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Yahoo! Alerts Wednesday, November 30, 2011 7:44 PM EST Today's Local News for Los Angeles CA : As of 7:44 PM EST Mayor announces affair in front of wife Los Angeles Times - Nov 30 11:02 AM EST Individual Los Angeles schools gain new autonomy Los Angeles Times - Nov 30 12:37 AM EST Move by central banks exhilarates Wall Street Los Angeles Daily News - Nov 30 7:06 PM EST Bud Selig, Frank McCourt won't testify in Dodgers bankruptcy Los Angeles Daily News - Nov 30 7:06 PM EST Jury Deliberates Fate Of Man Accused Of Raping And Murdering Fiancee CBS 2 Los Angeles - Nov 30 7:03 PM EST Man Arrested After Threatening Suicide In Standoff At West LA Apartment Complex CBS 2 Los Angeles - Nov 30 6:20 PM EST Los Angeles Times Mayor announces affair in front of wife Nov 30 11:02 AM EST Mayor Mario Hernandez told colleagues and audience members during last Monday's council meeting, he had filed for both corporate and personal bankruptcy, the San Fernando Sun reported. Individual Los Angeles schools gain new autonomy Nov 30 12:37 AM EST Under a union pact with L.A. Unified that still needs ratification, charters lose some of their competitive edge. The Los Angeles Unified School District and its teachers union have agreed to a new pact granting local schools more autonomy over hiring, curriculum and work conditions and virtually ending a 2-year-old policy that allowed charter operators and others to take over low-performing and ... LAPD and Occupy L.A. protesters face off Nov 30 12:00 AM EST Bracing for their imminent eviction with the LAPD on tactical alert, they vow to stand their ground. Villaraigosa says children living at the encampment sparked an eviction order. Occupy L.A. protesters, whose eight-week encampment on the City Hall lawn has become a political hot potato for city leaders, were locked in a tense standoff with police at one downtown intersection late Tuesday as ... Strong winds coming to Southern California Nov 29 11:59 PM EST Strong Santa Ana winds, with hurricane-force gusts of 80 mph or more in some areas, could cause dangerous fire conditions and hazardous driving over the next several days. Strong Santa Ana winds could create dangerous fire conditions in Southern California over the next several days. Stars featured on new postage stamps honoring vegetarians Nov 29 10:52 PM EST Mohandas Gandhi, Pythagoras, Pamela Anderson and Bob Barker are featured on 44-cent stamps made by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. It isn't every day that Pamela Anderson shares billing with Pythagoras. Los Angeles Daily News Move by central banks exhilarates Wall Street Nov 30 7:06 PM EST A move by the world's central banks to lower the cost of borrowing exhilarated investors Wednesday, sending the Dow Jones industrial average soaring 490 points and easing fears of a global credit crisis similar to the one that followed the 2008 collapse of Lehman Brothers. Bud Selig, Frank McCourt won't testify in Dodgers bankruptcy Nov 30 7:06 PM EST WILMINGTON, Del. - Los Angeles Dodgers owner Frank McCourt and baseball Commissioner Bud Selig do not have to testify at a hearing next week on the team's plan to sell future media rights, a federal bankruptcy judge in Delaware ruled Wednesday. Photo Gallery: Workers clean the Occupy L.A. encampment Nov 30 6:07 PM EST City workers clean up the remains of the Occupy L.A. encampment from around City Hall on Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2011. LAPD officers removed the protestors overnight. Nearly 300 arrests were made. San Fernando mayor confirms affair at city meeting Nov 30 5:36 PM EST SAN FERNANDO - It was hardly business as usual when San Fernando Mayor Mario Hernandez took to the microphone at a City Council meeting to say he'd lost his business, his money and his wife and was having an affair with a city councilwoman. Photo Gallery: Marijuana grow found in Palmdale Nov 30 5:36 PM EST Sheriff's deputies find a marijuana cultivation operation during a probation compliance check in Palmdale on Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2011. CBS 