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Yahoo! Alerts Sunday, May 1, 2011 7:30 PM EDT Today's Local News for Los Angeles CA : As of 7:30 PM EDT Photos: The 34th Occasional Pasadena Doo Dah Parade Los Angeles Times - May 1 12:56 AM EDT Feinstein urges state Democrats to focus on reelecting Obama Los Angeles Times - Apr 30 11:56 PM EDT BritWeek opening features royal theme Los Angeles Daily News - May 1 7:26 PM EDT Book signings and events for the week of May 1 Los Angeles Daily News - May 1 6:56 PM EDT Moreno Valley Woman, 53, Killed After Crashing Into Tree CBS 2 Los Angeles - May 1 7:01 PM EDT Sheriff Lee Baca Has Racked Up $120K In Gifts Since 1998 CBS 2 Los Angeles - May 1 6:49 PM EDT Los Angeles Times Photos: The 34th Occasional Pasadena Doo Dah Parade May 1 12:56 AM EDT The floats may not have been as elaborate, and there was no big football game afterward, but the crowds lining Colorado Boulevard for Saturday's parade had a Doo Dah of a good time. Feinstein urges state Democrats to focus on reelecting Obama Apr 30 11:56 PM EDT California's senior U.S. senator does not make her appearance at the state Democratic Party convention an early reelection kickoff. Instead, she blasts the 'radical' GOP agenda in Washington. Charging that Republicans have tried to systematically dismantle the American dream, U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein urged state Democrats to challenge the "radical" GOP agenda in Washington and turn their ... California Democrats rally around unions Apr 30 11:38 PM EDT At their annual convention in Sacramento, Democratic leaders and their labor allies denounced anti-union sentiments in Wisconsin, Ohio, Costa Mesa and elsewhere. Framing the union battles taking place across the nation as a fundamental attack on working Americans, Democratic leaders on Saturday accused Republicans of scapegoating public employees for political gain. Gov. Jerry Brown has surgery to remove cancerous growth on his nose Apr 30 11:11 PM EDT The governor cancels his public appearances, including a planned speech to the state Democratic Party convention in Sacramento, until stitches from reconstructive surgery are removed. Gov. Jerry Brown had a cancerous growth removed from the right side of his nose in an outpatient procedure Friday in Oakland, according to a statement released Saturday by the governor's office. Festival of Books: Pick a page, any page Apr 30 11:08 PM EDT The two-day event kicks off with panel discussions, author signings and row upon row of fiction, nonfiction, comics, plays, cookbooks, biographies and more. Some 150,000 attendees are expected. The Los Angeles Times Festival of Books kicked off Saturday with enough books to stock a library (of course), hundreds of authors signing their works and engaging in panel discussions (naturally) and a ... Los Angeles Daily News BritWeek opening features royal theme May 1 7:26 PM EDT It was pure chance that the Los Angeles-based organizers of the annual BritWeek extravaganza hit on the same week that a little wedding happened in England this year. Book signings and events for the week of May 1 May 1 6:56 PM EDT Today Terrorism and the Middle East - panel discussion and book signings: Thanassis Cambanis, Joel Chasnoff and Mordechai D. Libyans burn UK, Italy missions after NATO strike May 1 6:26 PM EDT Angry mobs attacked Western embassies and U.N. offices in Tripoli Sunday after NATO bombed Moammar Gadhafi's family compound in an attack officials said killed the leader's second-youngest son and three grandchildren. City spanks traffic control officers who cavorted with porn star May 1 4:56 PM EDT The City of Los Angeles has identified and suspended two male traffic control officers who cavorted with a naked porn actress while in uniform, the Department of Transportation said Sunday. Life gets tougher for Burbank smokers May 1 3:38 PM EDT BURBANK - The city's ordinance restricting smoking in public areas of apartment and condominium buildings will get a little tougher Sunday. CBS 2 Los Angeles Moreno Valley Woman, 53, Killed After Crashing Into Tree May 1 7:01 PM EDT A Moreno Valley woman was killed Saturday when a car she was driving crashed into a tree in Riverside. Sheriff Lee Baca Has Racked Up $120K In Gifts Since 1998 May 1 6:49 PM EDT Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca has accepted more than $120,000 worth of gifts and free travel since being elected in 1998. Rare Form Of Breast Cancer Claims Life Of Former LA Angels Cheerleader, 27 May 1 6:26 PM EDT ALISO VIEJO (CBS) â€" A former Los Angeles Angels cheerleader and high school coach has died of a rare and aggressive form of breast cancer at her Aliso Viejo home, The Orange County Register reported Sunday. [...] Strong Winds, Power Lines Spark Fires In Long Beach, Seal Beach May 1 5:16 PM EDT High winds and arcing power lines at an oil storage facility are believed to have triggered spot fires in Seal Beach and Long Beach Sunday. Blood On Car Bumper Dead Giveaway For Hit-And-Run Suspect May 1 5:03 PM EDT A 50-year-old man was fatally struck by a suspected drunken driver, who police later nabbed at a checkpoint after noticing blood on his car's bumper. NBC Los Angeles Running for Office Without a District May 1 12:13 PM EDT For would be-political candidates in California, 2011 must be shaping up as a surreal experience. Is Trump Really a Viable Candidate? May 1 11:13 AM EDT Sherry Bebitch Jeffe is the political analyst for KNBC, and she discusses the rise of Trump politics and whether or not the GOP has something up its sleeves. Smugglers Reach Dangerous New Heights Apr 30 11:58 AM EDT With more agents and more fencing along the U.S. Mexico border, smugglers are being forced to get creative. One Man's Fight for Stem Cell Research Apr 30 2:28 AM EDT An appeals court overturned an earlier order which would have blocked federal funding for research. McCourt Talks Takeover and Divorce Apr 30 12:04 AM EDT Dodger Owner Frank McCourt says MLB refuses to sign-off on the team's purported financial deal with FOX. The sticking point: McCourt's impending divorce to his estranged wife, Jamie. KABC-TV Los Angeles Burbank expands public smoking ordinance May 1 5:10 PM EDT Burbank is enforcing a new city ordinance to restrict smoking in public areas of apartment buildings and condos. Thousands join in May Day immigration reform march May 1 3:25 PM EDT Thousands hit the pavement and marched through downtown L.A. for immigration reform Sunday, marking May Day. LA County Sheriff Baca under fire for accepting gifts May 1 3:25 PM EDT Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca is coming under scrutiny for accepting gifts worth about $120,000. Granada Hills wins US Academic Decathlon May 1 1:25 AM EDT Granada Hills Charter High School took top honors at the 2011 U.S. Academic Decathlon, besting 35 competitors nationwide. Boxer supports Obama's call to end oil subsidies Apr 30 5:10 PM EDT Sen. Barbara Boxer discussed rising gas prices and the need to end oil company subsidies at a Saturday press conference.

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