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Who doesn't like feeling oppressed...by hot temperatures? While we Angelenos tend to brag mid-winter about the nature of our climate, it's weeks like this that might make us eat our words. Unfortunately, this hot, hot heat is going to stick with us--like the back of your thighs are sticking to that chair.

Those of us who are 21+ may have indulged in a boozy milkshake spiked with hard liquor, but now a local restaurant chain is tempting our palates with wine milkshakes. Yes, wine milkshakes are being blended up at select area Counter Burger locations.

It's hard to collect taxes from parking lots if you don't know how many parking lots there are. That's pretty much the problem that's got L.A. City Controller Wendy Greuel worried, and wondering if there isn't millions in uncollected debt that could help fill our coffers.

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We're getting to be experts here in Los Angeles at moving large objects from one location to another, aren't we? Our transport skills will be put to the test soon when the retired space shuttle Endeavour is taken to its new forever home at the California Science Center.

The Los Angeles City Council unanimously approved a new ordinance today that gives cops the green light to ticket skateboarders who engage in what's known as "bombing"--when they barrel down steep hills at high speeds, and other dangerous moves.

Why are so many people injured or killed by L.A.'s Metro Blue Line? That's something a special task force has been organized to look into, as the rail line seems poised to be headed to a record year of deaths on the its tracks.

Though a movie about the 1992 L.A. Riots has been in talks for years, with perhaps a renewed interest in the Rodney King story, comes word director Justin Lin is in negotiations to direct the film.

If you're a SoCal city with a troubled police force operating in tough economic times, how about just disbanding the whole thing? That's what's on the table for Fullterton, whose PD has been rife with controversy recently.

President Barack Obama is working on raising votes, and money, and tonight the incumbent Democrat will be at a star-studded fundraiser. But this time, while the host and guest lists are definitely a Hollywood who's who, this spendy shindig is in Connecticut. Never fear though--Obama is said to be returning to Los Angeles in September.

A Metrolink train headed from the Sylmar station to the Sun Valley station struck and injured a woman and struck and killed a coyote this morning. The incident took place near the 9500 block of North San Fernando Road at around 5 a.m.

Ladies, time to tame those tan lines in preparation to bare your boobies in the name of, well, the right to do so. GoTopless.org is once again sponsoring their annual march and rally for the equal right for women to go topless. The eye-catching event takes place at Venice Beach on Sunday August 26.