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Today's Local News for Beverly Hills CA : Palms down, Fillmore is now more Hollywood-friendly AYSO soccer coach molested 13 boys, police say Canyon News - Earthquake Shakes Beverly Hills Canyon News - Songwriter-Lyricist Hal David Dead At 91 San Bernardino Considers Reducing Police And Fire Protection Due To Bankruptcy 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. Canyon News Canyon News - Earthquake Shakes Beverly Hills BEVERLY HILLS —Yet another earthquake shook throughout the Los Angeles area on Monday, September 3. Although this time it struck in Beverly Hills rather than Yorba Linda from where many of the recent quakes originated. Canyon News - Songwriter-Lyricist Hal David Dead At 91 LOS ANGELES — On September 1, Academy Award winning songwriter and lyricist, Hal David, passed away in Los Angeles at age 91. According to a spokesman for the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, David died from complications following a stroke at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center . Canyon News - Big Blue Bus Service Improves Connectivity LOS ANGELES — On Monday, August 27, the Big Blue Bus service launched a series of changes to several of its schedules and routes. The intention is to improve the regional connection with the Culver City Expo Light Rail Line and to ease the trip for commuters riding to work and school. Canyon News - VI’S CORNER: “REGGIE” Beverly Hills—My name is “Reggie", and would you believe that late one night someone tied me to a tree and left me? However, I was a very lucky little boy, as the tree was right in front of the Friends of Animals Foundation. Canyon News - Pilot Bicycle Routes Pedal Forward BEVERLY HILLS—On Thursday, August 23, the Beverly Hills City Council continued discussion on the issue of proposed pilot bicycle routes to be placed throughout the city. CBS 2 Los Angeles San Bernardino Considers Reducing Police And Fire Protection Due To Bankruptcy The bankrupt city of San Bernardino is considering a plan to reduce police and fire protection in order to cut $18 million from its budget. 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. 4 Injured As Crews Battle 3,600-Acre Brush Fire In Angeles National Forest Crews are battling a brush fire Monday that has burned 3,600 acres in the San Gabriel Mountains. 3 Armed Suspects Allegedly Wage Standoff With San Juan Capistrano Police Approximately two dozen residents were evacuated from an apartment complex where three armed suspects are waging a standoff with police, authorities reported. Unemployment Remains A Concern On Labor Day While Labor Day was established as a day of celebration for the American worker, the unemployed in Huntington Beach weren’t exactly reveling in the holiday. Orange County Register SWAT team finds nobody home SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO - A SWAT team entered a house to find nobody inside after a teenager called to say three armed people were at the home having an argument, sheriff's officials said. The teenage boy called 911 at about 12:30 p.m. Monday to say he was in a house with three armed people who... Labor Day weather draws thousands to beaches Although technically a few more weeks of summer remain, for many families in Orange County, Labor Day marks the unofficial farewell to the season of long days, warm nights and a barbecue - or 20. Towels, canopies and oversized umbrellas dotted the coastline as tens of thousands of people basked in... Laboring for the homeless GARDEN GROVE - The line moves quickly and everyone gets fed. It only took about 30 minutes for the handful of volunteers to dish out sweet corn and chicken tostadas to dozens of homeless and needy people at the Crystal Cathedral on Monday. "We're always here, even on the holidays,"... Perilous Plunge: Good to the last drop BUENA PARK - A few days shy of its 12th birthday, the Perilous Plunge at Knott's Berry Farm has soaked its last thrill seeker. At the park Monday morning, roller coaster fans lined up early to take their final trips down the roaring cascade of water, a vertical drop of 115 feet that rockets... Boy, 14, suffers gunshot wound in Anaheim ANAHEIM - A 14-year-old boy suffered a gunshot wound to the right shoulder early Monday, and police said they're investigating the incident as gang-related. Anaheim police officers who were at Western Medical Center on an unrelated matter were alerted at 3:41 a.m. that a boy with a gunshot... The Press-Enterprise TEMECULA: Women’s fists fly at birthday bash One woman who cracked another with a wine glass is arrested, sheriff’s says CONVENTION: Democrats look to recapture magic in Charlotte Delegates from Inland Southern California are among thousands gathering to nominate Barack Obama for another term. The region – like the election – is a toss up. MURRIETA: Threat of mass killing tied to Columbine Police say the two teens planned to detonate bombs and gun down people in 2015 on the anniversary of the Colorado massacre POLICE: Shooting