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Today's Local News for Los Angeles CA : Man drove drunk at McDonalds drive-thru, police say Moreno Valley man found guilty in drug case Wines of the Week for Aug. 1, 2012 Culinary classes and Events: Week of Aug. 1, 2012 Mayor Villraigosa Says He’d Like To Be Governor Gay Marriage Ban Backers Seek Supreme Court Review Los Angeles Times Man drove drunk at McDonalds drive-thru, police say A man was arrested on suspicion of drunk driving -- while in a McDonald's drive-through. Moreno Valley man found guilty in drug case Prosecutors described Derwin Webster as a 'top lieutenant' in a large-scale narcotics operation in the case that came to trial more than six years after his arrest. A Los Angeles County jury found a man described as a "top lieutenant" for a large-scale narcotics operation that stretched to the Midwest guilty Monday of possessing and transporting hundreds of pounds of cocaine and marijuana. Millions of dollars may lie dormant in California's special funds As the governor and lawmakers make ever-deeper cuts, accounting discrepancies mean that large sums, such as $113 million in a recycling program, may be untapped. SACRAMENTO — California may have had hundreds of millions of dollars more on hand than the governor and lawmakers knew about as they struggled to close the budget deficit this year, a Times analysis shows. U.S. Forest Service rejects firefighting aircraft study Rand Corp. study recommends use of Super Scoopers over retardant-dropping air tankers in wildfires. Forest Service chief disagrees. The U.S. Forest Service is dismissing a study it commissioned that recommends a major overhaul in its approach to fighting wildfires, suggesting swapping out expensive retardant-dropping air tankers in favor of less costly water-scooping planes. Pot advocates rally support for allies on L.A. City Council Medical marijuana backers have donated more than $16,000 to L.A. City Councilmen Paul Koretz and Bill Rosendahl, who has his own prescription to consider too. Medical marijuana advocates suffered a bruising political setback last week, watching helplessly as the Los Angeles City Council moved to shut down hundreds of pot shops. Los Angeles Daily News Wines of the Week for Aug. 1, 2012 Produced by San Antonio Winery in downtown Los Angeles, this cabernet features ripe red fruit flavors of raspberry, plum and spicy black cherry. Two years of barrel aging adds notes of vanilla, caramel and oak spice and the finish is rich and silky. Culinary classes and Events: Week of Aug. 1, 2012 Let's Get Cookin': Mid-Summer Dream Menu, 6:30 tonight ($75); Robert Wemischner's Art of Architectural Desserts, 6:30 p.m. Thursday ($85); Grilling Indoors and Out, 6:30 p.m. Tuesday ($85); Corn Cooking, 10:30 a.m. Aug. 8 ($60); Hit-and-run driver who fatally struck bicyclist in Northridge on June 8 still at large LOS ANGELES - The hit-and-run driver who fatally struck a 76-year-old man on a bicycle June 8 remained at large today, despite a $50,000 reward for information leading to the culprit. L.A. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa says he'd like to be governor of California LOS ANGELES - Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa says he has no interest in becoming president of the United States, but would like to be governor of California. Spanish tourist hit in head with hammer in NY park NEW YORK - An unemployed man in a business suit abruptly pulled out a hammer and attacked a Spanish tourist eating lunch with his girlfriend in the park around City Hall, bashing him in the head repeatedly and knocking him to the ground before bystanders wrestled the hammer away, prosecutors said Tuesday as he was charged with attempted murder. CBS 2 Los Angeles Mayor Villraigosa Says He’d Like To Be Governor Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa said Tuesday he’d like to be governor of California. Gay Marriage Ban Backers Seek Supreme Court Review Backers of California's ban on same-sex marriages asked the U.S. Supreme Court Tuesday to overrule a federal appeals court that struck down the measure as unconstitutional, a move that means the bitter, four-year court