Zach Behrens

At the base of the San Andreas Fault, where 42 small quakes struck over the weekend, a moderate 4.8 magnitude quake occurred this morning around 4:55 a.m., the LA Times is now reporting. It was followed by 23 aftershocks including a 3.1 shaker. "The only interesting thing about this one is that it occurred at the end of the San Andreas fault," said Kate Hutton, a seismologist at Caltech, to the Times. "Bombay Beach...

Between Saturday and Monday morning, 42 small earthquakes shook, ranging in in magnitude from 0.5 to 3.3, near the Salton Sea, east of Los Angeles, according to the LA Times. "The worry for scientists comes from a case in 1987, when a magnitude-6.2 earthquake on one of the crossing faults appeared to trigger a 6.6 quake 12 hours later on the Superstition Hills fault to the south. The San Andreas fault is north of...

Photo by CarbonNYC via Flickr A few minutes before noon, one man was injured in a possible gang related drive-by shooting near Little Ethiopia on the 5600 block of Pico Blvd. The preliminary investigation revealed that the injured man got into a verbal dispute with the assailants before the shooting, according to LAPD Spokesman Richard French He was shot in the stomach before running into Headmaster Barber Shop where he collapsed inside. The victim...

Ultra convenience store Famima!! has big plans this year. In total, they have a goal of opening 20 storefronts throughout the Los Angeles region by the end of this year. Locally, those locations include West LA, Pasadena and two downtown. One of those downtown locations opened earlier this month at 700 Wilshire. One whole block away inside the Downtown Roosevelt on the 700 block of 7th Street, the company opens yet another store today....

The Chihuahua is the most popular dog in LA County | Photo by jondoeforty1 via Flickr When Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa asked Department Heads to cut their budgets, Ed Boks of Animal Services snipped away what many say was the wrong budget line item. The department last week announced that they would no longer be able to offer spay/neuter services vouchers for discounted or complimentary service, despite the fact that just a year ago the...

Photo by GarySe7en via Flickr On Saturday night, two cyclists were detained, handcuffed and cited for small infractions including incorrect address on a driver's license and no bicycle license, although the law regarding bicycle licenses has been suspended by City Council. The triviality that took place is now on the record. "This is how I spent my Saturday night," cyclists Alex Thompson said this morning as he held the above photo of him in...

Photo: Brian Frank If you live in neighborhoods or regions such as Silver Lake, Hollywood, Culver City, Koreatown, South LA or the Westside, there is a good chance there's a polling place waiting to take your vote (see a map and more info on today's election here). In fact, the County of Los Angeles is spending $2.2 million on today's primary election for the 26th State Senate seat vacated by Mark Ridley-Thomas when before...

Is Jay trying to outdo Conan before he even starts? Following up on President Barack Obama's appearance last week, former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is in town and will appear on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno," to "discuss her years of high-profile public service, and her new areas of focus following the presidency of George W. Bush," according to a news release per Marketwatch....

Pacific Palisades and Santa Monica & Palos Verdes in the distance | Photo by ikkoskinen via Flickr The Pacific Palisades Community Council is fuming that police ignored a 911 call because the car was too far away to respond in a timely manner. "LAPD Interim Captain Ruben De La Torre told the Palisadian-Post this Monday that twice a day the basic patrol car for the Palisades returns to the West L.A. station for a...

Wow. Depending on where you are, it's either slightly windy or super windy. The National Weather Service has kept many areas under a wind advisory--meaning winds are over 35 MPH--and downgraded others. Winds blew up to 83 MPH at Whitaker Peak near Castaic and 59 MPH in the Malibu Hills this morning. Affected wind advisory areas, lasting up until at least 3 p.m., include Topanga, Santa Clarita, Santa Barbara and other cities near mountains...

Daily News columnist Rick Orlov yesterday took a look at outgoing City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo's last eight years in office. He notes that despite the accomplishments, the public tenor does not reflect that and it got off to a bad start day one. "When [former Mayor Richard] Riordan left office, former City Attorney James Hahn became mayor and felt he did not need the advice of Delgadillo, then the newly elected city attorney. And...

Overlooking the Santa Clarita Valley, which includes the city of Santa Clarita and unincorporated LA County | Photo by respres via Flickr Even two Wal-Mart Supercenters can't save a city's budget. Today, the city of Santa Clarita, the fourth largest city in LA County, reports a 15% decrease in the preliminary fourth quarter sales tax figures. The tax revenue is projected at $7.3 million, $1.3 million less than last year. “In all of my...