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Today's Local News for Los Angeles CA : Palms down, Fillmore is now more Hollywood-friendly AYSO soccer coach molested 13 boys, police say Firefighters containing Los Padres National Forest blaze Hollywood has another roller coaster summer movie box office season Brush Fire Burns 20-Acres In Los Padres National Forest Crews Call Off Search For Missing Swimmer At Dana Point Los Angeles Times Palms down, Fillmore is now more Hollywood-friendly With fronds in fewer places — particularly along Central Avenue — the Ventura County agricultural town can now be accurately portrayed as 'Anytown USA' in film shoots. Nothing says easy, breezy Southern California like a palm tree — but in Fillmore, the Southern California icon has been unfronded. AYSO soccer coach molested 13 boys, police say L.A. County prosecutors Thursday charged an American Youth Soccer Organization coach in Lancaster with sexually molesting 13 young boys, including five current or former soccer players he coached. Cadre of film buffs helps Netflix viewers sort through the clutter Is it 'suspenseful,' 'cerebral,' or a 'sentimental dysfunctional-family drama'? Netflix's taggers will find out to better personalize recommendations. After Greg Harty rolls out of bed in his Sherman Oaks apartment, he grabs a cup of coffee and starts his work day at a desk in the corner of his living room. His assignment: Watch three episodes of "Modern Family." Principals who let students quickly make up class are reassigned After failing a class at one L.A. Unified school, three seniors earned the credit at another in days, then returned to graduate. The consequences for the principals trigger backlash at both schools. The principals who allowed three students to make up a failed class in less than a week so they could graduate with classmates in June have been transferred to other schools. Vietnamese community gathers to honor its mothers More than 1,000 attend ceremonies at Hue Quang pagoda in Santa Ana to usher in Le Vu Lan with prayers, songs and food. A grandmother calls to her grandson, hushing him as she pins a flower on his surf shirt. Los Angeles Daily News Firefighters containing Los Padres National Forest blaze Firefighters appeared to gaining the upper hand on a 25-acre blaze that broke out Monday morning in the Lockwood Valley area of Los Padres National Forest, a spokesman said. Hollywood has another roller coaster summer movie box office season It was a wild roller coaster ride for Hollywood this summer. Things were way up then down then up then terrifying then down again at movie theaters. 2 escape injuries when car crashes into NoHo wall NORTH HOLLYWOOD - A man and a woman in North Hollywood escaped serious injury when their car crashed into a wall, hit some vegetation and narrowly avoided an apartment building, a fire official said. Obama says Romney would bring a `losing season' TOLEDO, Ohio - President Barack Obama warned union workers in football-crazy Ohio on Monday that Republican Mitt Romney would guide the nation to a "losing season," imploring voters in the battleground state to take his opponent's plan and "punt it away." » Full national election coverage UPDATED: 2 girls killed in Long Beach Freeway crash in Lynwood LYNWOOD - Two girls were killed today in a vehicle crash on the Long Beach (710) Freeway in Lynwood, a California Highway Patrol officer said. CBS 2 Los Angeles Brush Fire Burns 20-Acres In Los Padres National Forest A brush fire has burned 20-acres in the Lockwood Valley area of the Los Padres National Forest. Crews Call Off Search For Missing Swimmer At Dana Point The Harbor Patrol and the U.S. Coast Guard have called off their search for a 34-year-old Rowland Heights man who went missing in the ocean Sunday evening. LA Police Question Son Of 81-Year-Old Man Found Dead The son of an 81-year-old man found dead at the bottom of a staircase in a Los Angeles home was taken into custody for questioning about the incident, according to police. 2 Men Stabbed In Group Fight At Hermosa Beach Pier Two men were stabbed Sunday night following a fight that may have involved as many as 10 people in Hermosa Beach. ‘Green Mile’ Actor Michael Clarke Duncan Dead At 54 Michael Clarke Duncan's fiancee says the Oscar nominee for "The Green Mile" has died while being hospitalized following a July heart attack. NBC Los Angeles Labor Day Weekend DUI Arrests Tick Up DUI arrests in Los Angeles County during the Labor Day weekend are slightly higher this year compared to last, according to California Highway Patrol (CHP) officials. Photo Credit: Getty Images Mother Could Face Charges in Fatal Crash Two girls, ages 4 and 6, were killed Monday morning in a crash on the northbound 