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Update: Ted Lieu says he was among the few legislators in favor of the gift ban but was prevented by the Democratic leadership from discussing or voting on it on May 26. See Jump. Remember the names Kevin de Leon, Fran Pavley, Curren Price and Ted Lieu among California legislators......

Big victory for Wetlands Defense Fund, Access for All and attorneys James Birkelund and Rose M. Zoia, who convinced a San Francisco judge today to issue a preliminary injunction halting plans approved by the California Coastal Commission to essentially destroy much of Malibu Lagoon in order to rebuild it. The......

Kids can't do stunts in Hollywood, so other means are required when the script calls for putting a child in danger's way. Jane Oshita, a tiny gymnast, White Lotus Kung Fu expert and contortionist, has appeared in dozens of films, a woman-child who takes on the violent work that child......

You don't see pure puff pieces on the front of the Los Angeles Times much. But today the paper ran a near-lionization of Dr. David Feinberg, who LA Weekly investigated after UCLA doubled his base salary (amidst budget cuts and tuition hikes) from $739,695 to $1.33 million. Is it Page......

Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver are living apart while they figure out what to do about their troubled marriage, according to the Los Angeles Times. She has moved out of the fantastic Brentwood home they share. The former California governor has been out of office since January, so it's possible......

Investigative reporter Beth Barrett, the Los Angeles journalist whose scoop revealing that Antonio Villaraigosa was cheating on his wife caused him extensive political harm, has won the Maggie Award for Best Public Service Series, for her searing L.A. Weekly cover story, "The Dance of the Lemons: Why Firing the Desk......

The felony prosecution of Jeremy Marks has been abandoned by the Los Angeles County District Attorney's office, which had accused the teen of "attempted lynching" -- a bizarre charge that drew national attention because Marks touched nobody. But he had used cell phone camera to videotape a cop hitting another......

Mayorsam blog says the battle to prevent Malibu Lagoon from being subjected to an elaborate "destroy-it-to-rebuild-it" plan is getting attention tomorrow at 4 p.m. at a rally at the Malibu Lagoon parking lot. The issue of whether to leave the stunning lagoon near Pacific Coast Highway and Cross Creek largely......