Zach Behrens

After 175 groups performed in 30 different venues, filling up a combined 17,000 seats, this summer, the people behind the first Hollywood Fringe Festival announced today that they'll be back next year. The news also means performers and troupes can sign up for the uncurated festival, provided they can find a venue -- traditional or found spaces -- within their Hollywood boundaries. The event, which LAist approves up whole-heartedly, will take place over ten...

Of the some 40,000 LADWP customers left without power over the last stormy (kinda) day, about 9,900 are still in the dark, according to the utility. That number is made up of 4,800 customers in South L.A., 1,800 on the Eastside and another 1,800 in Koreatown. Crews are still working to restore power as quickly and safely as possible....

Photo by sergeant killjoy via Flickr They warned you on Twitter and it starts today. The California Highway Patrol, along with other agencies across Los Angeles County, today are taking a zero-tolerance approach to the state's hands-free mobile laws. You cannot text while driving (basically) or hold a phone to your ear. “These two days of targeted enforcement are intended to educate through visual presence and enforcement of the laws,” said CHP Chief Steve...

Photo by Caveman 92223 via Flickr It only applies to one landlord, but it could indicate what future cases hold. A judge yesterday barred Los Angeles city attorneys from taking action against a landlord of a medical marijuana dispensary who is currently part of a lawsuit challenging the city's medical marijuana ordinance, according to the LA Times. Natural Ways Always in Palms is one of the 45 dispensaries that prompted the city to send...

The Grilled Cheese Truck | Photo by polaroid-girl via LAist Featured Photos on Flickr Tuesday's gubernatorial debate may be canceled, but that doesn't mean sparks will be flying during a different event. 89.3 FM KPCC will be hosting a their own debate about food trucks and L.A.'s driver to curb them. On one side of the table there will be Tom LaBonge, the L.A. City Councilmember who has introduced motions and held a public...

Photo by girl42 via LAist Featured Photos on Flickr It gets hot -- like last week -- and the power goes out. It gets stormy -- like today -- and the power goes out. As of 9 p.m., some 32,000 LADWP customers across Los Angeles were without power, according to utility. 10,000 customers were affected in South L.A., 9,000 in Hyde Park, 3,700 on the Eastside, 2,000 in Koreatown and another 2,000 in Southeast...

Photo by nicadlr via LAist Featured Photos on Flickr Amid controversy and criminal charges over sky-high salaries, a city of Bell councilmember resigned today. A big win for Schwarzenegger: the state supreme court ruled that the Governor legally furloughed state employees during the last fiscal year. Although there is a bike path currently on the Gerald Desmond Bridge in Long Beach, plans for its replacement scrapped the path -- that is until recently and...

Metro will be receiving $47.75 million, thanks to the federal government's State of Good Repair program, to build a new bus operations and maintenance facility in downtown Los Angeles. To be located near Union Station, the facility, which they hope earns the environmentally Gold LEED status, will provide service for up to 200 buses and include two structures: a 16,300 square-foot bus operations and administration buildings and a 500,000 square-foot bus maintenance building. A...

This has to be the best thing since sliced bread. Los Angeles in Maps by L.A. City librarian Glen Creason will feature 70 "reproductions of seminal and historic documents," ranging from Spanish explorers' charts to the old streetcar system and beyond. The book is set to release on October 19th and includes a forward by D.J. Waldie (City of Lakewood/KCET) and contributions from Joe Linton (L.A. Creek Freak/CicLAvia) and Morgan Yates (AAA). (via LA...

Photo by Mark Luethi via LAist Featured Photos on Flickr Prompted by this weekend's travel alert issued by The State Department -- be vigilant, Americans! -- Chief George Centeno of the Los Angeles Airport Police said his office is on guard. "Los Angeles Airport Police are aware of, and closely monitoring the reported terrorist threat to Europe," he said today. "We will continue to collaborate and work in close partnership with our law enforcement...

Among the many bills Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger approved and vetoed was one that would have significantly lowered the fine for drivers caught on camera slowly blowing a red light to make a right-hand turn. If approved, the fine would have dropped from $450 to $219, which is the fine given to motorist caught running a stop sign, according to the Mercury News. "A driver running a red light, whether they are traveling straight or...

Last Monday, a record breaking 113 degrees downtown. Today, overcast, fog and rain. Expect these conditions, with highs in the 70s and lows in the 50, through at least Wednesday. Then things should clear up, hit the 80s and otherwise make for a nice sunny weekend. What type of weather do you prefer?...