710 Freeway, south of Imperial. Brush Fire in Los Padres Nat'l Forest A brush fire broke out in the Los Padres National Forest Monday morning, according to fire officials. Search Called Off for Missing Swimmer Rescue efforts resumed Monday in search of a 34-year-old man who was last seen in the waters at Dana Point Beach the afternoon before, officials said. Crash Scene "Looked Like a Bomb Went Off" An investigation is underway into an Ontario crash that killed five people early Sunday morning after the driver ran a red light and smashed into a concrete post, according to Cpl. Los Angeles Business Journal Investing in Financial Literacy Will Pay Off Down Road Homing in on financial literacy could prevent another housing collapse, according to Amelia Xann Show Biz’s Role in Los Angeles Tom LaBonge praises Universal Studios for knowing how to play its role in L.A.’s economy. Hollywood Figure, Arts Patron in Family Feud Steven Roth, once a high-profile Hollywood player, is fighting his brothers for control of the family oil business. No Room for Tax-Free Hotel at UCLA UCLA’s tax-free status would give its hotel an unfair advantage, according to Laura Lake Taking the Field in Los Angeles Clive Hoffman sees enough open space to turn Los Angeles into a park place. KTLA-TV Los Angeles Two Stabbed in Fight Outside Huntington Beach Pier Bar HUNTINGTON BEACH (KTLA) -- One person has been arrested after a fight outside a bar in Huntington Beach left two people with stab wounds. "Green Mile" Actor Michael Clarke Duncan Dead at 54 He suffered a heart attack in July and never recovered, a family representative says LOS ANGELES (KTLA) -- "Green Mile" actor Michael Clarke Duncan died Monday morning at the age of 54, his representative confirms. Brush Fire Scorches 25 Acres in Los Padres Nat'l Forest LOCKWOOD, Calif. (KTLA) -- Firefighters in Ventura County are battling a fast-moving brush fire in Lockwood Valley in the Los Padres National Forest. Fresno State Suspends Fraternity After Student's Death FRESNO, Calif. (KTLA) -- Fresno State has suspended a fraternity following the death of a student after a party at an off-campus fraternity house. Emails: Michael Jackson "A Mess" Before His Death Emails in Jackson insurance litigation show AEG execs knew of concerns about the pop star's stability. The scene in Michael Jackson's London hotel suite left Randy Phillips in a panic. Phillips was one of the world's most powerful music promoters and used to rock 'n' roll chaos, but the star's condition still floored him. LA Weekly Los Angeles' War on Street Artists See also:  How the City of Gardena Turns Every Piece of Graffiti Into a Felony Crime L.A. Violates Your Due-Process Rights In May 2011, at a final public hearing over whether to approve the tallest skyscraper in Hollywood history, the Department of Planning unveiled 231 pages of surprise "supplemental findings" backing the developer's plan. The 200,000-word, book-length document gave the L.A. City Council's Pl... Bernard Parks Responds to Our Coliseum Story -- Plus, Los Lobos Facts Don't Do What We Want Them to We received a lengthy response from L.A. Councilman Bernard C. Parks to Gene Maddaus' latest piece on the Coliseum scandal ("L.A. Coliseum Fallout Continues," Aug. 17). Parks writes, "It's been said that facts do not cease to exist because they ar... The Palisadian-Post Another Near-Tragedy on Palisades Drive 2012-08-30 A 42-year-old woman was arrested for misdemeanor DUI on Monday after a traffic accident on Palisades Drive at 5:05 p.m., according to L.A. West Traffic Detective Officer Elsdon. Speed was listed as a contributing factor. Bill Bloomfield, an Independent, Challenges Congressman Waxman 2012-09-01 Clarification: An earlier version of this article stated that Bloomfield supported Proposition 8. Bloomfield voted no on Proposition 8 (a ballot measures aiming to ban same-sex marriage). Bloomfield said he believes it "is a state's rights issue." Calligrapher to Discuss His Art in Handwritten Bible 2012-08-30 Renowned calligrapher Donald Jackson will discuss the Saint John's Bible, the first handwritten illuminated manuscript of a complete Bible of its scale since the invention of the printing press, on Wednesday, September 5 at 7 p.m. at the Getty Center. Jacaranda Series Honors John Cage's Centenary 2012-08-30 Jacaranda, the classical music series known for modern and rarely heard music, will presents eight concerts in its 2012-2013 series at First Presbyterian Church, 1220 Second St., Santa Monica. Life on Mars 2012-08-30 If only I had a dollar for every time I woke someone up at noon and they said, 'I'm on Mars time.' But in Chaz Morantz's case it's a legitimate excuse.

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