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Get it while it's hot...and a little melt-y! (Lindsay William-Ross/LAist) We've done breakfast at LA Mill before, and the menu has remained generally the same, which means if you know what you like there, chances are you'll be able to get it. And even though our LA "cold snap" is already a distant memory and we're back to watching the palm trees nod in the sunny breezes, our ingredients still have seasonality, which is...

Mark Ridley-Thomas Recently announced news that LA County Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas was planning to give his offices a remodel that would cost $707,000 caused a public backlash, according to the Daily News. The project would use the funds to "add seven workstations, replace the ceiling system and recarpet his eighth-floor space in the Kenneth Hahn Hall of Administration," according to the Supervisor's website. The office has not been upgraded in about 15-20 years. Some...

Photo by STERLINGDAVISPHOTO via the LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr The Walt Disney Company publishes their thoughts on the death of Roy E. Disney. The number of Asian Americans in LA County joining the military is up by 80%. Looks like it's closing time for good for the Southwest Museum of the American Indian. Reaction from a group affiliated with the Bob Hope airport are lashing out at Metrolink in objection to their...

Photo by Katherine_hitt via Flickr The Los Angeles City Council has once again opted to postpone a vote on a proposed action to curb the influx of medical marijuana clinics around town, reports the LA Weekly. In a meeting described as "raucous," the city's Planning Department showed "hurriedly created maps showing that only five of 137 pot shops envisioned under a City Council cap could remain at their current locations if the city adopts...

Roy Edward Disney, son of Roy O. and nephew of Walt, has died, according to the LA Times. He was 79. Disney began his career making nature films, but came into the public eye in the mid 1980s when a wish to return his family's company to its creative roots prompted him to quit the company board and inspire a shakeup of its power structure. This led to the "hiring of a new team...

Lindsay William-Ross/LAist Earlier this week Metro announced they would be offering free 24-hour service for New Year's on their Red, Purple, Blue, Green and Gold Lines, leaving out the Orange Line, "the 14-mile-long busway that traverses the San Fernando Valley," notes the Daily News, which the MTA hails as a “train on rubber wheels.” However, this afternoon the agency amended their original announcement to include the left-out busway, declaring they "will offer 24-hour service...

An upcoming fundraiser aims to put participants to the test based on their knowledge of local history and trivia, physical challenges and what they're calling "some Angeleno road warrior savvy." Taking place on Saturday January 30th, 2010, the inaugural Great City of Angels Scavenger Hunt is being put on by members of the Spring 2010 Westside Marathon team of Team in Training (TNT) who are looking to raise money for The Leukemia & Lymphoma...

A home invasion robbery that took place late last night in the Hollywood Hills has left the homeowner shot and in critical condition, with four suspects in police custody, according to abc7. Police say "several men entered a home in the 8100 block of Mannix Drive at about 1:40 a.m." and during the course of the invasion both "the homeowner and an animal in the home were shot." After the suspects fled the police...

Photo by let 'er rip via the LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr In the hopes that people will be encouraged to rescue a pet through adoption during the year-end holidays, Los Angeles County-run animal shelters will offer reduced fees to adopt starting Saturday and running through Christmas Eve, according to the Daily Breeze. There are six LA County shelters (Downey, Gardena, Baldwin Park, Castaic, Lancaster, and Agoura Hills), and all will open at...

Waters visiting her Edible Schoolyard site in L.A. recently with City Council President Eric Garcetti (Photo via Twitpic) Although predominantly synonymous with the Bay Area and its Slow Food movement, Chef, author, restaurateur and Edible Schoolyard maven Alice Waters is sharing with SoCal's KCRW her 5 picks as part of the Santa Monica station's Guest DJ program. Starting with Nina Simone's "I Want a Little Sugar in My Bowl" is an ideal foodie choice,...

AP Photo/Abdeljalil Bounhar Here in Los Angeles, the County DA's office has long-hoped to bring director Roman Polanski back to face the sentencing he evaded by fleeing the country back in 1978, however the Swiss government indicated today that they "won't begin the extradition process [...] until sometime next year," reports LA Now. A spokesman for the Justice Ministry in Switzerland, where Polanski was arrested three months ago, announced today that we can expect...

James Wernke (Image via Facebook) 21-year-old Santa Ana College baseball player James Wernke had last been seen Saturday afternoon when he went to take his girlfriend's dog for a walk in her family's Fullerton neighborhood. However, Wernke did not return, prompting his family to file a missing person report and the authorities to conduct a search for the young man. Wernke's body was found yesterday, "face down in about 2 feet of water in...