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Are you going to make it a "staycation" this summer and hit up one of our many gorgeous beaches? (Photo by Ross Reyes via the LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr) Last year "staycation" was a buzzword for many, as people's budgets tightened and plans to travel were curtailed by gas prices and soaring airfares. As summer looms, many travel industry professionals believe this year it will be another year of folks opting to...

Photograph of riot police heading to the New School by Amanda Spurlock/Gothamist Gothamist watched as a New School University building was once again occupied by protesters who were soon arrested by police. The cops claimed they didn't use pepper spray but a video suggests otherwise. Phillyist tried to proofread this sign but gave up. Seattlest saw Dan Savage's campaign for mayor take a walk, then savored the first Ken Griffey, Jr., home run of...

A man in his 20s died from wounds sustained during a stabbing attack that took place late last night near Corbin Avenue and Nordhoff Street in Northridge, according to abc7. The incident happened following a dispute, and occurred outside a party that was being held near the Cal State Northridge campus. In addition to the young man who died on scene, another man was sent to the hospital for treatment for his injuries. No...

Luis Javier Fernandez-Garcia has given new meaning to the term "panty raid." The 30-year-old man was caught burglarizing a young woman's apartment in Pasadena in the wee hours of Saturday morning when she arrived home with a male companion, LA Now reports. Fernandez-Garcia fled on foot; when he was caught and handed over to Pasadena Police, they discovered he was wearing the young woman's lingerie, which he had stolen from her bedroom. According to...

Working at a fast-food Chinese eatery in Valenica is probably not tops for thrills, unless you've got a little secret stashed away on the job. Such was the case for Diego Ortiz of Santa Clarita, who "was arrested Friday and charged with making pictures of female co-workers undressing in a restroom" at the Hungry Ninja in Valencia, explains the Signal. Ortiz was busted "after a female co-worker discovered a cell phone video camera hidden...

Photo by dtaylor123 via the LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr A 60-foot whale was found dead in the Los Angeles Harbor yesterday. The Angels paused before the start of last night's game to honor pitcher Nick Adenhart, who was killed in a tragic car accident this week. Some famous faces were among the many volunteers who were helping feed the homeless yesterday in Downtown to honor Good Friday. A shooting at a Rosemead...

Photo by Robbie via the LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr Having and raising a child can be a joyous thing, but it can also cost a small fortune. And in this unstable economy, many families are opting to do a bit more planning when it comes to prospective parenthood. "In Southern California, Planned Parenthood says that compared with last year’s first quarter, requests for vasectomies were up more than 30 percent in the...

It just takes one "anonymous tipster" to make gossip go viral these days, which is precisely what happened yesterday when celeb scandal-mongers TMZ passed on a report that came from the California Highway Patrol's own website regarding a "possible fatality" at the home of rapper Snoop Dogg that read: "The word is 'Snoop Doggy Dogg has the dead body of his wife in his basement"--a story which grew wings and spread like an STD...

Photo by colros via Flickr California's Department of Public Health and the California Conference of Local Health Officers released their annual report on the state of our health late this week, and it looks like "Los Angeles County residents are less likely to die of lung cancer, suicide or car crashes than residents of most other California counties - but more likely to die from heart disease and diabetes, according to the Daily News....

Photo by craiglkirk via the LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr Happy Birthday to the World's Oldest Person, Angeleno Gertrude Baines. She celebrated b-day #115 today in her convalescent home near Downtown. In El Monte, they're doing all they can to put that extra sparkle of appeal in bicycle riding by promoting the area's "Emerald Necklace." One of LA's gang-reduction programs is drawing praise for their success, but their screening process for participation is...

ESPN's new West Coast Studios hit the airwaves today from Downtown's LA Live. The studios are part of Phase 2 of the campus, and join their sports-themed restaurant in Phase 1 (pictured). Photo by Michael Zampelli/LAist Commence humming the theme to ESPN's beloved SportsCenter...NOW. Today is the day, sports fans, when the long-standing cable network opens their "12,300-square-foot studio today in the middle of LA Live, the entertainment complex across the street from Staples...

Will it be "pencils down" for days, or for good for some LAUSD teachers? (Photo by Norma*Iriz* via Flickr) Under pressure from United Teachers Los Angeles, the union representing educators working in the LAUSD, the Board of Education agreed on Tuesday during their regular meeting to postpone voting on proposed layoffs. The Board, in a gesture meant to show alignment with Superintendent Ramon Cortines, decided to pursue meetings and discussions of alternatives with bargaining...