc. [will] develop The 'X' Train's Food and Beverage operation."

Food truck culture has been slow to catch on in Orange County, but now they've got their first casualty. The Brooklyn Boy's Deli Truck made its last stop on Saturday, says the OC Register. Owner Marc Gabriel is selling the truck and taking a chef job in his hometown of Temecula. Word had it that the Deli truck was too pricey for "street food," while others complained they were lousy at letting people know...

He might be nearing 80, but Richard McDonald of Walnut doesn't mind having a criminal record. McDonald and his wife have been "charged with 279 code violations" since late 2005, for which he's been convicted of 33, according to the San Gabriel Valley Tribune. The legal battles began when McDonald was cited for having his dog off-leash. He describes the authorities' ensuing actions: "Once they squealed and ratted on me, the city got all over me like a cheap suit."

Will the parking lot of the racetrack at Santa Anita become an upscale mall? (Lindsay William-Ross/LAist) It's once more into the starting gates for retail development mogul Rick Caruso, who will enter into talks today with the new owners of the Santa Anita Park, reports the Pasadena Star-News. They may opt to revive a plan for an upscale retail project in the racetrack's parking lot which had been voided five years ago when the...

Inside Council Chambers, Santa Monica City Hall (Photo by Omar Omar via Flickr) Tonight the Santa Monica City Council will consider passing a measure in protest of Arizona's SB 1070, joining other California cities in implementing business restrictions with the neighboring state, according to the Daily Press. The measure, put on the agenda by Councilman Terry O'Day, would put in place a ban on travel to Arizona as well as on future contracts awarded...

Photo by aalorber via the LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr Bruce Beresford-Redman's lawyer says his client, whose wherabouts eluded Mexican authorities for a week, has returned to L.A. April real estate: California home prices 15% off bottom. No unicorns visible, but sometimes the LAFD can summon up a rainbow. "Three people involved in a three-vehicle crash on the eastbound 101 Freeway in Sherman Oaks early Sunday were killed in a second collision after...

Photo: Sam Horine/Gothamist Gothamist found out Banksy was in town on Monday, only to see his pieces dissed by Tuesday. However, this tourist sidewalk lane might be his work. Gothamist also created this primer on what's not a Banksy. SFist survived another Bay to Breakers race, the city's annual costumed marathon of pomp and hilarity, but held its nose after participants used Tehama Street as a toilet. Seattlest examined what Sarah Palin's endorsement of...

Photo by Grant Palmer Photography via the LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr The man who allegedly tried to get 50 pounds of marijuana through security at Bob Hope Airport this week pleaded not guilty to felony drug charges yesterday. Rep. Adam Schiff will testify in a Senate committee hearing next week about the Station Fire. We could get a "CleanTech Corridor" adjacent to the LA River. Learn how Burbank cyclists got together to...

Photo via Lake Street Creamery on Facebook Scheduled to launch next month, the Lake Street Creamery ice cream truck will have a set of flavors on board that are already making our mouth water and our tastebuds intrigued: Donut, Pancake Breakfast, Holiday Chocolate, Aztec Sacrifice, Tahitian Vanilla Lemon Mint, Black Licorice, and Tears of the Yeti. These are the staple flavors Beth Colla and Tim Ferguson will be making on the truck, along with...

Bruce Beresford-Redman hasn't quite disappeared, but he also hasn't been found, according to LA Now. The former Survivor and Pimp My Ride producer, whose wife Monica was "found dead in a gutter at the Moon Palace Hotel, where the couple was staying," on vacation in Mexico last month has been missing "for several days." Beresford-Redman had been held for questioning by authorities in Mexico, but was released and ordered to surrender his passport and...

Photo by hall.chris25 via the LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr If you're heading to the beach this weekend, take note of a warning issued for this weekend from the National Weather Service. Swimmers, surfers, and boaters will find "very strong currents and dangerous swimming conditions," in the waters of our SoCal beaches, according to LA Now. "Forecasters expect surf of 5 feet to 6 feet with swells as high as 8 feet at...