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The annual Susan G. Koman Race for the Cure 5K run/walk began at 9 a.m. on Sunday in Los Angeles with nearly 10,000 participating Angelenos raising over $1.5 million. According to CBS Local, Komen has invested almost $2 billion dollars to become "the largest source of nonprofit funds dedicated to the fight against breast cancer in the world."

34-year-old Miguel Sanchez, a special-ed teacher's aide, part-time parks and recreation employee, and candidate for Bell City Council, died Friday afternoon after complaining of flu-like symptoms, reports the LA Times. Sanchez was to run in the city's general and special recall election on March 8 to replace former Councilman Luis Artiga who, amid allegations of misappropriation of public funds, resigned last fall. Sanchez had complained of flu-like symptoms last week and was admitted to...

A mailer sent by an independent political action committee on behalf of Bernard C. Parks lists, among other inaccuracies, dead people supporting his reelection. L.A. County Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas, who was also erroneously named as a supporter, backs Parks' opponent in the City Council race and has slamed the Chamber...

Photo Credit: Huntington Beach Police Department 65-year-old registered sex offender Michael Joseph DeSilva was arrested in Huntington Beach on Saturday for allegedly trying to lure children with a parrot near Main Street and Pacific Coast Highway, reports CBS Local. DeSilva was not making contact with children when officers approached, however witnesses told police the man was trying to get kids to play with his bird, “Mango.” Authorities are looking for any children who may...

Even the young ones are into street art these days. Inspired by a viewing of Exit Through the Gift Shop, the 10-year-old daughter of children's author Aaron Zenz declared her intention to become a street artist like Banksy when she grew up. Explaining that art is good, but vandalism is bad, pops and daughter dreamed up an art project that was publicly stealthy, but not destructive...

Hawthorne couple Gregory and Janice Bartmess, both 60-years-old, were arrested Saturday on suspicion of elder abuse and animal neglect after police found 13 dogs in varying states of neglect and Janice Bartmess' unresponsive mother at their home, reports ABC Local Responding to a tip, officers went to the house where they found rotting food and animal feces reportedly covering the floors. After rounding up the dogs, officers then discovered Janice Bartmess' 86-year-old mother bed-ridden...

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Photo by joiseyshowaa via Flickr Need a fill up? Try Hawaii or Alaska. It's cheaper there. California's average price of $3.845 for a gallon of regular gas is the highest in the U.S. outranking even the states where fuel is almost always more expensive. Increasingly pricey oil and "the rigors of making California's clean-burning gasoline," are to blame, reports the LA Times. According to AAA's daily fuel-price survey, Friday's painful average was more than...

A large scale price-fixing scheme involving international air carriers has cost U.S. consumers and businesses hundreds of millions of dollars, say federal prosecutors. Between 2000 and 2006, 21 airlines "allegedly conspired with competitors to inflate passenger and cargo fuel surcharges," notes FOX LA.

Photo by Sundogg via LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr A measure to institute a curfew on wilderness areas and public parks may be considered by the Glendale City Council. Residents are complaining that late-night teen parties are "leaving a mess and endangering the community by smoking and building camp fires," reports CBS Local. The curfew -- in effect from 10:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. -- would go include areas like hiking trails, hillsides,...

The commission that oversees the Los Angeles Police Department has rejected the chief's recommendation and ruled instead that "two police officers were wrong when they fatally shot an unarmed autistic man last year," reports LA Now. Since becoming chief more than a year ago, the panel has only overruled Beck three times.

The computer, reported stolen on Feb 24 from Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center, housed names, D.O.B. and diagnostic information for at least 667 patients. Michael Wilson, the County Department of Health Services spokesman, said the records were not encrypted and that patients were sent letters about the theft.