January 14, 2012
It was a boys’ night out Friday for Adam Sandler and Jack Nicholson. The pals has some of the best seats in the house at last night’s Lakers game at the Staples Center in L.A. Nicholson and Sandler were all smiles at the game, and the “Jack and Jill” star certainly has a lot to celebrate this week. Sandler recently won a People’s Choice Award for best comedic movie actor. The friends and “Anger Management” co-stars joined other notable guests including Tobey Maguire, Penny Marshall, Dyan Cannon, Joel Silver and Lisa Ling at the basketball game, where the L.A. Lakers beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 97-92. Check out a photo of Sandler and Nicholson at the Lakers game below! PHOTO: More here: PHOTO: Adam Sandler, Jack Nicholson Catch A Lakers Game
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January 14, 2012
New renderings for the City Hall lawn show that the department is using its destruction as an excuse to revamp the park and get rid of some of the water-wasting turf. Blogdowntown explored three options on the table , and today the department released renderings that show what each option would look like. more › Continue reading here: 3 Options for a Post-Occupy City Hall Lawn
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January 14, 2012
Today the Occupy Los Angeles movement—with its renewed focus on foreclosures—is rallying downtown to protest the actions of the Bank of New York Mellon and Auction.com. more › See original here: Occupy Friday the 13th: Los Angeles Protesters Targets Real Estate Auctioneers and Bank of New York Mellon
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January 13, 2012
The LASD deputy who allegedly smuggled heroin into jail via a burrito also happens to have been one of the participants of “The Academy,” a Fox reality show in which he “was portrayed as the dim-witted class bumbler.” more › Read the original post: More Cheese On the Alleged Heroin Burrito Smuggler: Deputy Flunked Out of “The Academy” on Reality TV Show
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January 13, 2012
Smokers, take heed: the UC system is banning smoking and chewing tobacco on all ten of its campuses altogether starting in 2014. The ban, reports the San Francisco Chronicle , is intended to reduce students’ and faculty’s exposure to second-hand smoke, but it’s also to reduce the number of kids who take up smoking in college. more › The rest is here: Enjoy That Cigarette While You Can: UC Campuses to Ban Tobacco Products in 2014
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January 13, 2012
Surveillance video captured the violent robbery of a teenage girl in the lobby of her own apartment building. The Los Angeles Police Department describes the attack as “brutal,” and are now asking the public’s help in locating and apprehending the “aggressive and dangerous suspect.” more › See more here: Video Captures Robbery and Attack of Woman, Suspect at Large
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January 13, 2012
http://www.youtube.com/v/0i66_PTUyh0?version=3&f=user_uploads&app=youtube_gdata Lakers Coach Mike Brown on Luke Walton See original here: Lakers Coach Mike Brown on Luke Walton
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January 13, 2012
City Controller Wendy Greuel announced today that Los Angeles could have an extra $23 million in the bank had officials not dragged their feet to approve permits for advertising on street furniture. more › More here: Why Did L.A. Fail To Bank Over $23 Million In Street Furniture Revenue? Because The City Procrastinated.
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January 13, 2012
In tonight’s Extra, Extra, a hangover pill is in the works, a woman was beaten while being robbed of her cell phone and Heather Locklear’s sister calls 9-1-1 on her. Plus: Keep up with us on Facebook , and follow us on Twitter: @LAist @LAistFood @LAistSports . more › See the original post: Extra, Extra: Cell Phone Robbery Caught on Tape, Heather Locklear Rushed To Hospital & a Hangover Pill
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January 13, 2012
Cinema and television-obsessed, mark Griffith Park as your number one go-to spot to spy a production shoot. The iconic site boasts the number one spot as 2011′s top offlot L.A. shooting location. The park reportedly housed 346 permitted days for its main address last year. more › Excerpt from: Wanna Catch A TV Or Movie Shoot? Head To Griffith Park
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