San Diego Mayor Bob Filner returns to work after therapy; San Diego's history of political scandals; UCLA takes comprehensive look at urban gardening in LA; As overseas adoption becomes difficult, some parents skirt law, plus much more.
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San Diego Mayor Bob Filner is expected to return to work at City Hall today. This after more than a dozen women have public accused him of sexual abuse and harassment. For more on this we're joined now by Mark Sauer of KPBS.
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The ongoing saga of Bob Filner has cast a shadow over a city known for its beaches and sunny weather, but he's not the first San Diego city official to raise eyebrows.
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The Boyle Heights Community Youth Orchestra launched last summer to help teach 6 to12 year olds music. Most don't get it at school.
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Seattle pot smokers were greeted with an unusual gift at the city's Hempfest this weekend: The Seattle Police Department handed out bags of Doritos to hungry revelers.
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Since 2007, L.A. County has ranked as high as fifth in number of plants seized on public lands, according to the California Department of Justice.
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The big 'O' has done it again. Oprah's new movie "The Butler" was a huge hit, raking in more than $25 million on its opening weekend. Here to talk about this and other Hollywood news for our weekly segment, On The Lot, is Rebecca Keegan from the L.A. Times.
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• 8:19
We've been looking at Hollywood jobs this summer, and talking with the people who do them. And today's job: Costume designer.
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• 6:43
A research group at UCLA has just finished a comprehensive mapping study on urban farms in Los Angeles County, looking at community gardens, school gardens, local farms and nurseries.
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They recently launched a Kickstarter campaign to sell their protein bar made of almonds, dates and you guessed it, crickets.
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• 4:58
Nine forest fires have burned more than 400,000 acres across Idaho. The state is experiencing more wildfire activity right now than any other part of the country.
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4,000 people showed up on Monday to take an entrance exam to be a firefighter in Pasadena, even though the fire department has only 10 vacancies.
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• 4:25
The brand new Long Beach Register will publish its first edition — in print — today. It's a new venture from the OC Register that will challenge the Long Beach Press-Telegram on its turf.
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This past weekend, the National Air Guitar championships took place here in L.A. at the House of Blues. It was the first time in nearly a decade that this sporting event was held in southern California.
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Southern California may host Comic-Con every year, but for the first time it's now host to a comic fest dedicated specifically to Latino artists and fans. Last weekend was the Latino Comics Expo, held at the Museum of Latin American Art in Long Beach.
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In 2014 NASA will launch three new scientific missions designed to study the effects of climate change on Earth.