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LA Whiz Kid Takes Supermodel To Prom in Santa Monica

May 24, 2013 at 12:40 am -
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An LA whiz kid is no doubt the envy of all his classmates — well, the male ones anyway — after he got to take a supermodel to his prom. Jake Davisdson, 17, is a student at Milken Community High School in Los Angeles and attended his prom — “a night I will never forget” ...

Plans And Prices For California’s New Health Exchange Unveiled

May 23, 2013 at 11:30 pm -
[worldnow id=8914881 width=420 height=315 type=video] LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — California officials have unveiled plans and prices for health coverage available under the Affordable Care Act as Americans prepare to make health insurance a mandatory monthly expense. Federal law will require most uninsured Americans to get coverage or pay a penalty beginning January 1, 2014. State ...

Police Chase Suspect Through San Fernando Valley

May 23, 2013 at 11:03 pm -
NORTHRIDGE (CBSLA.com) — Police chased a stolen car suspect through the Valley Thursday evening. The chase reportedly started in Pacoima, near Lauren Canyon when the suspect failed to yield. Authorities said the plates came back stolen and the chase was on. At various junctures, the chase went west on the Ronald Reagan (118) Freeway, surface ...

L.A. City Council OKs Villaraigosa’s final, $7.7-billion budget

May 23, 2013 at 9:17 pm -
The City Council approves Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa's last budget and sets the stage for many workers to get 5.5% raises.The Los Angeles City Council on Thursday signed off on Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa's final $7.7-billion budget, setting the stage, as several members acknowledged, for many city workers to get a 5.5% raise in eight months.    

Sunset Guitar Center Zone Gets a Safe Crossing in Hollywood

May 23, 2013 at 7:58 pm -
HOLLYWOOD: In March last year, Hollywooder/filmmaker Adam Choit made a video showing how ridiculous it was that there weren't any crosswalk on Sunset Boulevard between Gardner and Poinsettia (roughly the Guitar Center zone)--he'd written to the LADOT...

41st annual Fiesta Hermosa spotlights local artists, nonprofit groups

May 23, 2013 at 7:45 pm -
Late Friday night, a few dozen workers will take over Hermosa Beach's lively bar and restaurant plaza, close streets, and transform the area into festival grounds for Southern California's largest arts and crafts fair this holiday weekend.

Roadside to Open in Hollywood

May 23, 2013 at 7:42 pm -
Roadside, a new eatery specializing in sandwiches, is coming to The Dome, Eater L.A. reported. The restaurant is scheduled

Man who jumped from Vincent Thomas Bridge in San Pedro identified

May 23, 2013 at 6:50 pm -
A man who jumped to his death from the Vincent Thomas Bridge in San Pedro has been identified as Brad Dean Dodd, 47, of Long Beach, coroner's officials said Thursday.