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Saturday is May Day (which means immigration rallies) and a Big Sunday weekend volunteer day, but it's also "International Sunflower Guerrilla Gardening Day." For the fourth year, guerrilla gardeners all over the world will be creating sunflower gardens in some unexpected places...

With gusty winds that could reach 70 MPH expected to last into tonight, the I-5's Grapevine section has been reeling from dangerous driving conditions since early this morning. "Shortly after 7:30 a.m., the California Highway Patrol closed the southbound lanes of Interstate 5, and then about 8:15 a.m. shut down the northbound lanes at Vista del Lago," reports LA Now. The CHP has already been called about 20 accidents in the area, and reported...

A sketch of the suspect (CSULB) Cal State Long Beach grad student Colle Carpenter was the victim of a violent on-campus attack, however the school has since been criticized for how they handled the incident according to LA Now. Carpenter, who is transgendered, was confronted in a campus restroom by his attacker, who then "pulled Carpenter's T-shirt over his shoulders and head and used a sharp object to slash his chest." Community and student...

At a news conference held today, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa went on record in support of a boycott of Arizona by the City of Los Angeles, according to LA Now. The Mayor calls the neighboring state's new SB 1070 immigration law "unpatriotic and unconstitutional." Joining Councilmen Ed Reyes and Jose Huizar to speak on the issue, Villaraigosa expressed awareness that an economic boycott of Arizona would be difficult

Photo by RobeRt Vega via the LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr Mayor Villaraigosa is about to face more battles when it comes to how the arts are funded in and by the City of Los Angeles. The two inmates who escaped from Pitchess Detention Center North Facility overnight were located today at the Hasley Commerce Center in Castaic Junction. And another one bites the dust...Another Pinkberry location, that is. This one: On Abbot...

Photo by robertxcadena via the LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr Blustery winds have been sweeping across the Southland, and the winds will last through the day today, along with unseasonably cool temps. The strongest winds will blow through the mountains of Santa Barbara, Ventura, and L.A. counties, and the Antelope Valley, according to the National Weather Service, where a high wind warning has been issued. There the gusts could reach 60 MPH and...

It comes up all the time in conversation in Los Angeles, especially if you're talking with East Coast ex-pats: Why are there still no Dunkin' Donuts in Los Angeles? The international donut and coffee franchise has zero presence in California (the coffee you can buy at the grocery store doesn't count), which baffles many who swear by their sweets and caffeinated beverages.

Photo by _jcg via the LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr Governor Schwarzenegger swore in Abel Maldonado (R) as Lt. Governor of California today. The two teen girls arrested Friday on Long Beach's Wilson High School campus have been charged with felony witness intimidation for allegedly threatening classmates who were witnesses in the shooting death of Melody Ross. The 405 Freeway in Seal Beach came to a halt for an hour today as the...

Two inmates are missing from the North County Correctional Facility in Castaic, according to LA Now. The 24-year-old men, both from Van Nuys, may have made their escape sometime after 1 a.m. while they were working on the loading dock for the kitchen. They were determined to be missing after a 3:15 a.m. head count. Winder Barrios and Jose Aldana were arrested on April 2 in an armed robbery case. The pair were due...

Photo by G. J. Winterboer via the LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr Los Angeles is number one in the country....at least when it comes to how much smog we have. The American Lung Association's annual State of the Air rankings names Los Angeles-Long Beach-Riverside as the most polluted in terms of Ozone this year (we take the #3 spot in Year Round Particle Pollution and #4 is Short-Term Particle Pollution, too). Helping us...

Jason Alexander, perhaps known best for his run as George Costanza on the sitcom Seinfeld, struck a cycling middle-schooler early this morning, according to LA Now. The 14-year-old boy was on his way to campus when he was struck by Alexander at the intersection of Wilshire Boulevard and June Street. The "was taken to a hospital in stable condition." However, while the LAPD "took an accident report and are investigating the incident," Alexander was...

After being approved by the Appropriation Committee, AB 711 was approved by the California Senate yesterday, which will give supporters of cityhood in East Los Angeles a loan that will enable them to move forward with the lengthy process, according to cbs2. The emergency bill provides funds for "a study to determine whether cityhood for unincorporated East Los Angeles is financially viable." The next step is for the state Assembly and Governor Schwarzenegger to...