dogs is last resort Unless attacked, officers plan non-lethal ways to avoid having to fatally fire, as one Riverside officer did RIVERSIDE: Man said he'd kill family before stabbing A woman sought a restraining order after her ex-boyfriend broke into her home and threatened to kill her and their children Los Angeles Daily News Couple survives crash into North Hollywood wall NORTH HOLLYWOOD — A man and a woman in North Hollywood escaped serious injury Monday when their car crashed into a wall, hit some vegetation and narrowly avoided an apartment building, a fire official said. Body found in car at Lancaster shopping center LANCASTER — A man's body was found inside a car parked at a Lancaster shopping center, but foul play was not suspected, a sheriff's lieutenant said Monday. Editorial: Lots of money measures IN addition to the two, competing statewide tax initiatives on the November ballot, there are nearly three dozen Los Angeles County measures asking for new taxes, expanded taxes or building bonds for various cities and school districts from Pacoima to Pomona and Lancaster to Long Beach. Thomas Sowell: Politics makes health care risky business INSURANCE is all about risk. Yet neither insurance companies nor their policyholders can do anything about one of the biggest risks - namely, interference by politicians, to turn insurance into something other than a device to deal with risk. Anger at Turkey: Letters to the Editor for Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2012 Re "Turkish officials oppose planned Armenian monument in Pasadena," (Aug. 30): After reading about former Turkish Deputy Consul General Arif Celik's visit to Pasadena to oppose the Armenian Genocide Memorial, it's time to say goodbye to the Turks. NBC Los Angeles Study: Beach Temps on the Rise A new study blames climate change for rising temperatures along the coast. Unions on Labor Day Labor day is a traditionally strong day for American unions, but changing times have changed the impact of unions in the workplace. 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. Daily Breeze Double stabbing at Hermosa Beach's Pier Plaza leads to arrest HERMOSA BEACH — A Whittier man was arrested early Sunday on suspicion of stabbing two men during a fight that involved as many as 10 people on Hermosa Beach's Pier Plaza, police said. Body builders get their flex on at Venice Beach contest VENICE — Their biceps pumped and pectorals plump, more than 100 thoroughly oiled, painstakingly waxed, deeply tanned body builders flexed their brawn Monday at Venice Beach. 'Ballona Bunnies' now Culver City houseguests These weren't the light brown cottontails that live in and around the Ballona Wetlands. The group of bunnies that Lisa Fimiani and others were chasing last week in the freshwater marsh near Playa Vista were either nearly all white, or white with black or brown markings. Proposed San Pedro Channel sea farm a new kind of 'mussel beach' More than $1.5 million worth of Mediterranean mussels and $20,000 worth of Pacific oysters could be grown next year on a 100-acre farm just beneath the San Pedro Channel's rolling open-ocean waters. Runners Conquer the Bridge Ever since her weight-loss surgery last year, Diane Castillo-Gutierrez has been walking. And walking. On Monday, she met her personal goal of completing the 5.3-mile Conquer the Bridge run/walk in under two hours. | PHOTO GALLERY Ventura County Star Funds from music festival, chili cook-off go to Camarilllo Hospice A crowd estimated at about 2,000 people came to the Camarillo Ranch on Labor Day, site of the fourth annual Camarillo Country Music Festival and Chili Cook-off. Democratic Party gathers for annual Labor Day Picnic California's Labor Unions are throwing everything they've got at defeating Proposition 32, a measure on the November ballot that would bar them from donating directly to candidates or using dues deducted from paychecks for political purposes. Republicans, candidates come together at picnic Politics was on the menu for several hundred guests who turned out for a Labor Day picnic on Monday in Thousand Oaks, which was hosted by the Ventura County Republican Party. Group seeks reductions in C-sections at Oxnard rally Waving signs and holding babies, close to 30 people rallied on Labor Day in Oxnard to oppose what they said are risky interventions in births. Spokeswoman Martine Sanchez said the rally was part of a national event that debuted in more than 100 cities Monday. It was organized by ImprovingBirth.org, a group that says unneeded Cesarean sections expose women and infants to major health risks ... Ruiz sets record to win county golf title Sporting a red shirt and black pants, Johnny Ruiz looked a lot like Tiger Woods as he entered the final round of the 2012 Ventura County Golf Championship at Buenaventura Golf Course. But the former Camarillo High standout didn't just look the part, he also played on Sunday like Woods, when Tiger wasthe most dominant player in the world.

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