fight over Proposition 8 could soon be resolved. Ailing California Nuke Plant Has $48M Repair Bill The operator of the ailing San Onofre nuclear power plant in California announced Tuesday it has piled up $48 million in inspection and repair costs related to damage to scores of tubes that carry radioactive water. DA: UCI Professor Plotted Attacks, Sexual Assaults At High School Rainer Klaus Reinscheid allegedly planned to burn down University High School, commit sexual assaults, and kill school officials and students before killing himself. Pro-Medical Marijuana Councilman Admits To Having Prescription A pair of Westside city councilmen has admitted to taking campaign donations from - and even patronizing - local medical marijuana dispensaries. NBC Los Angeles USC Lands Penn State's Silas Redd Second-team All-Big Ten running back Silas Redd has decided to leave Penn State and transfer to USC. Photo Credit: NBC10 Philadelphia San Onofre Shutdown May Prompt Refunds If Southern California Edison is not able to bring its troubled nuclear power plant at San Onofre back on line by November, the company may be required to pay refunds to customers or lower its rates,... Shootings Reignite Calls for Latino Voice Anaheim community leaders appealed on Tuesday to the City Council to address the issue of Latino representation on the council in the wake of two fatal police shootings that have sparked protests and clashes wit... Bryan Brothers Advance to Quarterfinals Camarillo’s Bob and Mike Bryan advanced to the Olympic men’s tennis doubles quarterfinals Tuesday after defeating Nikolay Davydenko and Mikhail Youzhny of Russia, 7-6 (6), 7-6 (1). Photo Credit: Getty Images L.A. Housing Prices May Be Rebounding Price Index showed. That’s still slightly less than last year in May, but a considerable improvement over January, when prices were down much further. Photo Credit: Getty Images KABC-TV Los Angeles 'Plain Jane Bandit' strikes again; 7th SoCal bank in 2 weeks The so-called 'Plain Jane Bandit' struck again, this time in Downey. It's the seventh SoCal bank she's hit in two weeks. Santa Monica priest arrested for sexual battery A priest at St. Anne's Church in Santa Monica was arrested and booked for sexual battery on Monday, police said. Body of missing FBI agent found in Burbank The body of missing FBI agent Stephen Ivens has been found in a wooded area in Burbank, police confirmed on Tuesday. Hollywood severed head investigation: $50K reward offered A $50,000 reward is being offered in the murder of a 66-year-old man whose severed head was found in Hollywood. 2 killed in crash on I-10, I-710 connector in Alhambra Two men were killed Tuesday in a crash on the connector road linking the westbound 10 Freeway and the southbound 710 Freeway. Los Angeles Business Journal Tuesday’s L.A. News Roundup DreamWorks Profit Falls Short… Herbalife’s Quarter Beats Expectations… IHOP President to Leave… OpenGate Makes French Acquisition… Rite Aid Workers Authorize Strike. Tuesday’s Closing Stock Roundup On Tuesday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed down 64 points, or 0.49 percent, to 13,008. The Nasdaq fell 6 points, or 0.21 percent, to 2,939. The S&P 500 fell 6 points, or 0.43 percent, to 1,379. The LABJ Stock Index fell 1 point, or 1 percent, to 135. Poll: What Should Be the Name for L.A.’s Burgeoning Tech Sector in the Beach Cities? The Los Angeles Business Journal has posted a new weekly poll for readers on issues in the news. Warner Bros. Is Big Spender in L.A. Movie studio Warner Bros. has taken the unusual step of releasing a study on its economic impact in L.A. County, estimated at more than $4 billion. The Los Angeles Times reports that it’s part of an effort to better inform local politicians and the public about the value of the entertainment industry to the local economy as the region struggles to keep productions in town. RealD Plunges on Disappointing Quarter RealD Inc. shares fell nearly 21 percent early today after the Beverly Hills supplier of 3-D projection systems to theaters reported second quarter financials that missed analysts’ estimates. Bloomberg BusinessWeek reports that profits were hurt by a 50 percent jump in product