2 Los Angeles Jury Deliberates Fate Of Man Accused Of Raping And Murdering Fiancee Nov 30 7:03 PM EST Jury deliberations got under way Wednesday in the trial of a man accused of raping his 27-year-old fiancee in a car at a Temecula mall, then fatally stabbing her when a sheriff's sergeant arrived to investigate. Man Arrested After Threatening Suicide In Standoff At West LA Apartment Complex Nov 30 6:20 PM EST Police said a man who was apparently despondent over his father's health threatened to kill himself inside his West Los Angeles apartment. Broken Water Main Causes Flooding In Toluca Lake Neighborhood Nov 30 5:37 PM EST A broken water main caused minor flooding and prompted closure of a street in Toluca Lake Wednesday. Parents Call For Crackdown On Internet Use After Lewd Act At OC Library Nov 30 5:14 PM EST Should public library patrons be subject to monitoring — or even censorship — of content deemed inappropriate by lawmakers? Kris Humphries Files For Annulment, Says Kardashian Duped Him Into Marriage Nov 30 5:07 PM EST Kris Humphries filed for an annulment Wednesday from his wife Kim Kardashian, People Magazine reports. NBC Los Angeles After Occupy LA: Items Nov 30 3:45 PM EST A look at what was left behind after the end of the two-month Occupy LA encampment at Los Angeles City Hall. Photo Credit: Jonathan Lloyd LA Braces for Powerful Winds Nov 30 3:30 PM EST A major change in the weather pattern is expected to bring powerful gusts of up to 85 miles per hour and possible hurricane force winds into the Los Angeles region for two days, starting Wednesday evening. Photo Credit: BJ Lutz The Price Tag of Occupy LA Nov 30 3:15 PM EST Numbers still need to be crunched, but estimates for Occupy LA are already starting to surface. Photo Credit: Getty Images Motive Sought in Grandmother's Fatal Stabbing Nov 30 3:15 PM EST Police are trying to determine what lead a man to allegedly fatally stab his 87-year-old grandmother and then barricade himself for several hours in a shed behind her home before being taken into custody. Photo Credit: Olsen Ebright Police Move on Occupy Riverside Nov 30 10:15 AM EST About 70 officers moved in on the Occupy Riverside movement early Wednesday in what authorities described as an orderly operation. Photo Credit: Jonathan Lloyd KABC-TV Los Angeles Condom use in porn may be decided by LA voters Nov 30 5:47 PM EST Los Angeles voters may decide whether actors in pornographic movies filmed in Los Angeles should be required to wear condoms. Hospital seeks to identify 'John Doe' patient Nov 30 5:47 PM EST White Memorial Medical Center is trying to identify a 'John Doe' patient who was admitted to the hospital on Oct. 11. LAUSD, teachers' union reach tentative deal Nov 30 4:47 PM EST The L.A. school district and the teachers' union struck a tentative deal about teaching policy and school direction. Anheuser-Busch pulls Budweiser Clydesdales from Rose Parade Nov 30 4:02 PM EST The upcoming Rose Parade will not feature a team of Budweiser Clydesdales, for the first time in decades. Larry King interested in buying LA Dodgers Nov 30 2:32 PM EST Larry King is joining the growing list of people interested in buying the Los Angeles Dodgers. FOX 11 News Los Angeles Selig, McCourt Won't Testify Next Week Nov 30 7:07 PM EST Los Angeles Dodgers owner Frank McCourt and baseball Commissioner Bud Selig do not have to testify at a hearing next week on the team's plan to sell future media rights, a federal bankruptcy judge ruled. Inmate Shift Quickly Filling Some Jails Nov 30 6:55 PM EST Two months into California's most far-reaching public safety realignment in decades, some counties are seeing a higher-than-expected influx of inmates who could crowd jails to the breaking point much earlier than expected. La Brea Tar Pits Polluting Water? Nov 30 6:26 PM EST For years, environmentalists have blamed the pollution of Ballona Creek on industrial dumping, but it turns out that runoff from the La Brea Tar Pits has been polluting the creek and the Pacific Ocean. Lawyers Guild Disputes Occupiers' Bail Nov 30 6:25 PM EST An attorney with the