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Today's Local News for Beverly Hills CA : Billboard firm wrote L.A. proposal on signs Los Angeles Times - Friday, Oct 26, 2012 11:09 PM EDT Superintendents paint dire picture if California's Prop. 30 fails Los Angeles Times - Friday, Oct 26, 2012 10:54 PM EDT Canyon News - Pedicabs May Be Coming To Santa Monica Canyon News - Friday, Oct 26, 2012 06:56 PM EDT Canyon News - City Council Votes Against Measure J Canyon News - Friday, Oct 26, 2012 04:56 PM EDT Time Warner Cable Cuts Lakers TV Deal With Charter, Verizon FiOS CBS 2 Los Angeles - Friday, Oct 26, 2012 11:16 PM EDT Woman Reunited With Long Lost Family After 50 Years CBS 2 Los Angeles - Friday, Oct 26, 2012 10:23 PM EDT Los Angeles Times Billboard firm wrote L.A. proposal on signs Friday, Oct 26, 2012 11:09 PM EDT A lobbyist for Clear Channel crafted a draft that was then adjusted with input from council members. The motion could preserve hundreds of millions of dollars in electronic billboard business. The outdoor advertising company Clear Channel quietly wrote a controversial Los Angeles City Hall proposal that could help the company preserve hundreds of millions of dollars in electronic billboard ... Superintendents paint dire picture if California's Prop. 30 fails Friday, Oct 26, 2012 10:54 PM EDT As Gov. Jerry Brown's revenue-raising proposition loses support, school superintendents say class sizes could grow, cherished programs could die and jobs will be lost. As children peered at them through an elementary school fence in Cerritos on Friday, about a dozen school superintendents explained the consequences they will face if California voters fail to approve Proposition 30. Man arrested in Downey triple slaying case Friday, Oct 26, 2012 10:54 PM EDT A spokeswoman for the targeted family details the attack that also wounded two other people. A motive for the shooting rampage remains unknown, authorities say. Downey police have arrested a man and booked him in connection with the deaths of three people killed in a shooting rampage earlier this week. Orange County Assembly candidate Tom Daly cleared of allegations Friday, Oct 26, 2012 10:39 PM EDT Anonymous letter had accused him of 'sexual misconduct, favoritism and cronyism.' Daly blasts the county system he says makes smear attempts too easy. Orange County Assembly candidate Tom Daly has been cleared in a sexual misconduct investigation, the first such investigation of a ranking county employee since the arrest earlier this year of Carlos Bustamante. Measure J campaign hauls in nearly $2 million Friday, Oct 26, 2012 10:09 PM EDT The ballot item would extend a half-cent Los Angeles County sales tax for transportation projects. Staples Center's operator and the Dodgers are among the donors. Measure J, the extension of Los Angeles County's half-cent sales tax for transportation on next month's ballot, has netted close to $2 million in contributions from corporations, unions and wealthy individuals, finance documents show. Canyon News Canyon News - Pedicabs May Be Coming To Santa Monica Friday, Oct 26, 2012 06:56 PM EDT SANTA MONICA — Earlier this month the Santa Monica City council began exploring the possibility of allowing pedicabs (carriages—often referred to as rickshaws—that are powered by an operator on a bike) in certain areas of the city. Canyon News - City Council Votes Against Measure J Friday, Oct 26, 2012 04:56 PM EDT BEVERLY HILLS—The Beverly Hills City Council voted 4-1 against Measure J during the study session on Tuesday, October 22. Measure J is a Los Angeles County initiative that will be featured on the November 6 ballot and is sponsored by Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Canyon News - Giants Take 2-0 Lead On Tigers Friday, Oct 26, 2012 12:26 PM EDT SAN FRANCISCO—Another stellar performance by the San Francisco Giants pitching staff on Thursday has helped the team inch closer to a World Championship. Canyon News - NBA Commissioner Stern To Retire In 2014 Friday, Oct 26, 2012 10:56 AM EDT NEW YORK—David Stern, the commissioner of the National Basketball Association, announced on Thursday that he will step down from his post on February 1, 2014. CBS 2 Los Angeles Time Warner Cable Cuts Lakers TV Deal With Charter, Verizon FiOS Friday, Oct 26, 2012 11:16 PM EDT Time Warner Cable Inc. says it has reached its first major agreements to receive payment for carriage of two new channels carrying Lakers basketball games. Woman Reunited With Long Lost Family After 50 Years Friday, Oct 26, 2012 10:23 PM EDT A woman who was kidnapped as a child was finally reunited with her long lost family after 50 years. Affidavit: Newport Beach Millionaire Claims A House Painter Killed His Wife Friday, Oct 26, 2012 09:10 PM EDT The house painter killed his wife, a Newport Beach millionaire claims in a search warrant affidavit obtained by CBS2. 