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When a young mountain lion was spotted inside a Downtown Santa Monica building Tuesday, authorities say they made every effort to subdue the wild animal, but ultimately made the decision to fatally shoot the young male. Now, animal rights activists are questioning the actions of those authorities, and are calling for an investigation into the shooting.

He made it to his 101st birthday, but his life ended when he was walking across the street. The elderly pedestrian was fatally struck Tuesday night by a vehicle in Burbank. The incident took place at around 8:15 p.m. on Olive Avenue between Sparks Street and Beachwood Drive.

By a 13-1 vote, the Los Angeles City Council today voted to approve an aggressive plastic bag ban that is aimed at saving taxpayer money for trash cleanup, promoting sustainability, and improving the environment.

In today's Extra, Extra we've got a Laker delivering a Detroit diss, a day in court for a starlet's DUI, art news in downtown Downey (yep!) and more news of the day. Plus: Keep up with us on Facebook, and follow us on Twitter: @LAist @LAistFood @LAistSports. You can also find us on Pinterest, Storify, Foursquare, and Instagram (laistpics).

A Parks and Recreation employee and his accomplice have been busted for stealing gas from a City of Los Angeles fueling station. The arrests were made after what the Los Angeles Police Department says was a lengthy investigation.

The Los Angeles City Council is expected to vote Wednesday on a proposed plastic and paper bag ban that has been called one of the biggest and boldest of its kind.

Perhaps the only thing better than a Slurpee is a FREE Slurpee, right? If you are a fan of the frozen convenience store treat, Wednesday May 23 is your lucky day: Participating 7-Eleven stores are giving away free Slurpees!

"We're Number TWO! We're Number TWO!" Hey, Los Angeles is no longer the worst U.S. city for drivers, according to a just-released study. Our epic traffic jams were finally ousted by Honolulu, Hawaii, putting L.A. in the number two ranking.

The Los Angeles Police Department are investigating how the bodies of two deceased women came to be left inside a South Los Angeles apartment unit. The bodies were found late Monday afternoon in a building on the 900 block of West 81st Street, between Vermont Avenue and Hoover Street.

Four men who became entangled in a fight with a fifth man in the Dodger Stadium parking lot Sunday night will not face felony charges, says the Los Angeles County District Attorney's office today.

The June issue of GQ has a two-for-one we couldn't resist: Justin Bieber. In Los Angeles. So basically the writer, Drew Magary, gets to roam our fair city with the teen dreamboat the little ladies cream their panties for.

The District Attorney's Office announced today they have charged a Los Angeles Unified School District teacher's aide with a dozen felony counts for allegedly committing lewd acts on a child. The suspect, 25-year-old Jorge Luis Dominguez, was working for Gratts Learning Academy, a LAUSD elementary school, as a part-time aide at the time of his arrest.