costs, largely from supplying theaters with new eyeglasses. KTLA-TV Los Angeles Gang Member Accused of Slaying Teen at Rialto House Party VICTORVILLE, Calif. (KTLA) -- Police arrested a 19-year-old gang member Sunday, accusing him of killing a San Bernardino teen early Saturday morning at a house party in Rialto. Arrest Warrant Issued For Actor Cuba Gooding Jr. NEW ORLEANS -- An arrest warrant has been issued for Los Angeles-based actor Cuba Gooding Jr.'s after allegations that he was involved in a fight in the city's French Quarter during the early hours of Tuesday morning. Dad Accused of Plotting to Kill Students, Principal at Son's School SANTA ANA, Calif. (KTLA) - A 48-year old college professor is accused of plotting to murder students and administrators at his son's former high school in Irvine. Dodgers Acquire Shane Victornio from Phillies The Dodgers have added outfielder Shane Victorino to a July trade haul that also includes Hanley Ramirez, Randy Choate and Brandon League. Duarte Becomes Latest City to Consider Emergency Tax Duarte leaders could declare a fiscal emergency in order to ask voters to raise sales taxes. DUARTE, Calif. -- Citing the loss of redevelopment as a crippling blow to the city's finances, officials in Duarte will consider declaring a fiscal emergency to allow the council to place a sales tax increase before voters. LA Weekly West Hollywood's New Fur Ban Could Be a Model for the Nation. But Opponents Are Still Trying to Strike It Down More stories from our 2012 Fashion Issue on dressing ethically: *West Hollywoo... Sweatshops Are Fashion's Dirty Little Secret. But They Don't Exist in L.A. -- Do They? More stories from our 2012 Fashion Issue on dressing ethically: *West Hollywoo... Downtown L.A.'s Underwater Home Mortgage Crisis In many movies, downtown Los Angeles is a stand-in for New York City. Its nooks and crannies mimic that most urban of American cities, and Ramon Garcia's condo on Seventh and Spring streets is no exception. His seventh-floor window overlooks a courtyard in the Bartlett, a 1911 bank designed by th... Michael Dell's Miramar-Geddon? Sometime next year, partial demolition may begin at the storied Fairmont Miramar Hotel, where Greta Garbo once lived, for an expansion that will create stunning condos for the very rich, luxuriously appointed hotel staterooms and even a little affordable housing. Santa Monica city fathers are dro... Comments: Bikram Battle Can a yoga pose be subject to copyright? That was the question raised by Rebecca Moss' cover story last week about the fight between Bikram Choudhury, one of the world's most famous yoga instructors, and his former student Greg Gumucio ("The Hot Yoga War"). And it definitely got readers talking. The Palisadian-Post Monsignor Lawrence O'Leary, 85; St. Martin of Tours Pastor Emeritus Monsignor Lawrence O'Leary, pastor emeritus of St. Martin of Tours in Brentwood, passed away on May 17 at the age of 85. Archbishop Jose Gomez presided at the funeral mass, concelebrated with Cardinal Roger Mahony, Bishop Edward Clark, and a number of priests. Beba Leventhal, 88; Holocaust Survivor, Palisadian Since 1964 Beba Epstein Leventhal, a Holocaust survivor and longtime resident of Pacific Palisades, died on July 17 at the age of 88. Born on December 19, 1923 in Vilna, Poland (now Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania), Beba attended Real Gymnasia. Dolores Sherman Golden, Former Longtime Resident Dolores (Dee) Sherman Golden, who lived in Pacific Palisades from 1973 to 2003, passed away on July 17 in her home in Salt Lake City of natural causes. Pali Blues Win Conference Title 2012-07-26 The Pali Blues women's team won the Western Conference of the W-League with a 1-0 win on Sunday over the Seattle Sounders, as forward Lynn Williams' goal in the 63rd minute proved to be just enough. Lacrosse Star Chris Groel Recruited to Play at Rutgers 2012-07-26 When asked what Rutgers University would be getting in Palisades High graduate and lacrosse star Chris Groel, Dolphins head coach Scott Hylen initially paused for a moment, then said simply: 'A gamer who's a potential game-changer.'

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