3 Injured After BMW Crashes Into Target Store In Canoga Park Friday, Oct 26, 2012 09:06 PM EDT Three people have been injured after a BMW crashed into a Target store in Canoga Park. Inland Empire Couple Pleads Not Guilty To Child Abuse, Neglect Friday, Oct 26, 2012 08:57 PM EDT An Inland Empire couple accused of doubling their home as a strip club pleaded not guilty on Friday to felony charges. Orange County Register Red-flag warning continues Saturday in O.C. Friday, Oct 26, 2012 09:00 PM EDT Orange County will remain under a red-flag wildfire warning through Saturday evening, although strong mountain winds should retreat through the day. High pressure air over the Great Basin that drove the winds Friday morning began to weaken Friday afternoon, though warm, dry conditions should... Family and friends remember fallen soldier Friday, Oct 26, 2012 08:12 PM EDT LOS ALAMITOS - In a matter of weeks, Troy MacPherson saw his son make a dramatic transformation from a young man who wouldn't clean up his room to a soldier who was ready to become his nation's guardian and protector. Put in the painful position of delivering his 26-year-old son's... 'Printing' solid objects: At UCI, the future is 3D Friday, Oct 26, 2012 07:53 PM EDT Inside a box-shaped pool of blue liquid, a glowing laser weaves an outline in rapid strokes. The liquid turns solid wherever the laser strikes, and slowly, a plastic shape emerges. At UC Irvine, a tour through a warren of rooms reveals rubbery sections of human skull, impossibly precise models of... Longtime Sun Post News columnist Kacey Jordan dies Friday, Oct 26, 2012 07:31 PM EDT Members of San Clemente civic organizations will remember Kacey Jordan as a chronicler of the community for 24 years as a writer and photographer with the Sun Post News.She died Wednesday at her home in Bonney Lake, Wash., following an extended battle with Parkinson's disease. She was... Two sisters, four books, one voice Friday, Oct 26, 2012 07:10 PM EDT A few years ago, when identical twin sisters Brittany and Brianna Winner were in fourth grade, they came home from school close to tears. Their learning disabilities, primarily dyslexia, were becoming apparent to their classmates, and the girls were sad and scared. "I knew there was... The Press-Enterprise ONTARIO: Convicted rapist cop hangs self in jail Friday, Oct 26, 2012 05:57 PM EDT A former Westminster police officer hanged himself following a rape conviction Some object to memorial’s religious design Friday, Oct 26, 2012 05:04 PM EDT Lake Elsinore will scrap design for a veterans memorial after several residents complained about its location and the presence of a Christian cross FONTANA: Wind-whipped fire contained at 342 acres Friday, Oct 26, 2012 03:33 PM EDT Large header of smoke can be seen from miles away | WIND: High wind warnings in place through 2 p.m. Saturday | FORECAST: Live weekend updates | YOUR PHOTOS, VIDEO: Share your fire, wind photos at webteam@pe.com RIVERSIDE: Suspect held in stabbing of CHP officer Friday, Oct 26, 2012 10:26 AM EDT The patrol officer is expected to survive after he was stabbed multiple times in the back and face HEMET: Vigil for slain woman as suspect’s arraignment set Thursday, Oct 25, 2012 11:23 PM EDT Friends and family gather to remember Christine Osborn-Stewart, whose body was found in a suitcase left at a hotel Los Angeles Daily News Joshua Siskin: Gardeners reap added physical, mental benefits Friday, Oct 26, 2012 11:02 PM EDT An article by Emily Main about the physical and mental benefits of gardening was recently brought to my attention. Homes & Gardens calendar: Native plant sale in Encino, Japanese Garden Festival in La Cañada Friday, Oct 26, 2012 10:47 PM EDT Native plant sale by the Los Angeles-Santa Monica Mountains Chapter of the California Native Plant Society: Items for sale include butterfly- and hummingbird-attracting plants, mints, sages, seeds and wildflower seed mixes, books and field guides, 10 a..m.