Lisa Brenner

Photo by Gary Se7en via LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr "Honk if you love Thor," the marketing team could have branded on billboards around Hollywood, because honk they will, if only for the traffic rat king that's sure to irk Monday's commuters, crosswalkers and joyriders in advance of the premiere. Heads up, motorists (and pedestrians), a full street closure has been announced for all lanes of Hollywood Boulevard tomorrow between Highland Avenue and...

Photo by Ryan Resellar via LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr Git Along Lil Doggies: Santa Clarita Cowboy Festival, featuring a roundup of Western gear, food, clothing, and living history exhibits, returns to Melody Ranch Motion Picture Studio and other venues around Santa Clarita. "Saddle up and step back to a simpler time of chaps, saddles and old-time saloons. This year’s festival will include a mix of new attractions and returning favorites, including dutch...

Not real officers. (Photo by Herr Hans Gruber via LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr) A full investigation is officially underway by the City of Los Angeles Department of Transportation after a video surfaced of two uniformed officers allegedly appearing in an adult video, said LADOT Interim General Manager Amir Sedadi in a statement on Sunday. Photos of what appeared to be LADOT officers engaged in misconduct were provided anonymously to the Los Angeles...

Photo by Atwater Village Newbie via LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr A campaign to recruit out of state and international students to University of California campuses is causing tension in the community, reports ABC Local. Imported students pay more to attend than residents, and with cuts in funding, UC officials are "looking for a way to raise money," and are reportedly "focusing more on those admissions." A typical non-California student pays about $35,000...

Santa Monica's Downtown Farmers Market will begin implementing new signs and safety barricades (resembling tennis court nets) at each of the market entrances as part of the city's "ongoing commitment to maximize market safety," notes the city website. Market operation, access and vendor space will not be interrupted...

Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon celebrated anniversary number three by delivering two babies today in LA. A representative for Carey confirmed the births to the Associated Press, notes Yahoo! Music, saying, "The singing superstar gave birth Saturday at 12:07 p.m. EDT at an undisclosed hospital in Los Angeles."

Photo by arne meyer via LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr A gust of wind. A dog barks. Cue the truck. An "offshore breeze" will be accompanying a warm weekend of clear skies and 70s highs by the beaches with temps up to the 90s expected for inland and valley areas, notes CBS Local. Sunrise Saturday saw heavy wind and coolness in the mountains with 56 mph gusts reported in Malibu (64 mph near...

Seven people were shot at a single family home on Holmes Avenue in South Los Angeles on Saturday when gunmen allegedly opened fire at a benefit party sometime around 1:00 a.m., reports KTLA. The party was reportedly a fundraiser arranged to "offset funeral costs for a 22-year-old man that was recently murdered," according a partygoer who said she and others were dancing when the incident occurred...

Photo by Urban Woodswalker via Flickr A DUI checkpoint in Lancaster yielded a drunken 25-year-old man and a link to a deadly pedestrian hit-and-run when officers noticed blood on the vehicle. The driver, sidro Peralta of Littlerock, was booked Saturday, according to police, "on suspicion of gross vehicular manslaughter, felony hit-and-run, and felony driving under the influence," reports the Daily News. Peralta was stopped at a drunken driving and license checkpoint near Avenue J...

Photo by TooMuchFire via LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr A Glendale man was in surgery Saturday after reportedly suffering a self-inflicted gunshot wound that occurred after allegedly shooting and killing a woman Friday night on the 210 Freeway in La Crescenta and pushing her body out of the car, reports the Glendale News-Press. Police began receiving witnesses 911 calls around 5:00 p.m. and closed the La Crescenta Avenue on the westbound 210 after...

An environmental group, the Center for Biological Diversity, reportedly filed a a 60-day notice of intent to sue the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on "allegations that the agency failed to develop a recovery plan for the endangered Southern California mountain yellow-legged frog," reported the Riverside Press-Enterprise...

Photo by basykes via Flickr For the 9th consecutive year, California has taken home the brain bacon as winner of the national Academic Decathlon. On Saturday at an awards banquet in Charlotte, NC, it was revealed that Granada Hills Charter High School beat out 35 other teams from across the country, besting their closest competitor, a Houston area school, by about 1,700 points, and scoring an 18th win for California while earning the Los...