National Lawyers Guild called today for the immediate release of all people still being held on bail for refusing to leave the Occupy L.A. encampment at City Hall. What's Next for Occupy LA? Nov 30 4:25 PM EST A vocal member of Occupy L.A. said today the protest movement would shift its focus to shorter, guerrilla-style encampments, possibly in bank lobbies or at the homes of bank executives. Los Angeles Business Journal Nara-Center Financial Merger Completed Nov 30 6:22 PM EST Nara Bancorp Inc. and Center Financial Corp. have completed their long-awaited $286 million merger, creating the nation's largest Korean American bank. Poll: How Much Holiday Shopping Will You Do This Year? Nov 30 3:37 PM EST The Los Angeles Business Journal has posted a new weekly poll for readers on issues in the news. Disney Sells $1.6 Billion in Bonds Nov 30 1:38 PM EST The Walt Disney Co. sold $1.6 billion in bonds this week as the Burbank entertainment giant took advantage of low interest rates to raise operating capital. BreitBurn Energy's Largest Shareholder Plans Sell-Off Nov 29 7:07 PM EST Quicksilver Resources Inc. announced a public offering of partnership units it owns in competitor BreitBurn Energy Partners L.P., a move that likely will lead to its exit from the Los Angeles oil and gas developer. Japan Approves Staar Surgical's Lens for Astigmatism Nov 29 1:52 PM EST Staar Surgical Co.'s Visian implantable lens for people with astigmatism has been approved for sale in Japan, a potentially huge market for the Morovia company. KTLA-TV Los Angeles Budweiser Clydesdales Pulled From Rose Parade Nov 30 5:18 PM EST LOS ANGELES -- The famous Budweiser Clydesdales will not be part of the upcoming Rose Parade for the first time in 58-years. Owner of La Verne Flight School Arrested in Scheme to Train Foreign Nationals Nov 30 4:48 PM EST LA VERNE, Calif. (KTLA) -- A woman who operates a flight school that trains foreign nationals was arrested Wednesday morning on federal charges. Hurricane Force Winds Expected to Hit Southern California Nov 30 3:48 PM EST Fire conditions will be 'explosive' VIDEO: Mark Kriski's Wednesday Forecast LOS ANGELES, Calif. (KTLA) -- The National Weather Service has issued high wind and red flag warnings for southern California, in anticipation of intense Santa Ana winds. Credit and Debit Card Numbers Hacked at UC Riverside Nov 30 10:03 AM EST RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KTLA) -- If you have used a debit or credit card at UC Riverside, your security may have been compromised. Another Drug Tunnel Discovered at Border Nov 29 11:15 PM EST SAN DIEGO -- Authorities say they have found the second cross-border drug-smuggling tunnel in as many weeks. LA Weekly Bud Bundy, Original Gangsta Nov 30 5:38 PM EST I t's 4 on a recent Friday afternoon, and David Faustino is chillaxin' as hard as he can. The former Married ... With Children star sits on a beach chair in his West Hollywood garage, just off the Sunset Strip. It's quitting time somewhere, and between pot-smoking session... Pulling the Trigger on Failing Schools Nov 30 5:24 PM EST This time last year, a storm was brewing in northwest Compton. More than 60 percent of parents from McKinley Elementary, guided by a then-unknown nonprofit called Parent Revolution, had prepared a petition for the Compton Unified School District. They hoped to make history by using a contr... Fighting Squatters, South L.A.–Style Nov 30 5:24 PM EST When a quiet neighborhood on the border of South Los Angeles became home to a family of squatters, the peace neighbors enjoyed came to an abrupt halt. It began nearly three years ago. A man who told neighbors his name was Robert Jones moved with his wife and their three young children into... Fairey Tales Nov 30 5:23 PM EST Since last Thursday was Thanksgiving, casual observers might imagine that you, L.A. Weekly's loyal readers , whiled away the hours thanking God over a slice of pumpkin pie — or perhaps channel-surfing in a haze of booze and residual L-tryptophan. That's what holidays are for, right?...

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