-4 p.m. and Sunday. Sepulveda Garden Center in Encino. Books for your home: 'The Weekend Homesteader,' and 'The Handbuilt Home' Friday, Oct 26, 2012 10:32 PM EDT In "The Weekend Homesteader: A Twelve-Month Guide to Self-Sufficiency," Anna Hess shows how to transform your budget and diet with seasonal food from the garden, sunny balcony or window. Get back to nature with California native plants for your home Friday, Oct 26, 2012 10:32 PM EDT Steven Hartman has a sign in his Sherman Oaks front yard: "No watering. No fertilizer. No snails." School board member Greg Krikorian battles incumbent Mike Gatto for 43rd Assembly District seat Friday, Oct 26, 2012 10:17 PM EDT The race for California's 43rd Assembly District has gotten personal, with a longtime school board member charging that the incumbent has become an out-of-touch figurehead. NBC Los Angeles New Mammogram: More Comfortable, Less Radiation Friday, Oct 26, 2012 10:43 PM EDT Women in Southern California now have access to a new mammogram that hurts less, is faster, and sends significantly less radiation into the body while it’s scanning breasts for abnormalities. Car Slams Into Canoga Park Target Store Friday, Oct 26, 2012 08:58 PM EDT A 70-year-old woman slammed her car into a Canoga Park Target store Friday afternoon, injuring herself and two other adults, one critically, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department. Photo Credit: Anita Baluran Arrest in Downey Shooting Rampage Friday, Oct 26, 2012 08:13 PM EDT Authorities announced an arrest Friday morning in the case of a shooting rampage in Downey that left three people dead. Sneak Peek at Endeavour: The California Story Friday, Oct 26, 2012 07:58 PM EDT The California Science Center held a preview of its exhibit on Oct. 25, five days before it will unveil to the public the space shuttle Endeavour's new temporary home near downtown Los Angeles. Photo Credit: AP Fontana Brush Fire Grows to 340+ Acres Friday, Oct 26, 2012 04:43 PM EDT A brush fire in Fontana has grown to consume 342 acres and is fully contained, according to the San Bernardino County Fire Department's aerial mapping of the blaze. Photo Credit: @marcieamaro/Twitter KABC-TV Los Angeles Liquor store clerk shot in attempted robbery in Highland Friday, Oct 26, 2012 10:31 PM EDT A search is under way for three suspects who were involved in the shooting of a liquor store clerk in Highland Thursday. Lacey, Jackson face off in rough-and-tumble race for county district attorney's office Friday, Oct 26, 2012 10:31 PM EDT Jackie Lacey and Alan Jackson, veteran prosecutors, are battling for the district attorney's office. Fallen Long Beach soldier laid to rest Friday, Oct 26, 2012 10:16 PM EDT Sgt. Thomas R. MacPherson made the ultimate sacrifice while fighting in Afghanistan. He was laid to rest Friday. Thousand Oaks search warrant yields 30 pounds of pot, 2 arrests Friday, Oct 26, 2012 09:31 PM EDT Two men were arrested and more than 30 pounds of marijuana seized Wednesday in a drug bust in Thousand Oaks. CHP officer stabbed during Riverside confrontation Friday, Oct 26, 2012 08:31 PM EDT The CHP officer was stabbed while responding to a call of a man reportedly trying to jump onto a Riverside freeway. Daily Breeze Wilmington oil storage tank 'Smilin' Jack' becomes giant Halloween jack-o'-lantern Friday, Oct 26, 2012 08:16 PM EDT Continuing a six-decade tradition, oil giant Phillips 66 has transformed a pumpkin-shaped, three-million gallon storage tank into what company officials call the world's largest jack-o'-lantern. Saturday's police log: Hawthorne, Lawndale and Gardena Friday, Oct 26, 2012 08:16 PM EDT Recent police activities in Hawthorne, Lawndale and Gardena. | POLICE NEWS | BLOG: SOUTH BAY CRIME, COURT NEWS | FACEBOOK Inglewood father, 4-year-old son slain by tenant share casket at packed funeral service Friday, Oct 26, 2012 08:01 PM EDT A heroic Inglewood father was buried with his 4-year-old son cradled in his left arm in a single coffin Friday in Redondo Beach, seven days after a gunman burst into their home and opened fire on their family. | PHOTOS Sunday carwash to pay for funeral of teen shot to death in Wilmington Friday, Oct 26, 2012 07:46 PM EDT Friends of an 18-year-old man shot to death in a Wilmington alley will hold a carwash on Sunday to raise money for his funeral expenses. 35th Senate District: Despite voter fraud charges, Rod Wright expected to win over Charlotte Svolos Friday, Oct 26, 2012 07:16 PM EDT Torrance Mayor Frank Scotto, a moderate Republican, has publicly voiced strong support for "pro-business" South Bay Democrat Rod Wright, who is seeking a second and final term in the state Senate on Nov. 6.

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