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Hikign Elsmere Canyon in the Santa Clarita Valley | Photo by puck90 via LAist Featured Photos on Flickr A neo-Nazi is running for a seat on Riverside County's water board. "A federal judge said on Monday that she is inclined to deny a government request to delay her order that immediately stopped the military from enforcing its ban on openly gay service members." Magic Johnson sold his ownership stake in the Lakers to UCLA...

Today the campaign to pass Prop 21 launched their first TV spots. If approved by voters, an $18 fee will be added to annual car registrations, thus funding state parks and allowing free entrances to parks. The advertisements do their job, but they're nothing exciting (see one of them below).

If part of your Sunday included seeing hundreds of zombies on the Metro Red Line Subway or on Hollywood Boulevard, we hope you survived (no word on what happened to Captain America yet). It was all part of the 2nd Annual Hollywood and Highland Zombie Walk. And If you missed out on the fun, don't fret. Random zombie happenings seem to happen year-round in L.A. and another one is planned for this Saturday in Newport...

Mayor Huang It was 1 a.m. at the New Taste Dumpling House last Friday in San Gabriel. Mayor Albert Y. M. Huang and an unidentified women apparently got into a fight over money -- she reportedly throws a a steamer of dumplings at him and he returns with throwing vinegar. Huang then allegedly took her purse, tried to take her SUV before fleeing in his own vehicle, which she clung onto as he drove...

Photo by Alex de Cordoba via LAist Featured Photos on Flickr It's official. Food trucks in L.A. County will have to go through twice-yearly inspections and display the resulting health grade just like restaurants do, thanks to the approval of an ordinance today the L.A. County Board of Supervisors. The law will go into effect in 30 days, but don't expect "A's," "B's" and "C's" clinging to the windows of food trucks and carts...

After launching a useful Hollywood Bowl mobile app this summer, the LA Phil is at it again. With the season at Walt Disney Concert Hall in full swing, the organization has now brought patrons another mobile tool. Their free "LA Phil," which is available on Blackberries, Androids and iPhones, includes concert schedules, program notes, options to buy tickets, performer biographies...

Photo by fredcamino via LAist Featured Photos on Flickr L.A. has suffered a blow this year in regards to the budget. Job cuts, furloughs, impacted city services and more have had a ripple effect on the pubic (library hours shortened by two days, for one). To avoid more of this in the future, city officials are acting now to save the budget, which includes going to the voters at the March 8th municipal election....

Hello, Fall! Expect temperatures in the 60s throughout the week and weekend, accompanied by clouds and rain for at least four days, according to the Weather Channel. By Friday, the sun should start peaking out, and by next week Monday, it's expected to be sunny, but still in the 60s....

Map via Patch AOL's brand of local news websites are growing faster than ever. Just last week, LAist posted about two new Patches in the San Gabriel Valley and today are two more in North Hollywood/Toluca Lake and in Monrovia. Craig Clough will take the helm for North Hollywood/Toluca Lake, which is likely going to be tough. While some of his fellow site editors have very defined and sometimes relatively small cities and neighborhoods,...

The first portion of the the Expo Line, the light rail train between downtown L.A. and Santa Monica, is expected to open in August 2011. That portion will travel from the 7th/Metro to La Cienega (cruising by USC just in time for the school year), with completion of the first phase to Culver City in 2012. Three years later, in early 2015, the train should be full operation all the way to Santa Monica.