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Today's Local News for Beverly Hills CA : At Harvard-Westlake School, some wonder whether standards are too high Los Angeles Times - Sunday, Oct 27, 2013 11:12 PM EDT Initiative reform needed in California Los Angeles Times - Sunday, Oct 27, 2013 10:22 PM EDT Canyon News - Studio City Indian Art Store Faces Closure Canyon News - Sunday, Oct 27, 2013 10:32 AM EDT Canyon News - Santa Monica High School Loosing Students Canyon News - Sunday, Oct 27, 2013 10:32 AM EDT Singer, Songwriter Lou Reed Dead at 71 Beverly Hills Courier - Sunday, Oct 27, 2013 07:33 PM EDT Big Bark Theory Tonight at 2 Rodeo Drive Beverly Hills Courier - Sunday, Oct 27, 2013 07:33 PM EDT Los Angeles Times At Harvard-Westlake School, some wonder whether standards are too high Sunday, Oct 27, 2013 11:12 PM EDT The new president of L.A.'s preeminent private high school, where some families view anything short of an Ivy League admission as failure, is striving to make its push for excellence less suffocating. When he arrived at one of Los Angeles' preeminent private high schools seven years ago, baseball coach Matt LaCour knew how to win. He had a CIF championship under his belt.         Initiative reform needed in California Sunday, Oct 27, 2013 10:22 PM EDT Former speaker Willie Brown would drop the state's direct democracy initiative process altogether. Willie Brown, the legendary Assembly speaker and former San Francisco mayor, says he has never voted for a ballot initiative.         Proposal would list bistate sage grouse as threatened Sunday, Oct 27, 2013 09:28 PM EDT Federal wildlife officials propose to list the bistate sage grouse as threatened, which would give special protections to birds along the California-Nevada border. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has announced a proposal to list the bistate sage grouse as threatened under the Endangered Species Act, affording special protections to about 5,000 birds along the California-Nevada border.         USC students not enamored with recent security measures Sunday, Oct 27, 2013 09:22 PM EDT Measures taken after 4 were shot at a USC party last year have curtailed campus events and made them more expensive, students say. After four people were shot at a Halloween party on the USC campus last year, university officials reacted swiftly.         Tar pits' microfossils stir big interest from Page museum scientists Sunday, Oct 27, 2013 09:07 PM EDT Critical scientific knowledge is being mined from microfossils dragged up with showier mastodons and such from the La Brea tar pits. Perhaps in pursuit of prey, a senior saber-tooth cat with chronic arthritis and damaged teeth fell into the death trap now known as the La Brea tar pits and died, attracting swarms of scavenging insects and rodents.         Canyon News Canyon News - Studio City Indian Art Store Faces Closure Sunday, Oct 27, 2013 10:32 AM EDT STUDIO CITY —In 2012, Helen Gooch, the owner of the Indian Art Center of California on , was robbed of over $150,000 of Native American merchandise. Canyon News - Santa Monica High School Loosing Students Sunday, Oct 27, 2013 10:32 AM EDT SANTA MONICA —Enrollment in the Santa Monica school systems have decreased this year, particularly in the high schools. While enrollment is down, the class size has remained the same, some have even gotten larger. The average student to teacher ratio for Santa Monica High School is 36 to 1. Beverly Hills Courier Singer, Songwriter Lou Reed Dead at 71 Sunday, Oct 27, 2013 07:33 PM EDT Lou Reed, the American music pioneer who fused folk's lyricism with punk rock's energy and darkness, died Sunday of complications following liver surgery. He was 71. Big Bark Theory Tonight at 2 Rodeo Drive Sunday, Oct 27, 2013 07:33 PM EDT The Amanda Foundation welcomes everyone to a gala dog adoption at the Big Bark Theory in Beverly Hills. The Beverly Hills event will raise money for the foundation with a silent auction and fabulous food. The Wallis Hosts Open House Community Day Sunday, Oct 27, 2013 07:33 PM EDT Hundreds of residents and visitors enjoyed family entertainment and guided tours of the new Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, including tours of the Bran Goldsmith and Lovelace studio stages and a sneak preview of the theater school. CBS 2 Los Angeles Hiker Missing For 5 Days In San Bernardino National Forest Rescued Sunday, Oct 27, 2013 10:55 PM EDT A hiker who has been missing in the San Bernardino National Forest for five days has been rescued. El Monte Police Looking For Critical Missing Person, 76 Sunday, Oct 27, 2013 10:07 PM EDT The El Monte Police Department is looking for a critical missing 76-year-old man. Pasadena Police Hunt For Suspects Who Fired Dozens Of Shots At 2 Lovers Sunday, Oct 27, 2013 08:53 PM EDT Pasadena police are on the hunt for the shooter or shooters who fired dozens of rounds at two lovers in a parked car Saturday evening. Diamond Bar Man, 36, Fatally Struck By Hit-And-Run Driver Sunday, Oct 27, 2013 08:27 PM EDT A pedestrian in Walnut was fatally struck Sunday morning by a hit-and-run driver believed to be in a Chevy Truck or SUV. 20-Something Man Fatally Shot In Sun Valley Area Sunday, Oct 27, 2013 08:16 PM EDT Authorities said a 20-something man was fatally shot in Sun Valley. Orange County Register Half-ton pumpkin squashes competition Sunday, Oct 27, 2013 10:52 PM EDT A half-ton pumpkin beat out several other enormous gourds on Sunday at the 2013 Pumpkinmania Giant Pumpkin Weigh-off and Contest at Tanaka Farms. Newport to close part of San Miguel for 12 days Sunday, Oct 27, 2013 10:45 PM EDT NEWPORT BEACH - Starting Monday, the city will close a section of San Miguel Drive for nearly two weeks for water main work. 7,000+ white seabass released from Newport Sunday, Oct 27, 2013 10:43 PM EDT NEWPORT BEACH - After spending the past five months swimming in circles in their confined pens in Newport Harbor, more than 7,000 adolescent white seabass were released into the Pacific Ocean Saturday. Celebrity look-alikes win Dead-Ringer contest Sunday, Oct 27, 2013 10:42 PM EDT COSTA MESA - When people see Paul Williams, they do a double take. Costa Mesa homeless count shows small decrease Sunday, Oct 27, 2013 10:36 PM EDT COSTA MESA - About 50 people gathered in the predawn darkness outside City Hall this month, looking over maps outlining square-mile sections of the city. KABC-TV Los Angeles Sheriff's deputy fatally shoots suspect in Bellflower fight Sunday, Oct 27, 2013 11:21 PM EDT A man was fatally shot by a sheriff's deputy in Bellflower early Sunday morning during a fight. Human remains discovered at Carson facility Sunday, Oct 27, 2013 11:21 PM EDT L.A. County sheriff's homicide detectives are investigating after human remains were found at a Carson facility. Chino fundraising walkathon targets world hunger Sunday, Oct 27, 2013 10:33 PM EDT A walkathon was held in Chino Sunday morning to help end hunger. Missing hiker rescued after starting small fire Sunday, Oct 27, 2013 09:18 PM EDT A hiker missing for six days was rescued Sunday after starting a fire in the forest. Lancaster pursuit: Man arrested, drugs confiscated Sunday, Oct 27, 2013 07:18 PM EDT Authorities say they arrested a Lancaster man after he led them on a chase and they found drugs in his possession.

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