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Click here to start today. www.Blockbuster.com Today's Local News for Los Angeles CA : As of 7:30 PM EDT Assemblyman Mike Duvall resigns after his sex comments are broadcast Los Angeles Times - Sep 9 5:04 PM EDT Legislature passes health reform, but the governor may not Los Angeles Times - Sep 9 2:04 AM EDT Englander looking to fill Smith's council seat Los Angeles Daily News - Sep 8 1:52 PM EDT Woman killed on train tracks in Northridge Los Angeles Daily News - Sep 7 8:52 PM EDT 99-Cent Wedding For 9 Couples On 9-9-09 CBS 2 Los Angeles - Sep 9 7:16 PM EDT Severed Human Hand Found In The Antelope Valley CBS 2 Los Angeles - Sep 9 6:50 PM EDT Los Angeles Times Assemblyman Mike Duvall resigns after his sex comments are broadcast Sep 9 5:04 PM EDT KCAL-TV in Los Angeles played a tape of the married Yorba Linda Republican speaking about sex with two women. He apparently did not realize a microphone was on during a legislative hearing. An Orange County lawmaker who inadvertently broadcast explicit remarks about his sexual conquests over an open microphone during a lull in a Sacramento hearing abruptly resigned from office this afternoon. Legislature passes health reform, but the governor may not Sep 9 2:04 AM EDT Lawmakers vote to bar insurers from dropping sick patients, and approve several other bills. But Schwarzenegger says his pen is on hiatus until lawmakers act on water and prison issues. The California Legislature passed a measure Tuesday that would curtail the ability of insurance companies to cancel coverage for patients diagnosed with serious illnesses. Second ruptured water line in San Fernando Valley raises concerns Sep 9 1:49 AM EDT Some criticize the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, which says the city is making great progress on a $4-billion program to upgrade its subterranean water system. A second burst water line in the San Fernando Valley in less than 72 hours -- creating a sinkhole that nearly consumed a firetruck -- prompted concern about the city's aging pipe system and criticism that officials have moved ... In one L.A. classroom, Obama's speech faces technical difficulties Sep 9 12:19 AM EDT Instead of hearing directly from the president, students and visitors at Koreatown's Commonwealth Avenue Elementary get a hands-on lesson in perseverance, with a little help from Hello Kitty. Neither cable, Internet, radio nor a roomful of sheepish and harried adults could deliver the president's address to the 27 fifth-graders in Alice Cho's class at Commonwealth Avenue Elementary in Koreatown. It's funny what passes for offensive these days Sep 9 12:19 AM EDT A billboard critical of Mercury Insurance is taken down after the firm complains. But a vodka ad suggestive of part of the female anatomy is still eliciting gasps. The ads weren't far from each other on Wilshire Boulevard in Koreatown. Los Angeles Daily News Englander looking to fill Smith's council seat Sep 8 1:52 PM EDT Mitch Englander took out papers today to succeed his boss, City Councilman Greig Smith, becoming the first candidate to declare for the 2011 municipal election. Woman killed on train tracks in Northridge Sep 7 8:52 PM EDT NORTHRIDGE- A woman was killed by an oncoming train Monday but it was unclear what she was doing on the tracks. San Diego linebacker calls charges against him wrong Sep 7 5:07 PM EDT From the Associated Press- SAN DIEGO- Star outside linebacker Shawne Merriman is practicing with the San Diego Chargers just more than 24 hours after being released from jail. Containment on Station Fire surpasses 50 percent mark Sep 7 4:07 PM EDT Firefighters continued on Monday to set back fires and battle trouble spots to stop the relentless Station Fire, as residents returning home were warned of more heavy smoke and told to boil any tap water. More workers joining unions Sep 7 4:07 PM EDT Unions in Los Angeles gained membership in the last two years, in a continuation of an upward trend, according to a UCLA report released today for Labor Day. CBS 2 Los Angeles 99-Cent Wedding For 9 Couples On 9-9-09 Sep 9 7:16 PM EDT Forget Valentine's Day, if the date is 9-9-09 and you're at the 99 Cents Only store it's time to get married. That's just what nine couples were doing Wednesday morning at the 99 Cents store in Hollywood. Severed Human Hand Found In The Antelope Valley Sep 9 6:50 PM EDT Los Angeles County investigators were trying to identify the person whose severed hand was found in a neighborhood east of Lancaster. Crews Hope To Set Backfires In Station Fire Sep 9 5:50 PM EDT Containment of the wildfire north of Los Angeles has increased to 62 percent, but flames continue to burn east into the San Gabriel Wilderness. Fire officials are hoping for calm wind conditions Wednesday that would allow firefighters to set backfires and burn dry brush that has fueled the 15-day-old blaze. Calif. GOP Lawmaker Quits Over Taped Sex Comments Sep 9 5:48 PM EDT A Republican state lawmaker from Southern California has resigned after he was caught on tape bragging about having sex with a female lobbyist and another woman. It's A Boy For Nicole Richie And Joel Madden Sep 9 5:44 PM EDT Nicole Richie and Joel Madden are parents of a newborn baby boy. Richie says on her Web site that Sparrow James Midnight Madden was born early Wednesday. Sparrow, who weighed 7 pounds, 14 ounces, is the second child for Richie and Madden. NBC Los Angeles Sexist, Homophobic Lawsuit Against High School Settled Sep 9 7:17 PM EDT A Southern California high school and the ACLU settle a sexual harassment and discrimination lawsuit over violent Internet video threats. MoneyRaw: Saving for College Sep 9 6:17 PM EDT Financial Advisor Joe Auday talks about saving for college. Car Hits, Kills Man Who Jumped Out of Moving Ambulance Sep 9 6:17 PM EDT A psychiatric patient was fatally injured when a car hit him after he jumped out of a private ambulance on the southbound Hollywood (101) Freeway near Universal City, authorities say. Giant Vagina Outlasts Spiteful Billboard in Koreatown Sep 9 4:17 PM EDT Two billboards enter. One leaves -- and it's not the one you'd think. Cutest Animals of All Time Debut at LA Zoo Sep 9 4:02 PM EDT The Los Angeles Zoo has two new snow leopard cubs. Try not to weep as the cute washes over you. KABC-TV Los Angeles Nine couples wed for under a dollar Sep 9 4:44 PM EDT Nine couples paid only 99 cents to wed at the Hollywood 99 Cents Only Store. Fake Campus Cruiser spotted near USC Sep 9 2:59 PM EDT A fake Campus Cruiser has been offering female students rides near USC. Budget officials want LAPD hiring freeze Sep 9 11:30 AM EDT Top city budget officials want to impose a hiring freeze on the LAPD. LAPD reduces untested rape kits by half Sep 9 11:29 AM EDT The Los Angeles Police Department has reduced their number of untested rape kits by half. Report: Airport police head steps down Sep 9 11:29 AM EDT The LA Times reports the head of airport police and security is stepping down.

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